Post #711226 by Atomobile on Sat, Mar 15, 2014 2:14 PM

After reading Rolly Crump's amazing book "It's Kind of A Cute Story," I became interested in the Tiki Birds 2.0 that Crump designed for Steve Wynn. Crump knew the show had been moved from Atlantic City to Laughlin, Nevada. To learn more about them and see pictures, check the book out. But to make a long story short, here is my e-mail to, and response from the current hotel manager:

Q.

"Years ago you had an animatronic singing-birds show. The show was called "The Birds in the Gilded Cage." I'm a fan of Rolly Crump, a Disney artist who designed this show for Steve Wynn for a casino back in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When Steve sold that property, he brought the show to your Laughlin property.
My question is, what ever became of that show? If I go to your property, would I be able to see the birds? Is the show still playing? Thanks!"

A.

Dear Louis,

Thank you for thinking of the Golden Nugget Laughlin. Unfortunately, we retired the birds several years ago, as the mechanics within the birds stopped working. The cost of repairs were astronomical and during a time that cutbacks were necessary, so the decision was made to retire them. Very few people remember how special they were and always pleased when people, such as yourself, ask about them. You never know, maybe one day they will be resurrected, if our owner in Houston receives enough requests.

We hope you will come to visit, anyway, as we have many new and exciting things going on.

Kathy Imboden

Executive Office Manager

GOLDEN NUGGET LAUGHLIN

2300 S. Casino Drive

Laughlin, NV 89029

• So there you have it. It sounds like these mechanical birds are still around somewhere. I wonder if they would be willing to show them to a group?

Louis

"Even though your body will shrink, your mind will expand!"

[ Edited by: Atomobile 2014-03-15 14:49 ]