Treasure Island Removing Skull Marquee!

I guess Pirates really ARE the new tiki. Treasure Island Hotel & Casino is removing their ultra-cool Skull and Bones Marquee and replacing it with a neon "TI" sign.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/ae/jump/1888581

I can only speculate that "TI" was sued by Disney (did they trademark the skull and crossbones look?); or, more likely, pirate themes don't attract as many people as visions of drunk women in skimpy outfits which is what a nightclub style name such as "TI" conjures to the average, druken mind. (this theory is reinforced by the mention in the article of the "sexy girls" show and such).
(on a related note, see: same beef with evolution of Venus lounge in Venetian). pretty soon, we'll have to start a list of meat-market-free hang outs.
hmm, meat and sex: is there a correlation? I need more beer.

What a dumb ass idea! [I meant the part about yanking down the skull and crossed bones, not the above bit about drunken women.]

[ Edited by: woofmutt on 2003-05-07 16:19 ]

Vegas is all about tearing down the old and rebuilding. I used to get pissed off about it but now I'm used to it. After a while they build a "retro" fake version of what used to be the real Vegas (i.e. Venus/Taboo Cove) but they never get it right.

I still enjoy going there but I just keep my expectations low, so I'm amazed when I see the Algiers and Golden Steer are still there.

I can't wait until they tear down Excalibur and the Luxor!

Yeah Baby! Circus Circus too! Mandalay Resort Group, formerly Circus Circus, owns them and more.

It'd be really interesting to know the whole story of how Circus Circus got to be so big. They seem to be the masters of milking the old and bringing in more new.

oh no not the luxor!
has the best jacuzzi tub suites I've ever found (for the most reasonable price) - aladdin comes a close second.
also, the most beautiful spa area in the world: I'm totally addicted to their ginger scented spa soaps.
and the pool area is ... nice.
the inside is not so great, but their 24 hour diner has an excellent prime rib.
and hey: blue man group!

now excalibur, I agree on that one. that merlin fighting the dragon scene they do in front? that's 15 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Yeah, I too love Vegas. Even though I'm there at least twice a year to see the new and improved(?) hotels, whenever I drive past the "Welcome" sign, I always think about the era that I wish I could have been in, and the part of Vegas that will never be the same again:

Ring-a-ding-ding boys, ring-a-ding-ding...

On 2003-05-07 17:34, dangergirl299 wrote:
oh no not the luxor!

OK, just demolish the hideous lion/sphinx thing and keep the pyramid.

While we're at it, no more casinos with high end shopping arcades! It started with the Bellagio, then Paris, the Venetian, and now the new Alladin. How many shopping malls does Vegas need?

Actually, there's at least one super high end place on the way. A recent edition of "Cigar Aficionado" reported that the guy who built Bellagio and Mirage (name esapes me) is building Le Reve as a resort, with golf course attached. Imagine the green fees on that? Who can afford a resort in Vegas? It's supposed to have great works of art, and a mysterious mountain in front that somehow is going to draw people in.

You mean Steve Wynn.

You got the name right: "Le Reve".

Ground broke in October 2002, where the former Desert Inn was.

2,445 rooms projected for this hotel.

The only 18 hole golf course on the strip.

The only place on the strip that will have a Maserati and Ferrari Dealership.

Projected dollar amount to build Le Reve:
$2.5 BILLION!

Yeah, Vegas really needs another high-end place to shop.

I saw construction from the plane going to Vegas last month. I thought it was "City by the Bay". Are they still going to build that casino that's a Vegas version of San Francisco?

Oh yeah. I almost forgot about that one.

Phil Ruffin is the man behind the idea.

Jab, go here for the info on "City by the Bay". It's easier to read it there than for me to re-explain the goings on in Vegas.

That is going to be so convienient! Since I always win so much in Vegas, I'm always looking for a place close by to buy a Maserati. Now they are gonna be all rolled up into one! Sweet.

The part about getting rid of the Skull and crossbones really sucks!
The Treasure Island is where the Missus and I had our honey moon...

Ran