MGM Resorts Unveils Expanded Plans, Programming For "The Park" In Las Vegas

Expanded Vision For The Strips First Park Creates Neighborhood Environment Encompassing New YorkNew York & Monte Carlo, Complemented By OpenAir Dining & Entertainment District

When it opens in 2016 in conjunction with the arena, The Park will create an immersive outdoor destination spanning more than eight acres. Both New YorkNew York and Monte Carlo will transform their parkfacing facades with a series of unique indoor/outdoor dining and entertainment venues, cultivating a vibrant patio culture that encompasses The Parks landscaped spaces.

To create a harmonious dialogue between resorts, Rue de Monte Carlo, the adjacent street providing access from Las Vegas Boulevard, will be realigned as a gently curving, treelined parkway: a grand approach to the new arena. New cobblestone walkways in front of New YorkNew York and Monte Carlo will lead guests into The Park from both directions and blend seamlessly with the mosaic tile patterns that canvas the space.

Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, said, Beautiful public places are highlights of many of the worlds finest cities, and Las Vegas shouldnt be the exception. The Park will be the first of its kind on the Las Vegas Strip and is an embodiment of MGM Resorts commitment to engaging guests through arts and innovation. To create this picturesque outdoor destination, we are literally taking down the walls and opening the doors at our resorts to develop a unique dining and entertainment district that complements its lush new surroundings.

A Glimpse into The Park:

Experience: The Park reenvisions the traditional pedestrian experience in Las Vegas. It will draw passersby from the hustle and bustle of The Strip into an oasis offering unique opportunities to experience Las Vegas outdoors and at ones leisure, only steps from one of the largest urban boulevards in the world. Inspired by the iconic plazas, promenades and squares that have served as important public gathering destinations within the worlds great cities throughout history, The Park will offer an array of common spaces for socializing, relaxing, exploring and sampling the surrounding tastes, sights and sounds.

By day, visitors will be able to bask in pockets of sun or enjoy shade beneath mature trees or one of the stunning, tuliplike shade structures towering more than 50 feet above. Patiostyle seating will encourage an interactive social environment, while seating alcoves tucked into large planters will provide areas for respite.

Unique water features, including water walls stretching more than 100 feet in length along the entrance will add unexpected visuals, as will dramatic plantings incorporating a variety of beautiful desert blooms. Exploring The Park, guests will encounter spontaneous live entertainers, such as acoustic guitarists and street performers.

As the sun sets, illuminated elements of The Parks landscaping will create a dramatic setting. The shade structures, a work of art in and of themselves, will emit marvelous LED sequences from high above, captivating guests below. Sounds of live music, clinking glasses and laughter from bordering openair venues will saturate The Park with energy, giving guests an entirely new way to experience Las Vegas beneath the stars.

Dining Under the Sun and Stars: Not unlike the small cafes and bistros that spill onto iconic promenades, clusters of casual restaurants and bars with outdoor seating will open each resort to The Park creating a colorful patio ambiance. Ranging from fastcasual to midlevel, each offering will be a uniquetomarket, upandcoming brand. Below is a first peek, with additional partners to be announced in the coming months:

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