Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3950 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | March 2, 1999 |
| Theme | Tropical |
| No. of rooms | 3,309 |
| Total gaming space | 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2) |
| Permanent shows |
Chicago (1999–2003) Mamma Mia! (2003–2009) The Lion King (2009–2011) Michael Jackson: One (2013–present) |
| Signature attractions |
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Mandalay Bay Events Center Shark Reef House of Blues Mandalay Beach |
| Notable restaurants | Aureole Alain Ducasse Rivea Charlie Palmer Steak Fleur by Hubert Keller Kumi Lupo Red Square RM Seafood Stripsteak Border Grill Las Vegas |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | MGM Resorts International |
| Renovated in | 2002, 2007 |
| Coordinates | 36°5′19″N 115°10′39″W / 36.08861°N 115.17750°W |
| Website | www.mandalaybay.com |
Mandalay Bay is a 43-story luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. One of the property's towers operates as the Delano, also the Four Seasons Hotel is independently operated within the Mandalay Bay tower, occupying 5 floors (35–39).
Mandalay Bay has 3,309 hotel rooms, 24 elevators and a casino of 135,000 square feet (12,500 m2). Adjacent to the hotel are the 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) Mandalay Bay Convention Center and the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center. The Mandalay Bay Tram connects the resort to its sister properties, Excalibur and Luxor, all three of which were constructed by Circus Circus Enterprises before its sale to MGM.
Circus Circus Enterprises bought the Hacienda for $80 million in 1995. They closed it on December 1, 1996, and imploded it on New Year's Eve, 1996. The Mandalay Bay project was introduced on December 31, 1996, as Hawaiian-themed, "Project Paradise" and had a cost of $950 million. In February 1998, the project was renamed Mandalay Bay, despite the fact there is no actual bay in the inland city of Mandalay in Myanmar (Burma).
During construction engineers discovered vertical movements and particularly differential movements ('dishing') between the tower core and the wings. The tower core was sinking at a rate of 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 inch (13 to 19 mm) per week and the wings were sinking at a slower rate causing differential distortion between the column bays. If these movements were not stopped, severe structural damage would occur and the building would have been at risk of eventual collapse. Construction was halted while a solution was developed and implemented. The solution proved to be the installation of micro-piles (formerly marketed as 'Pin Piles') filled with grout 200 feet (61 m) deep below the structure each capped with a hydraulic jack to stabilize the structure at the desired vertical height to carry the weight. Since then, there have not been any reports of this problem recurring.
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