Last Saturday Jason and I took a day trip to Las Vegas (something that is probably too easy to do) for wedding planning – cake tastings and flower picking. Before that though, we made a stop to say goodbye to these guys:
If you’ve not heard, the MGM Grand is closing down the lion exhibit. I always loved sitting in the poker room and being able to look up and catch a glimpse of a lion. I’ll miss that. Of course, now the poker room is dismantled too and instead shoved in a corner of the casino floor diagonally across from the old room. It reminds me of the poker “room” in a Reno Harrah’s. Depressing.
That being said, I look forward to what the MGM Grand Renovation results in. The new rooms look nice (very Aria-like) and I’m sure everything will be back in order soon.
Sure will miss these guys though.
More photos at Facebook or Flickr.
Lion for good bye is “RowRRR!!” I heard the lion owner is working on funding for keeping the lions habitat out in the desert open for lion tours. Not the same, tho.
I never felt good about that exhibit. The lions need room to roam not stupid tourists blowing smoke at their glass and making them hungry.
I won’t really miss the Lions but I sympathize with those that will. Never paid much attention to them. Although, I must admit, after one or two particular bad sessions in the poker room, I did give a brief thought to throwing myself to them.