I just got back from going to Vegas for the first time in my life. Well my parents have said I've been there before, but I was a baby and have no recollection of it at all, so I don't count it.
I ended up seeing a couple shows, and I wanted to see what everyone else has seen and their opinions on it (review) so that I might plan my trip for next year
For the main even I ended up selecting the Blue Man Group Live at the Luxor (the big pyramid). We got cheap tickets, so we were in the very back row (ZZ) seats 40-44 which was in the center section left aisle seat 3 in to the right.
The show was pretty remarkable. They had some music playing w/ their custom instruments as well as the drums. They mixed it up with some hilarious comedy routines, and they had some audience participation.
They never say a word, but are able to communicate everything perfectly without the use of words. It's almost like watching a silent film.
There is a surprise towards the end for the back row too that was fun. As you're sitting there waiting for the show to start people come around with white crape paper and give it you some to decorate yourself. This is a way for the audience to mend together as one with the use of something common to everyone. It was fun seeing what everyone else was doing, and what you could do differently.
All in all i'd recommend this show again. I'd give it an 8 / 10. Also if you stick around outside the theater the blue men come out to meet and greet. Again they don't say anything, except sometimes, and they sound very humble and friendly - which is really cool. They will "autograph" your ticket or anything you buy by placing either a blue finger print, or a blue kiss. I got my ticket autographed and the paint is still not dry - The lady said to spray it w/ hair spray, but I haven't tried yet. We paid about 60 some dollars for our tickets plus tax and everything it was about 80 bucks. The show was 90 mins I think.
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I also saw the Dirk Arthur: Xtreme Magic Show at the Tropicana (older resort on the strip surrounded by the MGM Grand, New York New York, and I don't remember what else)
This was one of the 'cheap' magic shows. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I had basically 3 choices, Dirk Arthur, Rick Thomas at the Star Dust, or Mac King at the Harrahs. I decided to go w/ Dirk Arthur because they had a deal where you could get a ticket to Xtreme Magic and the Titanic Artifact Museum for $37 dollars which was a really good deal.
The Magic Show was decent - we had table seating on row B, so we didn't have the best view, nor were the chairs very comfortable, but hey it was cheap. The theater was quaint, and they had a snack stand - we got some popcorn.
The tricks were fairly typical, but very cool. Dirk's biggest problem I think is he's not very charismatic. I didn't really have that draw to focus on him, instead my eyes would wonder to the girls in the background
Speaking of girls, they were all pretty cute, especially the brunette, I think her name was Amber or something w/ an A.
Dirk also shows a tape of his animal preservation as he shows off some large cats (white tigers, tiger, no stripped white tiger, black panther, and a leopard or cheetah)
All in all a decent show, but I'm sure there are much better - if you have the cash to spend I'd go see something else, but if you're on a budget it's not bad at all.
5/10
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Titanic Artifact Museum at the Tropicana
As mentioned above this was like a 2 for 1 deal. I have to say this is very very amazing. Be prepared to read too, towards the end, I grew tired from all the information. Some of these stories are just WOW. They also have the piece of the hull that they lifted there from the back of the ship. I wanted to touch it, but they have a no touching sign there. Another cool thing as a plastic like iceberg that you touch to get an idea of how cold it was.
They also had replicas of how the different class rooms looked. Some money, and a whole bunch of other artifacts that were recovered from the ocean's bottom.
Before you go in they also give you a boarding pass with an actual passenger's name on it, at the end of the museum they have the list of names of people that survived or not, and you can check if your person died or not. My person survived, but the one my dad got died. They were both 1st class too.
I'd consider this one of those Must-See things if you're a big fan of this kind of stuff. They also have an audio thing that you walk through the place w/ and I guess it gives you more information, but I declined to get that as it was more money (of course!)
If you're a fan of artifacts, or titanic in general, this is a must-see 9/10
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There are the free shows too, but I'm not going to post my reviews of those... I was a little upset that they cancelled the Pirates of TI show twice when I was there and thus I didn't get to see it. I also didn't get to see the fountains at the Bellagio during night - which was something I wanted to do.
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Finally, if you haven't been there I'd recommend going to Freemont for the Freemont Experience - also be there at 11:00pm for the Alien51 light show - it's the best one of the 3 I saw
Let me know what you have seen and would recommend - I plan to go back next year
I ended up seeing a couple shows, and I wanted to see what everyone else has seen and their opinions on it (review) so that I might plan my trip for next year
For the main even I ended up selecting the Blue Man Group Live at the Luxor (the big pyramid). We got cheap tickets, so we were in the very back row (ZZ) seats 40-44 which was in the center section left aisle seat 3 in to the right.
The show was pretty remarkable. They had some music playing w/ their custom instruments as well as the drums. They mixed it up with some hilarious comedy routines, and they had some audience participation.
They never say a word, but are able to communicate everything perfectly without the use of words. It's almost like watching a silent film.
There is a surprise towards the end for the back row too that was fun. As you're sitting there waiting for the show to start people come around with white crape paper and give it you some to decorate yourself. This is a way for the audience to mend together as one with the use of something common to everyone. It was fun seeing what everyone else was doing, and what you could do differently.
All in all i'd recommend this show again. I'd give it an 8 / 10. Also if you stick around outside the theater the blue men come out to meet and greet. Again they don't say anything, except sometimes, and they sound very humble and friendly - which is really cool. They will "autograph" your ticket or anything you buy by placing either a blue finger print, or a blue kiss. I got my ticket autographed and the paint is still not dry - The lady said to spray it w/ hair spray, but I haven't tried yet. We paid about 60 some dollars for our tickets plus tax and everything it was about 80 bucks. The show was 90 mins I think.
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I also saw the Dirk Arthur: Xtreme Magic Show at the Tropicana (older resort on the strip surrounded by the MGM Grand, New York New York, and I don't remember what else)
This was one of the 'cheap' magic shows. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I had basically 3 choices, Dirk Arthur, Rick Thomas at the Star Dust, or Mac King at the Harrahs. I decided to go w/ Dirk Arthur because they had a deal where you could get a ticket to Xtreme Magic and the Titanic Artifact Museum for $37 dollars which was a really good deal.
The Magic Show was decent - we had table seating on row B, so we didn't have the best view, nor were the chairs very comfortable, but hey it was cheap. The theater was quaint, and they had a snack stand - we got some popcorn.
The tricks were fairly typical, but very cool. Dirk's biggest problem I think is he's not very charismatic. I didn't really have that draw to focus on him, instead my eyes would wonder to the girls in the background
Speaking of girls, they were all pretty cute, especially the brunette, I think her name was Amber or something w/ an A.
Dirk also shows a tape of his animal preservation as he shows off some large cats (white tigers, tiger, no stripped white tiger, black panther, and a leopard or cheetah)
All in all a decent show, but I'm sure there are much better - if you have the cash to spend I'd go see something else, but if you're on a budget it's not bad at all.
5/10
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Titanic Artifact Museum at the Tropicana
As mentioned above this was like a 2 for 1 deal. I have to say this is very very amazing. Be prepared to read too, towards the end, I grew tired from all the information. Some of these stories are just WOW. They also have the piece of the hull that they lifted there from the back of the ship. I wanted to touch it, but they have a no touching sign there. Another cool thing as a plastic like iceberg that you touch to get an idea of how cold it was.
They also had replicas of how the different class rooms looked. Some money, and a whole bunch of other artifacts that were recovered from the ocean's bottom.
Before you go in they also give you a boarding pass with an actual passenger's name on it, at the end of the museum they have the list of names of people that survived or not, and you can check if your person died or not. My person survived, but the one my dad got died. They were both 1st class too.
I'd consider this one of those Must-See things if you're a big fan of this kind of stuff. They also have an audio thing that you walk through the place w/ and I guess it gives you more information, but I declined to get that as it was more money (of course!)
If you're a fan of artifacts, or titanic in general, this is a must-see 9/10
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There are the free shows too, but I'm not going to post my reviews of those... I was a little upset that they cancelled the Pirates of TI show twice when I was there and thus I didn't get to see it. I also didn't get to see the fountains at the Bellagio during night - which was something I wanted to do.
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Finally, if you haven't been there I'd recommend going to Freemont for the Freemont Experience - also be there at 11:00pm for the Alien51 light show - it's the best one of the 3 I saw
Let me know what you have seen and would recommend - I plan to go back next year
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