Bellagio Power Failure : estimated: $3 Million Loss / day
Some of you may already of heard about this or seen the movie Oceans 11 (Bellagio didn’t really get robbed). I just felt like I needed to share with you an interesting fact about the history of Bellagio Las Vegas. A short history lesson if you will. On the day of April 11, 2004, the casino experienced a very nasty electrical failure.
You can imagine if you were a guest during this Easter holiday, you were not going to be a happy camper. The already booked guests of 800 rooms (approx 1,500 inconvenienced guests) were slowly transferred to other properties. The Bellagio has approx. 3,000 rooms, one of the largest in Las Vegas. The power outage lasted up until April 15, 2004.
$3 Million x 5 = Approx $15 Million Dollar in losses!
The cause during the first few days were unknown up until near complete repair was the real culprit of the electrical power failure revealed. County officials said that the failure was caused by degradation of material used to connect the power cables that run alongside the resort.
Note: They had problems putting up the backup power because of bad planning in my opinion. They never realized it up until they had this “Bellagio Electrical Failure” problem, that a design flaw in the development of the $1.6 billion resort may be responsible for the problem with the backup power system.
Transmission cables for both primary and backup power run parallel to one another through the same duct work, which made it impossible to run the backup system while the primary power failure was being assessed and repaired.
It’s 4 Years after and it seems that everything is fine now. The Bellagio is still one of my favorite casinos.
Bellagio Casino has a Major Free Vegas Show Attraction:
Bellagio Water / Fountain Show
A refreshing addition to your entertainment options, the Fountains of Bellagio were destined to romance your senses. Take in a complimentary Las Vegas show of water, music and light thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. All for your amusement, the most ambitious, choreographically complex water feature ever conceived amazes against the beautiful backdrop of Las Vegas’ lavender sky. Each dynamic performance from the Fountains collection is unique in its expression and interpretation. Fall in love with the stunning nature of this unprecedented aquatic accomplishment while relishing a clever concert of opera, classical and Broadway tunes.
Here are the Show Times for the Bellagio Fountains / Water Show:
Monday – Friday
3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
show every 15 minutes
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
show every 15 minutes
*Schedule may vary.
**Shows are subject to cancellation due to high winds
Some Further Details of The Bellagio Water Fountain Show:
Here’s a list of Theme Songs that the fountains dance too.
* Title: Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye). Artist: Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman. Composer: F.Sartori, L.Quarantotto. Work: Pop Song. Year: 1996. Length 4:04
* Title: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer: Meredith Wilson. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1997. Length 2:18
* Title: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer. Eddie Pola & George Wyle. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1997. Length 2:45
* Title: We Need a Little Christmas. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer: Jerry Herman. Work: Mame, Broadway Musical. Year: 1997. Length 1:54
* Title: God Bless The USA. Artist: Lee Greenwood. Composer: Lee Greenwood. Work: American Patriot. Year: 1992. Length 3:57
* Title: Star Spangled Banner. Artist: Whitney Houston. Composer: Francis Scott Key. Work: CD Single. Year: 2001. Length 5:08
* Title: PinkPanther. Artist: Henry Mancini. Composer: Henry Mancini. Work: The Pink Panther, Movie Soundtrack. Year: 1964. Length 2:39
* Title: My Heart Will Go On. Artist: Celine Dion. Composer: James Horner. Lyrics by Will Jennings. Work: Let’s Talk About Love & Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture. Year: 1997. Length 5:08
* Title: Fly Me To The Moon. Artist: Frank Sinatra with Count Basie. Composer is Bart Howard; from the work The Very Best of Frank Sinatra, 1957; Length: 2:28
* Title: This Kiss. Artist: Faith Hill. Composer: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff and Robin Lerner; Work: Faith; 1998, Length: 3:00
* Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Artist: Mikhail Rudy. Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Work: Theme of Paganini; 1992, Length: 2.55
* Title: Overture/And All That Jazz. Artist: Catherine Zeta-Jones. Composer: Fred Ebb & John Kander; Work: Chicago Soundtrack; 2002, Length : 4:37
* Title: Ecstasy of Gold. Composer: Ennio Morricone; Work: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Soundtrack; 1966, Length: 3.22
* Title: Viva Las Vegas. Artist: Elvis Presley. Composer: George E. Stoll; Work: Viva Las Vegas Soundtrack; 1963, Length: 2.25
This is a must to put on your List of shows to see in Las Vegas! Have fun and I hope you all enjoy this beautiful water show on your next trip if you haven’t seen it already!
