Bellagio Las Vegas tour with Steve Wynn (before opening - 1998)
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2011
- Steve Wynn gives an extensive tour and interview just prior to the opening of Bellagio Las Vegas in 1998. Bellagio was part of Mirage Resorts (Steve Wynn's former company).
Steve Wynn is basically the Walt Disney of Las Vegas
Without him, Las Vegas would at least be 10 years behind to what it is today.
I was part of the 10,000 person crew who opened the Bellagio. Mr Wynn took stellar care of us and it's an experience I'll always treasure. People said Bellagio was doomed to failure because it was too big and he'd spent too much money. I left to go work at the Paris across the street--a letdown after working for the best.
+Jeremy T A friend of the family used to work for him at the Wynn, and she said whenever he opens a new property, he creates a vacuum of the top talent in town because they all want to go work for him.
I can't believe you were one of the lucky employees to open Bellagio. The only hire the best of the best! Don't look back. Be grateful for being the lucky one to open the best hotel in the world! I opened the Aria and I can tell you we always looked at the Bellagio and we could not come close to the mystique. 88,000 employees applied for the Bellagio and only 10,000 were called to open Bellagio. Thanks for sharing on this post. Mr Wynn was way ahead of his time. So grateful for his magic and mystique.
Thanks for posting- great story great property 20+ years later
a failure? I hardly think so. I hav stayed there quite a few times. I love it.
@@carasmussen27 Indeed, it was a flaming success, Bellagio proved them all wrong.
I hope people realize how great Steve wynn was and how he himself changed las vegas for the better . The public will never see anything like it again because Steve was such a visionary . Las vegas will continue to go backwards as a city without the great Steve Wynn !!
The man is a living legend!
Craig O or drive down the strip and look at the billions of dollars of infrastructure and the 100’s of thousands of people he feeds. He is a legend you will not change that
Doesn't matter!
Steve Wynn is the father of modern day las Vegas. I remember going to Vegas for the very first time in July 98 before Bellagio opened and looking at how beautiful and massive it was.
And fast forward to 2023 and I’m still blown away
Steve Wynn is endearing. His people skills with this woman make it obvious why he is a successful leader.
@Logan Stroganoff true
MONEY. His voice is enticing.
bellagio looks so much better without fckin cosmos blocking it
Cosmopolitan is such an eyesore!
Its dirty too
Never gets old!
God bless him
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I really wish he would buy that place back and restore its magic. As soon as they took out the Fontana Bar, it was all downhill from there. :(
How did he ruin many lives? For as far as I know he created 10000's of jobs and made Las Vegas the #1 gaming destination in the world.
His problem is that he didn’t keep his hands to himself.
I HAVE MET STEVE WYNN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HE WAS A NICE MAN.
WYNN HAS CHANGED LAS VEGAS FOR THE BETTER AND FOR ALWAYS. THE MIRAGE/TREASURE ISLAND/BELLAGIO/WYNN AND ENCORE ARE THE BEST OF LAS VEGAS. STEVE GAVE JOBS AND LIVES TO MILLIONS OF EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES OVER THE DECADES HE WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED AND RESPECTED BY MOST PEOPLE. I’M SICK OF THESE WOKE ANTI POLICE ANTI MAN WOMENS LIBB CHICKS BASHING MY USA AND MEN IN GENERAL. I HAVE DEALT WITH MANY WOMEN WHO KILLED THEIR KIDS/LET THEIR BOYFRIENDS MOLEST THEIR KIDS FOR A FIX OF DOPE OR TO PLEASE THEIR BOYFRIENDS. I HAVE SEEN WOMEN STARVE THEIR KIDS TO DEATH WHILE LOCKING THEM UP IN A CAGE. WOMEN ARE NO BETTER MEN OR MANKIND.
I love him!
One of my favorite resorts, truly an unbelievable accomplishment. Gotta correct Steve on one thing, he said his collection of shops was more dense than anywhere else in the world, but Rome absolutely has him beat. That's ok though, he was bursting with excitement and just like a good fishing story, we all gotta stretch it now and then. It's sad his reputation went down hill, but we can't ignore his accomplishments while accepting his downfalls.
Yes, the conservatory and the fountains are top tier, I must say! Stayed their twice and it's the first hotel bathroom that was so over the top with large amounts of marble , glass and space! Ironically, Room Service was the most reasonably priced of any hotel from memory. Who knew?... Nice joint!
I genuinely think circa late 90s steve wynn would have two big fellers take you to the back room for calling the belagio a joint
@@KingSlimjeezy ...well!
@@KingSlimjeezy Actually Mr. Wynn used the word many times to describe his properties.
@@victorblock3421 ah well nevermind then
Love that German Shepherd well trained, no need the Leash, fallowing Steve with loyalty ♥️♥️♥️
The doggy is a sweetie!
Bellagio was exquisite and then MGM got ahold of it and it is now worn, dirty and a disappointment. MGM did that same to Mandalay..
Living legend
Someone’s a lil touchy 😉😉😉
Boi
He's blind and has vision problems. He has to be touchy
@@ayuprnkcller true
@Vanquish73 No problem ;). Your right, that was a great time. I was only 6 years old when Bellagio opened, and it was my first trip to Vegas together with my dad. The Bellagio and the openingsshow were one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen in my life. Now more than a decade later Bellagio is still one of my favorite spots in Vegas..I also love the Wynn and Encore but the other new resorts kinda suck :S. Personally I think that Las Vegas needs a new visionair like Steve Wynn...
VivaLasVegasBoy Bellagio is by far the most beautiful (or was) Wynn still looks brand new even though it's 12 years old. Bellagio is getting old- and MGM's attempts at re-inventing it has somewhat failed. I wish steve was still running Bellagio- it would still be paradise
I had shares in Wynn resorts for 10 years , I sold all of them when I realised he was going to get squeezed out . A bean counter replaced him and put a halt to some exciting projects Steve had envisioned . There is no substitute for a true visionary like Steve Wynn .
I miss those stairs at the entrance of the garden
From Bellagio Italy to Las Vegas
All these fawning comments about how wonderful Steve Wynn is makes me suspect he is more feared than loved.
You would be wrong.
Absolutely wrong.
Which is better, Mirage or Belliago?
bellagio best htoel in las vegas.
Do you have a video of Steve giving a tour of the Mirage around when it opened?
Pauly B there's a few commercials and a NYE special haven't found one yet
looks like its empty and abandoned, i remember going to watch them build the bellagio way back in mid 90s, when we were on our way to ceasars palace
Steve Wynn was a total master of using other people's money. A touch that I wish I had.
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Wayne Newton is often referred to as "Mr. Las Vegas"...perhaps it's Steve Wynne more deserving of that title. :)
I stayed here once and it was fancier than the Fairmont hotels.
will u go back
Khutbah
Removing the Fontana Bar was a travesty. The B is not what it once was. :(
+RPMCanes I think a lot of people agree with you. I do.
RPMCanes yessssss I agree!!!!
RPMCanes Blame it on MGM Mirage
I never even got to experience the Fontana Bar.
Golfmaniac007, your argument reminds me of all those obese people who keep suing McDonald's for making them fat, yet they keep eating it.
Wynn speaks pure crap, but by god, he knows what he is doing
I have stayed here. I was not impressed with the size of the room for the money you spend. It is a beautiful Hotel no doubt. One of my favorites but I usually stay at the Wynn and Venetian due to the bigger rooms.
zaneyone1 yep- me too. If Steve was still running Bellagio Im sure it would be well worth staying there. (The staff aren't the same as the Wynn staff)
I agree. I just stayed there a few weeks ago for the first time and I was semi-let down. It's nice but no major renovations in 20 years makes it just above average for modern Las Vegas. Rooms were a solid average. We decided to stay 2 more nights and checked out of Bellagio and went to Encore.
I agree. I stay there frequently, and I put the bed bench and the coffee table in the closet, and the room feels so much better to move around in.
just walking through the Bellagio made you feel so good . I went opening day . but some luggage worker there a black would run into people then say excuse me then I saw the pitt boss tell him ,you say excuse me first and wait for the people to get out of the way .
jay sarno and stanely mallin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can there not be stronger emotions involved when it comes to eating? America is the fattest nation on the planet, buddy. It is absolutely false to say that a gambling addiction is worse than an alcohol or a food addiction. An addiction is an addiction, plain and simple.
So I suppose you hate alcohol/medicine company's as well? You know what type of lives alcohol/drug addicts live... It's is a choice people make in their lives. Everyone knows vegas is about gambling...if you can't handle that...well, than you should go somewhere else or leave your wallet at home.
Not sure if that lady interviewing Wynn , is comfortable with him holding onto her shoulder.
If that was my wife or partner, he,d be eating hospital food for a week!!
And NO , im not concerned how wealthy he is
Steve is legally blind. He had his arm around the interviewer so that he wouldn't fall down or bump into anything. What's amazing is that even with his vision impairment, he created the most visually stunning interiors and exteriors Las Vegas has ever known with an unsurpassed eye for detail.
He put his arms on men as well and holds their hands. I'm going blind. Not sure I want to do that one day, but if it's a woman and she's hot...................................
Ha... telephone tough guy....you'd be obliterated in 30 seconds, jealous man. Your old lady is cheating on you anyway even without Steve, because your so insecure
i guess you only see the glitz and glamour of vegas. the ugly side is the peoples lives that have been ruined to construct the 1.6 billion dollar casino such as the bellagio.
so if steve wynn built a heroin house that looked like the bellagio, i'm sure you would be ok with it.
McDonalds is about food. Gambling is about money. Stronger emotions involved in money. You need to be enlightened.
the man who ruined vegas
caesars and mgm ruined vegas
adolf hitler was thought to be a genius. i guess you idolize him as well. i'm not doubting steve wynns intellect. more like his morals. his dad was a gambling addict. he knows what type of lives gambling addicts live and how destructive it can be. those profits you speak of come from destroyed lives.
Actually the vast majority of those profits come from people who would love to win some money but who are prepared to lose some money and will have a good time regardless . It would be a very dull world if all decisions for large projects were based on whether weak minded people will get themselves in to trouble .
I know it’s 9 years later on my response. That’s the first I have ever heard that Hitler was “thought to be a genius” I highly doubt anyone with standing believes that And why would that comment be relevant to Steve Wynn? Steve Wynn is not responsible for gambling addicts and the destructive lives they lead. That’s a twisted messed up narrative line of thinking
@@sdjahof1964 I was a degenerate gambler 25 years ago. It left me broke and in debt. I never blamed Wynn, Trump, MGM, none of them. I always took responsibility for my actions. I spent the last 20+ accumulating assets and now have plenty of wealth and I think I was successful because I owned my problems and didn't waste my life with excuses & blaming others. I harbor no resentment.