When it opened on 19 June 1990, the castle at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana was the largest hotel in the world. Excalibur Hotel and Casino, at 3850 South Las Vegas Boulevard, was Circus Circus Enterprises' 290-million-dollar bet that a family-friendly medieval fantasy - white towers, red and blue turrets, a drawbridge over a moat - could anchor the south Strip. Its 4,032 rooms held the world-record title until the MGM Grand opened across the intersection three years later. The Arthurian theme ran deep: staff greeted guests as Lord and Lady, a Merlin figure battled a dragon in the moat, and the resort's layout still follows the castle logic of a 100,000-square-foot casino ringed by the Royal Fair midway, eateries and shops. Successive renovations under MGM Resorts ownership have softened the kitsch - rooms have gone contemporary, and the moat show is long retired - but the castle silhouette remains one of the most photographed on the Strip. Its signature show has outlasted every fashion cycle: the Tournament of Kings dinner show, staged in a 900-seat subterranean arena, serves a hands-only Cornish-hen feast while knights join jousts, sword fights and pyrotechnics on horseback - one of the longest-running production shows in Las Vegas and a rite of passage for visiting families. The Thunder from Down Under male revue and a rotation of comedy and magic fill the resort's other showrooms. As a casino the floor covers the standard spread of slots, table games, a race and sports book and a poker area, pitched at a more approachable price point than the luxury properties north of it. The resort's pool complex, spa, food court and buffet-successor eateries round out an offer that leans value-conscious groups and families. Location is its ace: the Tropicana intersection's pedestrian bridges link Excalibur directly to New York-New York and the MGM Grand, free trams run to Luxor and Mandalay Bay, and T-Mobile Arena and Allegiant Stadium are both within walking distance, making the castle a strategic - and comparatively affordable - base camp for the south Strip.

Type: Casino

Address: 3850 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 89119

Website: https://excalibur.mgmresorts.com

Opening Date: 19/06/1990

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