Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains Closing? Rumors Explained! 

We go to Vegas every year or two…because we have the ability to rent a beautiful suite at the Bellagio - where all my honey likes to do is sit in the room, read a book, have a drink and watch the fountains. It’s his time of peace in a crazy world…and I love that he enjoys it so much! My fun comes from wandering the town and enjoying everything! 50 years together..our system still works!!💕

LEAVE THE FOUNTAINS ALONE!! They are my favorite place in Vegas!

The fountains are ICONIC! LEAVE THEM ALONE!

No pirate show, no volcano, when the fountains go they’ll be no reason to go to the strip.

The fighting pirate ships at treasure Island were a must-watch show! The new owner stopped it

NO ONE reports with so much information and heart than Steven! Thank you so much for this update.

Good to see your analysis work again. You do a great job bringing in the historical clips to put everything in perspective. Thank you for the time spent working on this.

SW was the best ever for Vegas. He brought "class" to the city. The fountains is "class". Old yes, but still classy. The guys in black shirts once owned the city, but now corporations. For them only the bottomline. Hope they keep the fountains and thank you SW.

The Bellagio Fountains is the most iconic part of Las Vegas, dare I say more than the Welcome to Las Vegas sign. Yes, change is constant in Las Vegas but this is the best free attraction Las Vegas cannot let go.

Over 20 years ago, those fountains were my favorite part of Vegas, and they still are! Every time, I have to see the fountains, stroll the Bellagio conservatory, and have a meal on the property. I have been known to even play the occasional slot machine (a rare thing for me) as a way of thanking the Bellagio for having such a wonderful destination property.

There’s a fine line between Las Vegas reinventing itself and Las Vegas killing itself. I feel it has now crossed that fine line. I used to live there. I used to visit several times a year, going all the way back to the early 90’s. I don’t go there anymore and to me, that not only speaks volumes, it also saddens me beyond words as, for the greater part of my life, Las Vegas was my favorite place in the world.

Vegas continues to shoot itself in the foot. Between absurdly high resort fees,new hotels trying to capture the high end crowd, totally forgetting about the middle income tourist(looking at you FB and RW) and more boring shopping malls being built on the strip every year I’m just wondering if it’s worth coming back anymore.

I love watching Bellagio fountains. We always have the fountain view from our Cosmopolitan room. Awesome!

Thank you for all the information u give and work towards giving us as often as you can

Great work and I really liked seeing your footage of the fountains reopening. I remember going several times when Vegas reopened because here in Cali everything was closed but I still had to work. I'd even hit Reno for a night to use the gym for two days a week. I forget how much I hated it here in Cali during covid lockdowns.

The Fountains will always be my favorite. I have 20 years of fountain photos and videos and to this day--it never gets old.💙 Also, the fountains in front of the Wynn would go on and change color to songs. The past few times I haven’t seen those working.

Wow, the Bellagio fountains is what made me fall in love with Vegas absolutely adore them. I’ve been coming to Vegas since it was 25 and 60. I go every year.

Winn was a vegas walt Disney.. And it lost now....😢

Went down to the fountains on my last night on the strip just a few days ago. The fountains brought tears to my eyes because they are so beautiful. Same with the O show a couple days earlier. I don't see them going anywhere soon... Cheers Steven

We love your documentary type videos. Thank you

Great video, very well done!

My first Vegas trip was in 1998, before Bellagio opened. I was there for the implosion of the Aladdin. We went back in 2000, and Wow, all the new things! I love the fountains! I will be so upset if we lose them.

So sad if Bellagio Fountains is replaced by MORE retail (I find shopping very boring) and restaurants. Imo the Strip is looking more and more like a huge shopping mall. No more lions at MGM, no more pirate show, no more volcano, no more art museum at Venetian or Wynn, no more cute bird shows at Trop. I won't be returning to Vegas. --Thank you Steven for this excellent presentation!

I love the fountains. When I was there earlier this August, I requested a room facing the fountains

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Love the fountains at Belagio.

Hi Steve, I’m just watching a big trial out there in Vegas with your reporter from the review. I’m glad Telus got what he got.

I have always called the Bellagio fountain the 8th Wonder of the world. I always tell travelers even if you are only in town for a night go see the fountains, it's worth it to be completely mesmerized

Its just not fun anymore. Steve Wynn was brilliant. After going twenty five times i'm gonna put it on hold for a while. Maybe one day it'll become fun again

The fountains always attracted me the last two times I was there. I would be sad if it's gone.

An awesome video:) you know so much about Vegas; absolutely my favorite type of content new vs old. Like your Covid shutdowns along side of the open Strip. Fantastically done! ( if ya haven’t seen it, you should)

Well done video, this was great from start to finish, high quality editing AND observations, high brow Steve is here!

I love Bellagio fountains, but the Mirage waterfalls and lake was my favourite place 😢…

The fountains are staying! The shopping development - 3 stories of retail, etc. - will be built down the strip between the Cosmo and the Bellagio parking garage according to the plans I’ve seen. It looks like it will eliminate most of the strip views for the condos at The Jockey Club which is surrounded by the Cosmo.

I agree. Even though MGM is greed city, no way the smart people in the company ever get rid of them. Its the number one draw for foot traffic, intangible profit for the company. They doubled down grabbing the cosmo, more views of the fountains, number one draw for the balcony rooms. I predict they tear down the Bellagio to build a newer luxury casino before they would ever get rid of the fountains, but they don't have the capital to pull that off any time soon.

Water is not the concern with the Bellagio Fountains. Not only is the lake and the fountains on a closed loop system, the property sits on and OWNS a large aquifer the water from which is used to maintain the lake level and is owned by the property owners and not part of any public water entitlements. Speaking of water entitlements, Nevada is still not using its whole Colorado river entitlement because we have aggressive water saving policies.

Closing the Fountains would be a big mistake. The Fountains give class and humanity to the Strip. It has lasted the test of time and is now an iconic sight. Hold on to this rich tradition established for the Center Strip.

Business thinking is, if you can't monetize it, why have it?

The best place I like to watch the fountain show is from the observation deck on the Eiffel Tower across the street. That would be a great video for you to do.

Disneyland without the Castle! No Gloden Gate bridge! Take down the Hollywood sign! Icons

New visitors visit Las Vegas every day, and I’m sure enjoy the Fountains. We stay at the Bellagio twice a year and ensure a fountain view room. We will always enjoy the fountains. Thanks.

The Bellagio fountain was literally the first thing I saw when I went to Vegas for the first time last year, and now it's one of the things I always stop to watch a few times when I'm in Vegas. First we lose the Mirage Volcano and now the fountains? I hope not :(

Nice video bro thank you😊

Great video. I heard F1 may not block the fountains again this year. Which has me thinking, maybe F1 is the reason the fountains are going away. Bellagio doesn’t want to mess with it each year and F1 paying them huge for it.

That will be VERY dangerous for the strip. Taking all the attractions away (TI Pirate show, Mirage Volcano, Bellagio Fountains). Vegas is walking a very thin line here akin to a city letting its major shopping mall die, it will have a ripple effect!

Great video. Thanks

MGM is CEEAP as heck, but I don't see them getting rid of the fountains. They do that and people aren't going to pay the astronomical rates of the restaurants and elevated rates for hotel rooms with fountain views. It would bring in less $ and they don't want that. Also - if you think on it people with rooms at Ballsy/Paris, Cosmo (also an MGM property which charges more for views), Planet Hollywood, etc. pay a premium for fountain views prompting them to visit Bellagio and spend $ in the casino and food and beverage and want to stay their next time.

I had always heard that the water supply to the fountains is from wells under the Bellagio property, the same wells that irrigated the Dunes golf course and it's always recycled. None of the water for the fountains comes from Lake Mead. Is that correct?

Tragic to think about losing the iconic Bellagio fountains. That said some of the alt renderings that preserve fountain features would not be a total loss. The Wynn era is bygone and very very sad.

Is there a Vegas without the Mirage.

Great video!

This is coming from someone who works at bellagio.. those fountains are the properties pride and joy.. I personally asked the president and he laughed and said it would NEVER happen.. relax kids

Very well done! Thank you.

We need to keep everything we have.

Thanks for all you do

I always said, the day the themed hotels are gone, or the Bellagio fountains leave, I will no longer go to Vegas. It's already been getting harder and harder going back with all the changes that happened within the past 10 years.

Great video Steve!!.......The fountains should be treating like National Treasure , Yes things come and go in Vegas but they literally define what people think of when it comes to Vegas...

Nostalgia doesn’t seem to matter these days, sadly. Seeing the mirage volcano get clawed down is exactly that. Everyone hold onto your panties!

The Bellagio isn't in the category of a Riviera, mirage or Tropicana, which were trends and cheap copies. It's the Renaissance - an authentic piece of 15th and 16th century Europe....and that doesn't go out of "style". Those fountains will stay, or Vegas loses it's momentum and potential. The entire property is an Italian experience without the airfare cost.

As long as they are a draw for people to come here and I see no reason to discontinue them. It's working and you can always add to it.

I've been saying it for years, that one of these days, they will want to monetize these money losing acres out front and put something that makes money on that land. Sooner or later. F-1 may have started the ball rolling. The white tiger display at the Mirage, off the side hallway going out to Caesar's Forum Shops replaced by a burger place. TI's and its pirate show, turned into a Mexican food place and a CVS. The volcano at the Mirage currently making way for a tacky guitar shaped hotel tower sitting on top of a podium containing more gambling, boozing and food right out to the Strip and eliminating the expensive nightly eruption. I can't imagine how much money the Bellagio pays for maintenance on their lake and fountain shows but it no doubt is a fortune. They pump the water from the ground, owning the water rights for the former Dunes Resort golf course. They are currently about to start building more shops, restaurants and booze bars on the south edge of their property. They will chip away a bit at a time until the fountains are no more. It won't affect my life.

Keep the fountains but modernize them with a better light show or something. Don't fill it in with more retail crap.

I say the fountains should stay, since treasure island closed it show and sinc e the mirage is gone no volcano show and also since the Tropicana is gone I don’t know know if they even had a show- if beligo gets rid of the fountains there are really no outside shows the casinos are doing

First they took away the treasure island pirate show. Now they have taken away the volcano and now talking about taking away the fountains. I guess las Vegas is no longer the city of entertainment.

Could this be any more clickbait? What rumors? By Who? When? Documented? Some article speculating is not a "rumor" it is just clout fishing, like this video

Vegas would be NOTHING without the fountains ! They killing the city little by little getting rid off the most of iconic attractions we have here for years ! One thing is innovating and the other thing is leaving this city like a ghost town ! It’s a nonsense idea to eliminate the fountains and build retails stores or expanding casino or whatever ! We have a lot of stores in Vegas we don’t need more retails in here ! Just Leave Vegas as always been !!!!!!!

Good evening Edinburgh , Scotland here. Many great features of US cities have replicated around the world The fountains at the Burj Kalifa , Dubai , blow the Bellagio out of the water. Both are spectacular, however the Dubai fountains take the concept to a new level Look them up

I stay at the Bellagio all the time and love the fountains. The water is really not that big an issue, it is mostly recycled while it is drained fro cleaning it is recycled back in. They keep building huge projects like the Sphere so the little water the fountains use is not a reason to close it. I would maintenance and costs to run it would be more the reason most likely.

Bellagio is the GOAT!

From a very close source: the sidewalk that connects over to Planet Hollywood and the escalators coming from Belagio are all going to be converted to shops and possibly an infinity pool over looking the Fountains along with another overhead walkway that crosses the street

Great video Stephen, hopefully they stay for the near term.

RIO-lize them, make them color changing. New York-New York, time to replace your outdated roller coaster with a true world class roller coaster! Your welcome.

I never thought of what I'm about to say until now. Bellagio bright about the hook for the Asian whale. Every place that has been built since then has been for the Asian whale and not for the budget gambler or not even the middle of the road gambler.

Let’s go!

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Very good video !

Call the Volcano

Las Vegas was made for Steve Wynn and Steve Wynn was made for Las Vegas. He loves water. All of his properties have some type of water show like Bellagio or the Mirage with the volcano. If they are thinking about bulldozing it down then that’s the wrong thing to do.

If I was LVMH, I would put every one of my rental contracts as contingent on the fountains remaining. The entire Bellagio brand and experience would be dramatically cheapened if they ripped out the fountains.

I do believe the fountains are fed by a spring on property. Water use shouldn't be an issue, unless politicians wanna lie.

So is the fountain going away or not.? Why speculate about what you don’t know?

Hi, Stephan, you are slowly becoming MR. LAS VEGAS...

Never say never....

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They will eventually get rid of them. 😢 Just like the volcano & lions at MGM.

NEW FOUNTAINS

The Bela-Lugosi casino was just another casino...not much different than the rest. A little fancier...but not much. When they first started to test the fountains, they had stoppage problems... ....ice formed in the nozzles, and by the time they got out to the problem area...the ice had melted. so, it took a while to understand and fix the problem.

If they close the fountains we all need to boycott Vegas completely.

it would be interesting to know how much that bit off land the fountains are one is worth. how much it cost to one show as I bet its not cheap to move that amount off water. And how much it cost to maintain the fountains. and what the life expectancy is off the system. could they come up with new type off show that tock up less space and was cheaper to run.

You can gamble all over the US. Shows all over the US. Stadiums all over the US. Only 1 fountains of bellagio If they take them out, it's over for Vegas.

Not only have I grown up in vegas, I drive uber on the strip and years ago you'd always see a crowd all day/night in front of bellagio to see the fountains, so much so you'd be elbow to elbow with the person next to you to squeeze in and see the show. The last 3 yrs now I hardly see anyone out there, the whole front sidewalk along the blvd is essentially empty almost everyday. The fountains are beautiful but definitely outdated. They need a major update (maybe new laser light show or drone show)

hope it's just a rumor....

And why don't you put a moutase on the Mona Lisa? I understand change but some things should be absolutely left alone, especially when it attacts people from all over the world! Not to mention FREE! I"d still go to Vegas but with a very heart. How dare you mess with perfection?

No way are the fountains closing

Soon we will only be able to see Vegas by watching old footage of it on RU-vid... The real thing will have finally disappeared.

Waste of space. Shops, restaurants and another hotel - casino please………….. 😮

I usually like your content but this is clickbait and false information.