Yes. $100 million would be a good start for the casino, midway and restaurants. Another $100 million for the rooms. Still not sure if that would be enough.
@@theclueguy3388 I know it's not a luxury hotel but the property is really, really dated and run down. $25 million isn't really that much when you're talking about renovating 3,700+ rooms with paint, flooring, new furniture, updated bathrooms, etc. That's not even including the rest of the property.
The owner took over the property in 2019 and now four years later, he is doing renovations. He knows to step it up because changes are coming at that end of the strip.
Circus Circus is an icon on the strip.... I hope someone doesn't try tearing it down... I think that's the big mistake on the strip.... they've torn down icons and landmarks that made Las Vegas and made it unrecognizable
Back in February of 2006 my family and i first moved to Las Vegas we stayed at circus circus it was fun my sister and i was only in middle school at the time we had fun there even went to new york new york m&m world met some wonderful friends and got our first dog there in over 2 years
I've been telling people for YEARS... whenever I heard someone groping about how bad Circus Circus was/is and how it should be torn down. I'd say "NO WAY, now the Resorts World is here and The Strat and Sahara were updated... Circus Circus just needs a little TLC and is going to be renovated and be better than EVER!!!" Finally its going down. That end of the strip is going to be MONEY!!
I don't know if they've done this already since it's been a few years since I've been inside Circus Circus but I hope they get some fresh air filters. If I hear about them getting some air filters I'll likely stop by, it's the only thing that kept me out of there in the past.
@@axelfoley1406 absolutely. But I can tell you that they would bring in more money if they did! I visit Vegas twice every year and the last time I visited Circus Circus was in 2014! I won’t even step inside that place. You be surprised how much aesthetics mean to some people.
YUP! My mom worked there as a blackjack dealer and the shit I heard/experienced...$25million but can't pay their staff a living wage or help them when they're injured/sick
$25M, and half went to elevators? Something tells me nobody is going to notice a dang thing. Circus Circus is iconic, but the location is crud and the hotel is gross. Waste of $25M, sorry guys.
Midway games used to be pretty cheap, and the price given away is responsible. After new owners, the price went way up, and the games price was worse. And the taking away all good arcade games.
Circus Circus needs to be renovated, I remember going to Vegas for the very first time on my 21st birthday. I noticed that Circus Circus felt so dead inside.
From what im seeing so far, I'm glad they kept some of that nostalgic look from Circus Circus I had as a kid while remodeling some parts for modern times. Stephen Hillenburg is smiling from the heavens that a Spongebob ride is in the works.
Of the $25 million, 12 went to elevators? They gonna need a lot more than that for renovations. Maybe they want to see some type of ROI before spending more. It's been years since I've been there, but it was pretty rundown when I was there; just wasn't part of the strip people were going to anymore.
That looks like their 4th or 5th VP 😂 Basically they dropped 12 on the elevator a couple more millions on the entrance and the rest will go to the stupid ride 😂
Good idea for the SpongeBob ride and new elevators. Families are their bread and butter so go the universal studios route indoors. Rebuild the RV PARK and that creepy motel next door. Maybe add a Waterpark too.
I didn't see anything mentioned about renovating all the dreadful rooms. Anyway, if you're on a budget and can keep your eyes closed, go ahead and stay.
Still my favorite hotel in Vegas lol but the last time I was there it was like goin to a swap meet but the Adventuredome Was still lit took my kids and showed them my 1st roller coaster
They are putting real axes for axe throwing? Bruh, with how random acts of violence going on in this world, all it takes is for someone to be mental playing that axe throwing game. Put fake ones in, like they have been.
@DE-vs2xy no family place has real throwing axes. I went to the Horseshoe Arcade, no real ones there. Went to Dave and Busters, no real ones again. So lmk where in Vegas I can find these family centers with real axes.
I like the retro look I remember circus circus and pickadilly arcades. Am glad the new owner has a vision of family friendly entertainment. Looks great and blessing 🙏 for the renovation.
A SpongeBob ride that opens in December and it looks like an empty room rn?? I doubt that lol I’m curious if it’ll be a legit dark ride with all the bells and whistles
I wanted to stay the last time I came out to Vegas but it didn’t look so great and we wanted to be comfortable. I hope that they focus on giving the rooms a facelift as well and not just the exteriors and other parts of the casino. The elevators were 12 million was that taken out of the 25 million budget not much left if it was. Anyway it’ll be great to see this gem when it comes out of renovations hoping to check it out then!
Circus Circus was the first hotel I visited when we moved to Vegas back in 1992, when the buffet was like less than $4 or something like that, and much better food. ❤🤡🎪
They are addressing the commercial first because what’s the point of an upgraded room with no amenities. It is a smart business move.. also you need income to upkeep the property so if they make themselves a kid friendly destination they could corner a market in an adult centered city. Then once its profitable they can start upgrading the rooms block by block and being come successful. Great plan.
Here they are preserving this, but, who cares about Riviera, Stardust, Frontier, Desert Inn, Sands, Imperial Palace, Maxim, Dunes, Aladdin, Hacienda, and soon to be gone; Tropicana, etc, etc, etc, etc.
Yes, hope they make this a historical preservation site and never ever tear it down, it is EPIC and holds so many memories.
Their budget is 55 Million unless they increase it. They've already hit that mark. And the outside still looks ancient
It can be improved
I’m happy to see some preservation versus the constant renewal of the strip too! I have fond memories and I’d hate to see it go
It's the last surviving casino on the Strip from the pre-corporate, pre-90s attempt to make Vegas a family destination, mob era in Vegas.
Did you read the history? 😂
I feel like they’re gonna need more than 25 million 😅
haha my thoughts exactly, the rooms need to be upgraded for sure
@@JavierJimenez-kn2obthat is the main thing
It’s funny I told my dad there spending 25 million and he thought I said billion because that’s what this shit hole needs 🤣
@strictlyfashion3345 - re: "I feel..." = what part of your body do you "feel" more than 25 million is needed ?!?
Yes the entire hotel needs a renovation
Love Circus Circus. Iconic and needs to be upgraded for future generations
I hope they're upgrading the actual hotel rooms and not just the games😮
AMEN.....really rundown!
Foreals !!
Half of the 25M went to elevators. Then add in a Spongebob ride. That pretty much means the rooms ain't getting touched.
@@firebirdude2 facts!! .. Circus Circus is backwards SMH 🤦🏾♂️
Glad to hear about this. I love Circus Circus many years ago, and still love it. Can’t wait to see the new results.
They're way over due and I can't wait to see it.
Finally! Keep the renovations coming!
I’m glad they are renovating it as opposed to tearing it down. My brother and I loved this hotel as kids, and it’s a staple on the strip.
they really just showed an empty room and said sneek peek
Its going to take a lot more than 25 million to fix that dump lol
Yes. $100 million would be a good start for the casino, midway and restaurants. Another $100 million for the rooms. Still not sure if that would be enough.
@@joet7136they might as well demolish in that case. This renovation will be good. This isn’t a luxury hotel and never was and never will be
@@theclueguy3388 I know it's not a luxury hotel but the property is really, really dated and run down. $25 million isn't really that much when you're talking about renovating 3,700+ rooms with paint, flooring, new furniture, updated bathrooms, etc. That's not even including the rest of the property.
Betty Davis. What a dump!
You were right 25 million with the smell, the rooms, the dirty carpet there’s no help in this please
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST LOVE UPDATED RESTORATION PROJECTS. GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
About time they did some renovations! Looks good!
The owner took over the property in 2019 and now four years later, he is doing renovations. He knows to step it up because changes are coming at that end of the strip.
COVID
The pandemic happened right after. It took Vegas 2 years to get back to normal.
Circus Circus is an icon on the strip.... I hope someone doesn't try tearing it down... I think that's the big mistake on the strip.... they've torn down icons and landmarks that made Las Vegas and made it unrecognizable
So happy they’re not tearing it down. I love Circus Circus.
Back in February of 2006 my family and i first moved to Las Vegas we stayed at circus circus it was fun my sister and i was only in middle school at the time we had fun there even went to new york new york m&m world met some wonderful friends and got our first dog there in over 2 years
I’m 19 never been to Vegas but only in a layover, and honestly to hear all about these hotels and their renovations just warms my heart in some way
You’re gonna love Vegas! Good luck
I always get a kick out of this place. so fun.
Spongebob ride? Would have been cool in 93. A few decades late on this update
It's about damn time.
So many amazing memories as a kid here with my family. But yeah it definitely needed upgrades because even 15 years ago it was severely dated.
Wow! Elevators and a big empty room? Now, those are some must-see attractions!!
"Circus Circus, here I come!", said no one.
I've been telling people for YEARS... whenever I heard someone groping about how bad Circus Circus was/is and how it should be torn down. I'd say "NO WAY, now the Resorts World is here and The Strat and Sahara were updated... Circus Circus just needs a little TLC and is going to be renovated and be better than EVER!!!" Finally its going down.
That end of the strip is going to be MONEY!!
They need to spend lots of money and time renovating all the rooms and hallways. Also, renovate customer service.
my favorite is the STEAK HOUSE inside Circus circus, every time i go to VEGAS i dont leave until i eat my STEAK there
They need to fix the big clown outside and hope the rooms too
I always remembered circus circus as a kid in Reno and will forever remember circus circus
I don't know if they've done this already since it's been a few years since I've been inside Circus Circus but I hope they get some fresh air filters. If I hear about them getting some air filters I'll likely stop by, it's the only thing that kept me out of there in the past.
They should have used that money to renovate the ROOMS! 🤦🏾♀️
Casino and games make more money than the rooms.
Agree, but that's not where they make their money.
@@axelfoley1406 absolutely. But I can tell you that they would bring in more money if they did! I visit Vegas twice every year and the last time I visited Circus Circus was in 2014! I won’t even step inside that place. You be surprised how much aesthetics mean to some people.
Meanwhile the place is understaffed and everyone is treated like slaves 😂
Sounds like what Boyd is doing at Fremont.
YUP! My mom worked there as a blackjack dealer and the shit I heard/experienced...$25million but can't pay their staff a living wage or help them when they're injured/sick
Well they have to upgrade it make it look nice for the slaves that work there
Hey @_Fox_Dye - re: "slaves & 😂" What is so funny about your negative comment??
@@ArghMatey Well you cant be injured/sick 295 days a year
I love Circus Circus when I visited it, I just wish it wasn’t as dark and it didn’t smell like smoke and sweat
$25M, and half went to elevators? Something tells me nobody is going to notice a dang thing. Circus Circus is iconic, but the location is crud and the hotel is gross. Waste of $25M, sorry guys.
fond memories playing at the arcade with my family in the 90s/00s. keep it forever.
Same here. Loved the Midway Arcade and the Adventure Dome. I wish they kept their classic arcade games though.
Her: “We haven’t shown this to anybody”
[Empty room]
Midway games used to be pretty cheap, and the price given away is responsible. After new owners, the price went way up, and the games price was worse. And the taking away all good arcade games.
Sad
They gotta pay off these renovations. MGM neglected this place badly. Very badly. It needs renovations
Circus Circus needs to be renovated, I remember going to Vegas for the very first time on my 21st birthday. I noticed that Circus Circus felt so dead inside.
From what im seeing so far, I'm glad they kept some of that nostalgic look from Circus Circus I had as a kid while remodeling some parts for modern times.
Stephen Hillenburg is smiling from the heavens that a Spongebob ride is in the works.
Glad to see it being updated. We really missed Slot a fun, hope they bring that back
Keep circus circus alive!
Thank god. When I was there 2 years ago it looked (and smelled) the same as it did 20 years ago. About time!
Love Circus Circus. The Adventuredome had the SpongeBob simulator ride back in the day.
Please don’t fuck it up
Of the $25 million, 12 went to elevators? They gonna need a lot more than that for renovations. Maybe they want to see some type of ROI before spending more. It's been years since I've been there, but it was pretty rundown when I was there; just wasn't part of the strip people were going to anymore.
That looks like their 4th or 5th VP 😂 Basically they dropped 12 on the elevator a couple more millions on the entrance and the rest will go to the stupid ride 😂
What a shame. I love the old, never updated look
The attraction in the unfinished part could become a construction "adventure" for patrons to do the work. They could call it the Sponge Bob Vila area.
Fix the rooms
Good idea for the SpongeBob ride and new elevators. Families are their bread and butter so go the universal studios route indoors. Rebuild the RV PARK and that creepy motel next door. Maybe add a Waterpark too.
I hope that creepy motel is torn down and rebuilt.
@@selenaphillips6971 yep! That’s actually what I was thinking. 😊
I didn't see anything mentioned about renovating all the dreadful rooms. Anyway, if you're on a budget and can keep your eyes closed, go ahead and stay.
$12M just for the elevators??! Need way more than $25M... all the rooms and carpet need renovation.
Now, me as a person who lives in Los Angeles, I'm really excited for this!
More like it needs a $100 Million dollar upgrade!! But the Historic Bigtop and from facade should never change.
I cant wait to see these changes! looking great already!
Can’t wait to book my family trip! Just like my dad did when I was little! You’ll see my kids at the mini golf course with bowl cuts!
Still my favorite hotel in Vegas lol but the last time I was there it was like goin to a swap meet but the Adventuredome
Was still lit took my kids and showed them my 1st roller coaster
Much needed update. Happy it’s being done instead of getting torn down.
About time. Circus circus. About time.
i so happy circus circus is bring back SpongeBob back and it's comeing out this dec so hype to go on this spongebob ride
I am spending every single penny to ride every day the Spongebob ride
You had me at spongebob
They are putting real axes for axe throwing? Bruh, with how random acts of violence going on in this world, all it takes is for someone to be mental playing that axe throwing game. Put fake ones in, like they have been.
Welcome to everywhere in Vegas that’s been throwing real axes for about a decade now. Lol
@DE-vs2xy no family place has real throwing axes. I went to the Horseshoe Arcade, no real ones there. Went to Dave and Busters, no real ones again. So lmk where in Vegas I can find these family centers with real axes.
That’s awesome I love circus circus 🎪 can’t wait to see the finish results
I havent been to LV Circus Circus since the mid 90’s, I did went to LV new years eve, But i have more memories at the Reno Circus Circus
It’s about Time!
I like the retro look I remember circus circus and pickadilly arcades. Am glad the new owner has a vision of family friendly entertainment. Looks great and blessing 🙏 for the renovation.
*Invest more in security please.* 💯🙏
I know That place so well when I was a kid. Great place. I hope the new upgrade will be better.
I would stop by and check it out for sure
Those elevators and rooms should be priority , lines to wait to get into elevators are ridiculous.
I’m happy because SpongeBob is coming back
I love how dramatic and aggressive the narrator sounds 😭😭😭
🥳🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations! I'm looking forward for this
My family and I were just there in July and we were talking about how outdated it was. I'm glad to hear that they are upgrading it! :-)
I was driving by a month ago , wondering when they going to change the front, because it doesn’t fit with the new hotel across street
The clowns pocket has changed since its hay day in GTA
Their buffet needs an exorcism
They need to change the rooms ,are you kidding me
A SpongeBob ride that opens in December and it looks like an empty room rn?? I doubt that lol I’m curious if it’ll be a legit dark ride with all the bells and whistles
@cap_avenger_9357 - are you as critical in daily life, as your jumping to negative conclusions here on TH-cam?!?
Happy for this. My family used to go here all the time when I was kid (30 years ago).
Thank goodness, this place NEEDS work! Went to see it this year for the first time since I was a kid and wow, bit of a dump 😢
I wanted to stay the last time I came out to Vegas but it didn’t look so great and we wanted to be comfortable. I hope that they focus on giving the rooms a facelift as well and not just the exteriors and other parts of the casino. The elevators were 12 million was that taken out of the 25 million budget not much left if it was. Anyway it’ll be great to see this gem when it comes out of renovations hoping to check it out then!
Can't BELIEVE this place is still in operation!!!
Circus Circus was the first hotel I visited when we moved to Vegas back in 1992, when the buffet was like less than $4 or something like that, and much better food. ❤🤡🎪
Yes you are correct. I was there that same year and remember the buffet was $3.99. 🥰
Buffet was $30 when i was there a month ago.. and it was not worth it... Golden corral has a better buffet than i got there
@@williamhaynes7089 That is saying a lot because I think Golden Coral is horrible.😒
Thats good...YESSS
I love circus circus,so many childhood memories.
I hope they're going to scare off the scary clown ghost
A " SPONGE BOB RIDE?!!! " WOW I CAN HARDLY WAIT...;-( ...BRING BACK THE 1970s & 80s ( Big-Money ) WINNING QUARTER SLOT MACHINES...
About time. Circus Circus was a "dump" back in 2009 when i went 😱
Chile please.. what’s upgrades are y’all doing to the rooms?
If they renovate the outside, it needs MORE shading
They are addressing the commercial first because what’s the point of an upgraded room with no amenities. It is a smart business move.. also you need income to upkeep the property so if they make themselves a kid friendly destination they could corner a market in an adult centered city. Then once its profitable they can start upgrading the rooms block by block and being come successful. Great plan.
My family had a lot of memories here.
They'll definitely need more than 30 Mil to make a real change...
Needs 10 times that to not be disgusting.
Circus Circus needs to add a walkway from the Strip. The 3 feet wall seems like a barrier to the entrance.
Wow SpongeBob themed
axe throwing at circus circus?? 🤣🤣 those poor employees
Here they are preserving this, but, who cares about Riviera, Stardust, Frontier, Desert Inn, Sands, Imperial Palace, Maxim, Dunes, Aladdin, Hacienda, and soon to be gone; Tropicana, etc, etc, etc, etc.
You forgot The Silver Slipper, that spinning Shoe always got My attention😅
I feel like for that place $25 million is still too light
IDK... I think they will need more than 50M to renovate...