Atmospheric models wandered the casino floor in white-haired wigs and floor-length white gowns with big bows on the back.

VIP guests and A-listers arrived in the evening for an invitation-only grand opening party.įontainebleau played up its upscale vibes during the party. On the Las Vegas skyline for more than a decade, the $3.7 billion Fontainebleau finally opened its doors to the public for the first time late Wednesday night. “So to do that in less than three years, it doesn’t happen without a great development team.” “When you build a building like this, it usually takes about six years to plan and build it. Some celebrities spotted Wednesday evening were retired quarterback Tom Brady, singer Cher, rocker Alice Cooper, actor Bryan Cranston and actor/producer Aaron Paul, among others. Other guests already staying at the property, some rolling their luggage from the parking garage, could also be seen on Wednesday morning. Hundreds of invited guests gathered for the event and cheered comments made by Soffer’s development team and invited dignitaries.

The start of the ribbon-cutting was punctuated by a line of Chinese dragon dancers that accented the international flair the property is expected to have upon opening. We now know why Fontainebleau executives opted to open the 67-story, blue-tinted north Strip resort on Wednesday.įollowing a 30-minute ribbon-cutting ceremony, a crowd of family and friends in attendance sang “Happy Birthday” to Fontainebleau Development CEO Jeffrey Soffer, who was joined on a stage by 18 contributors to the resort’s opening in the Urs Fischer Gallery for the property’s first big event. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Sylvester Stallone walks the Fontainebleau “Bleau carpet” event on Wednesday, Dec.

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