imeline:

• May 5, 1978 — Ribbon Cutting
• June 3, 1978 — First Day of Hello Hollywood, Hello
• November 21, 1980 — Fire at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas kills 87 people
• 1981 — Hotel Expansion at MGM in Reno to 2001 rooms
• April 15, 1984 — 4000th performance of Hello Hollywood, Hello
• June 1985 — First of headliners, Carol Channing, appeared on Hello Hollywood, Hello
• April 1986 — Grand Hotel and Casinos in Reno and Las Vegas were acquired by Bally’s
• April 18, 1989 — Last Day of Hello Hollywood, Hello
• 1992 — Grand Hotel in Reno acquired by Hilton

acts:

• Original size of hotel was 1015 rooms, on 145 acres, costing $131 million.
• In 1978, the MGM Grand in Reno was the world’s largest Casino with 2000 slots.
• Current size of hotel is 2003 rooms with 190,000 square feet.
• The Ziegfeld Theater (now the Hilton Theater) was and still is the world’s largest showroom stage.
• The showroom stage is 180 feet deep by 242 feet wide, an acre in size.
• The stage has 3 elevators with a total lifting capacity of 240,000 lbs.