MGM Grand (Theme Hotel) $5 Regular House Chip

MGM Grand (Theme Hotel) $5 Regular House Chip
Obsolete
Denom: $5
Issued: 1993
Color: RED
Inserts: 2 White, 2 Quad-Splt-White
Mold: House
Inlay: White
Logo: Lion
Collected By: A. J. Giametta
Was: MGM Marina
3799 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Type: Land Based
702-891-1111
Status: Open
Open: 12/18/1993
When it opened, the MGM Grand had an extensive Wizard of Oz theme, including the green “Emerald City” color of the building and the decorative use of Wizard of Oz memorabilia. After entering the casino’s main entrance, one would find themselves in the Oz Casino facing Emerald City. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were seen in front of the city. The Emerald City attraction featured an elaborate yellow brick road walk-through, complete with the cornfield, apple orchard, and haunted forest, as well as audio-animatronic figures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. It would end at the door of the city, leading inside for a performance of “The Wizard’s Secrets”. When MGM Grand began its extensive refurbishment in 1996, the Oz Casino was the first to go.