The MGM Grand continues to change. When it first opened, I remember the big ol' open mouth lion head- so gold and so gaudy. It was really an eye sore. Rumor has it that they changed the lion head to the lion statue that is there today because of superstition/feng shui. A portion of the casino had this yellow brick road themed area where you could pretend to be apart of The Wizard of Oz. There was also a mini theme park that was suppose to rival Circus Circus, but obviously failed since it's no longer there.
Now?
Concerts, fight nights, fancy restaurants. When I stayed here last, they were getting ready to introduce the renovated rooms. A couple sections of the hotel were already completed, but the boo and I ended up in the older wing. Regardless of that, I feel like their beds are comfy enough and you're in a high traffic part of the strip where you can take those sky bridges from place to place.
Their Super Bowl parties are a lot of fun too! It's just a matter of securing one of those invites ;)