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| - Rating this place is tough. It was still in preview mode when we went, so I'm exercising forgiveness. It definitely has some serious 5-star potential, though.
First off, it is definitely an experience, not a museum or exhibit. At the start, you basically walk through being a low-level mob person. I don't want to give away too much, but it is kinda neat and fun. You basically interact with a bunch of staff that play different characters.
At several points throughout the journey, you are guided / given overviews and intros by a video image of James Caan, which was pretty neat.
Part of the experience is more museum-ish with several galleries profiling the mob in Vegas, different individual mobsters, and Hollywood and the mob. It was all eh. The best part was the lengthy video about the making of The Godfather.
Likes:
-The "experience" aspect (though, it does need some work)
-The emphasis throughout on Vegas and the mob
-That the info was all on video screens, not small plaques
-The overall set-up and props
Dislikes:
-Some of the actors were pretty bad
-The pictures they take of you, in typical Vegas fashion, are $20
-No locals discount
-It seems a little overpriced ($30 during preview, $40 once it officially opens)
-A lot of the video screens weren't working
-The timing of everything was off
-It overall seemed unfinished
Again, definitely has 5 star potential and there are still a lot of kinks they need to work out. It was fun and neat in some ways, but I definitely enjoyed it more than my husband (he says 1 star). I love the concept of this place. Hopefully, it will improve and get better.
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