Gaming | Rumors of King Kong coming to Vegas

Later this month, Wynn Resorts will open the USD4.2 billion Wynn Palace on the Cotai Strip, drawing inspiration from the floral themes and colorful displays at Wynn Las Vegas.
The Cotai project is not, however, the only project that company chairman Steve Wynn is working on. Across the Pacific Ocean, Wynn hopes to brief his company’s board of directors next month on his Las Vegas plans, which include a USD1.5 billion project called “Wynn Paradise Park.”
The park, which will contain a golf club and 38-acres of lagoon and beach, has made headlines because a Forbes report suggested it will include a giant figure of King Kong. There will reportedly be two islands in the middle of the proposed lagoon, on one of which the King Kong figure will be erected.
“We will have an eight-story-tall [King] Kong who will make an appearance every day before the water shows,” said Wynn at a Couture Time exhibition in June. “He will be articulated to turn 360 degrees and will have a 50-foot arm spread, and in his left hand he will hold a girl. He will have animated eyes and a big sound.”
“Millions of people come to Vegas each year and we know they will come to see this. The question is, how much will they pay?” he asked at the exhibition.
Under Wynn’s proposal, the park would open by 2020 if work begins this year as scheduled.  DB