{"id":14545,"date":"2016-06-13T21:42:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T04:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=14545"},"modified":"2017-12-05T20:34:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T04:34:28","slug":"our-favorite-bellagio-conservatory-display-takes-us-back-under-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/our-favorite-bellagio-conservatory-display-takes-us-back-under-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Bellagio Conservatory Display Takes Us Back “Under the Sea”"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know how Las Vegas attractions too-often describe themselves as being “immersive”?<\/p>\n

Well, in the case of the Bellagio Conservatory’s summer display, “Under the Sea,” it’s
\ntrue. Because it’s under the sea. Please, try and keep up.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach, which is why you’ll never see one at a Las Vegas buffet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Under the Sea” is far-and-away our favorite Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden display of the year (sorry, pandering Chinese New Year display), so let’s dive headlong into this free, family-friendly Las Vegas attraction.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
A whale’s tail is called a “fluke,” a term which also describes the time you actually won something playing keno.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While many of the elements of “Under the Sea” will be familiar to frequent Las Vegas
\nvisitors, the centerpiece of the display is new.<\/p>\n

“Under the Sea” features a walk-through fish tank designed by the team behind\u00a0a Las
\nVegas-based reality show, Animal Planet’s “Tanked.”<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
The aquarium structure holds about 1,500 gallons of water and approximately 15 children screaming, “Look, Mommy, it’s Dory!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guests walk down a tunnel flanked by two 20-foot aquariums. Tip: As you’re strolling
\nthrough the aquarium structure, don’t forget to look down. The floor is illuminated and
\nanimated.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
Told you it’s immersive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fish in the aquarium are on loan from Mandalay Bay and include five flame angelfish, six sailfin tang (Dory\u00a0is a regal blue tang, but close enough), six Spanish hogfish and three lunar wrasses. Any of which would make a damned fine band name, by the way.<\/p>\n

Once again, the Bellagio Conservatory has created an impressive display, including tens of
\nthousands of plants.<\/p>\n

The “Under the Sea” exhibit boasts 80,000 blooming plants. No, we did not count them. We
\nhave a life. The blooming plants include New Guinea impatiens, calandiva, hydrangea,
\nsunflower, salvia, pineapply lily, asalea, chrysanthemum, miniature rose and calla lily.
\nThe exhibit gets 6,000 tulips each week, and it has about 2,000 ivy plants.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
We’re guessing these are calandiva, but we know flowers like we know fact-checking and copy editing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shout-out the exhibit’s 600 shrubs, too. We were not entirely aware begonias and hibiscus
\nwere shrubs, but who are we to argue with horticulturalists? Or people who write news
\nreleases about their work, for that matter.<\/p>\n

“Under the Sea” also has seahorses, dolphins, a clam and pearl, a sea turtle, starfish, scuba divers, a seal and a whale. There’s also a mermaid looking a little like she’s on her third night in Las Vegas, if you get our drift.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
The mermaid’s realm comes complete with a matching set of\u00a0bidets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let’s not get bogged down trying to figure out why there are flowers growing “Under the Sea.” This is whimsy, not a Jacques Cousteau documentary. (That sound you hear is Millennials collectively shrugging.)<\/p>\n

There are also massive jellyfish. These gelatinous creatures are some of the most distinctive in our planet’s oceans.\u00a0Jellyfish use their “bells” for locomotion and their stings provide us with an excuse to urinate on our friends.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
This is the first known jellyfish upskirt, ever. It’s a little thing we like to call “innovation.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Happily, the Bellagio Conservatory’s seasonal exhibits remain free. Which is definitely
\ngoing to jinx it, sorry. Think we’re kidding? Attractions like this aren’t cheap. Bellagio
\nhas 120 people on its horticulture staff.<\/p>\n

For a long time, Las Vegas casinos used free attractions to draw customers to gamble. But Las Vegas visitors are gambling less, and we’d wager just a tiny fraction of people who
\nvisit Bellagio to see the Conservatory end up at the slot machines or tables.<\/p>\n

“Show in the Sky” at Rio went away, “Sirens of TI” had its plugged pulled at Treasure Island and the volcano at Mirage cut back on its number of shows. Not to be a buzzkill, but enjoy the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden while you can!<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
Sea turtles were around during the late Jurassic period. Turtles seem laid-back now, but they were a little freaked out about the late period thing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Find out more about the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the photo of the “Under the Sea” display on Bellagio’s Web site isn’t
\nactually the display. It depicts a previous incarnation. Don’t be so OCD, bro.<\/p>\n

\"Bellagio
“Please turn your head and cough.” ~Sea moss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Enjoy a metric ass-ton of photos from Bellagio Conservatory’s\u00a0“Under the Sea” display, a reminder to appreciate and preserve sealife, especially the adorable kind. Because let’s face it, nobody’s making\u00a0a blob fish<\/a>\u00a0out of carnations anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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