{"id":17769,"date":"2017-07-01T03:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T10:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=17769"},"modified":"2023-03-29T07:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:21:25","slug":"zombie-apocalypse-store-closes-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/zombie-apocalypse-store-closes-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombie Apocalypse Store Closes, Converts to Bitcoin Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It came in with an &#8220;Aaargh!&#8221; and went out with barely a whimper.<\/p>\n<p>The Zombie Apocalypse Store, a quirky Las Vegas retail store and attraction, has closed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17770\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17770 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store1.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie Apocalypse Store\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ah, the memories. The Zombie Apocalypse Store is currently pushing up daisies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The store called it quits with zero fanfare or news coverage in May 2017 after a liquidation process where fans could purchase zombie and doomsday-inspired tchotchkes at garage sale prices.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look back at the Zombie Apocalypse Store.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-9ygzjzzt_tw\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-9ygzjzzt_tw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9YGzJZzt_tw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9YGzJZzt_tw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/zombie-apocalypse-store-closes-las-vegas\\\/#arve-youtube-9ygzjzzt_tw\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/9YGzJZzt_tw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re saddened to learn of the passing of the Zombie Apocalypse Store, an undeniably memorable destination for &#8220;biter&#8221; fans and hardcore survivalists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17774\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17774 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store4.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie Apocalypse Store\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store4-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s a photo from 2013, long before the Zombie Apocalypse Store apocalypse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The store housed a wide variety of zombie-related merchandise like emergency water filtration systems and food supplies, ammo, stun guns and roamer-killing weaponry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17771\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17771 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store3.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie Apocalypse Store\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store3-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not gonna lie, it got a little awkward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Zombie Apocalypse most recently hosted a 3-D zombie photo studio and zombie shooting gallery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/six-new-things-at-the-zombie-apocalypse-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After a little more than five years of operation (the store opened in November 2011), the once-brisk zombie business began to decay, so the store&#8217;s owners decided to pivot to the booming Bitcoin business.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, the Zombie Apocalypse Store has risen from the dead, becoming Bitcoin Central Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin, of course, is what&#8217;s known as an alternative currency, or digital currency. Bitcoin got its start in 2009 as the first decentralized cryptocurrency. There&#8217;s been a lot of buzz about Bitcoin recently as the digital currency&#8217;s value has skyrocketed.<\/p>\n<p>As with so many things in Las Vegas, we didn&#8217;t realize how attached we&#8217;d become to the Zombie Apocalypse Store until we learned it was gone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17772\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17772 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/zombie_apocalypse_store2.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie Apocalypse Store\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part tongue-in-cheek, part deadly serious, the Zombie Apocalypse Store was a singular Las Vegas attraction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zombies in Las Vegas aren&#8217;t going down without a fight, however.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s the Zombie Apocalypse Experience at Adventure Combat Ops, a Zombie Hunt package at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therange702.com\/experiences\/zombie-hunt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Range 702<\/a>, an upcoming zombie attraction called <a href=\"https:\/\/vegasexperience.com\/fear-walking-dead-survival-attraction-las-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fear the Walking Dead: Survival<\/a> at Fremont Street Experience (where we work in digital marketing) and the well-reviewed Zombie Burlesque show at V Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It came in with an &#8220;Aaargh!&#8221; and went out with barely a whimper. 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