the company announced<\/a> Ted King, the longtime veteran behind “Caesars Magical Empire” at Caesars Palace and “Star Trek: The Experience” at what’s now Westgate, will oversee content creation for the Sphere’s massive screens.<\/p>\nLogistics and cost aside, MSG Sphere has the potential to rock the world of Las Vegas entertainment.<\/p>\nLas Vegas is about to get an injection of OMFG.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMSG Sphere will accommodate about 17,500 people and will stand 366 feet tall.<\/p>\n
The venue will feature inner and outer high-definition screens covering about 160,000 square feet.<\/p>\n
Sound quality is expected to be off-the-chart, mainly because the Sphere will use an infrasound haptic system. We’d tell you what that is, but that would involved “effort,” and we are very busy \ndrinking for further field research involving a Top Dollar slot machine, so lower your expectations.<\/p>\n
MSG Sphere is one of the shiny new toys Las Vegas desperately needs to help jump start Sin City again.<\/p>\n
Keep those cranes craning, MSG Sphere.<\/p>\n
Update (7\/22\/20): Construction has been halted again at MSG Sphere. Our sources say the reasons are financial. Many trade folks haven’t been paid in months. Big red flag this project is stalled indefinitely.<\/p>\n
Update (8\/14\/20): Construction has resumed at MSG Sphere. Starting to see a pattern here.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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