Tropicana Las Vegas’ implosion to take place on October 9 with over 2K explosives

The Tropicana Hotel towers in Las Vegas is set to implode on October 9th at 2:30 AM. The 23-story towers, totaling 917,400 square feet, will be imploded completely to the ground in 22 seconds, as crews from Controlled Demolition ignite a combined 2,190 pounds of explosives, Bally’s Corp. and the Oakland Athletics jointly announced Wednesday.

Before that occurs, the Tropicana will be celebrated one last time with a show featuring 555 drones and a fireworks display, created by Fireworks by Grucci, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO, Steve Hill, said the occasion will be symbolic of Las Vegas itself. "We have a spectacularly rich history that defined live entertainment, nightlife, and culture, and we appreciate the significant role The Tropicana had in making Las Vegas what it is today, " Hill said in a statement. “As a city that constantly reinvents, reinvests, and looks toward the future, we couldn’t be more excited to see how this iconic corner will once again shape Las Vegas’ legacy.”

Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said he believes the Tropicana will be the last structure on Las Vegas Boulevard to be imploded for quite some time. "It’s going to be an awfully exciting evening,” Gibson told the Las Vegas Review-Journal this month. “It’s been years since we did our last one, and it will likely be many, many years before we do another.”

The Rat Pack-era property is being brought down and will make way for the Oakland Athletics’ planned $1.5 billion ballpark. The stadium is slated to be built on 9 acres of the 35-acre site. Bally’s Corp. plans to build a new resort around the ballpark at a future date. The A’s plan to begin construction in the second quarter of next year, scheduled to wrap up in early 2028 in time for that Major League Baseball season.

The Clark County Building Department also issued the demolition permit on September 23rd, allowing Controlled Demolition to oversee the implosion of the towers.