Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat

Siegfried and Roy are two of the most well known magicians. They are from Germany, but spent much of their life here in America. Their magic show encompassed two white Bengal tigers and several magic tricks and illusions. They spent several years at the Mirage with their show. On February 28, 2009 Siegfried and Roy performed for the last time. This was after a five year break, during which time Roy recovered from an injury. Siegfried and Roy began working on an ocean liner in 1959 where they met to come up with the act. In 1972 they brought the show to Vegas, and in 1990 their show hit the Mirage. They had over 5750 shows together.

At the Mirage Seigfried and Roy created a garden and dolphin habitat to go with their tiger display. Tourists who visit the place can come face to face with a white lion, white tigers, panthers, leopards, and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. They just had a litter of tiger cubs born as well as a baby dolphin. Seigfried and Roy stated in a media interview that they realized they must help the planet. In working with such wonderful creatures they see how hunting has decreased the numbers of many of the planet's species. To help keep these animals from disappearing they have created the animal habitat to show everyone that these animals could disappear if action is not taken. They would rather allow the animals to run free in their natural habitat in peace, but for now that cannot happen. So the habitat is meant to educate, to help preserve animals, and help establish a breeding program.

The secret garden and habitat is open daily from 10am to 7pm. Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10 for children. The admission allows guests to walk through the gardens seeing the animals for as long as they wish. Admission does close 30 minutes prior to the closing of the gardens.

For tourists who want to do more than walk through the habitat there are three options. Tourists can be a trainer for a few hours in the day. They can work with the dolphin trainers working with hand signals and the whistles to help teach the dolphins and learn how the show works.

The second option is to have a VIP tour with a group. A group tour lasts for one hour. The guide takes the group around talking about the various ins and outs of the habitat, how they feed the animals, how much they feed them, and the care required for such a large facility.

Lastly parents can set up children's birthday parties at the habitat. Children can have their picture taken with a dolphin, tour the entire facility, and there are other activities available. The programs have been designed for optimal awareness of the world's species. Siegfried and Roy's performance tigers are occasionally on display at the habitat, and at other times they are at the home of the pair.