Studio City (Macau)

The project was initially developed without a casino{{Cite news |date=7 July 2011 |title=No Casino in Studio City: Lau |work=Macau Daily Times |url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/27014-casino-Studio-City-Lau.html |url-status=dead |access-date=7 July 2011 |archive-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709214015/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/27014-casino-Studio-City-Lau.html }} by U.S. investment firms Silver Point Capital LP and Oaktree Capital Management LLC, with a 40 per cent interest through a joint subsidiary, New Cotai Holdings, and Hong Kong entertainment company eSun Holdings Ltd. In June 2011, Melco Crown Entertainment acquired eSun's 60 per cent controlling interest.{{Cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Kate |date=16 June 2011 |title=Melco Crown Gains Control of Macau Project |language=en |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304186404576388643245930116 |access-date=30 July 2022}} Taubman Centers had also been an early investor, originally acquiring a 25 percent interest in The Mall at Studio City, the retail component of Macau Studio City, then exercised its option, withdrawing US$65 million when its 18-month condition contingent on other financing period expired, on 11 August 2009.{{Cite news |date=26 August 2009 |title=Taubman Pulls out of Macau Studio City |work=Macau Daily Times |url=http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31506&Itemid=50 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=5 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005234228/http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31506&Itemid=50 }}

The $3.2 billion Studio City officially opened 27 October 2015 on Macau's Cotai Strip, adjacent to the Cotai Lotus Checkpoint Station and directly connected to the Taipa line of Macau Light Rapid Transit.{{Cite news |last=Haridasani |first=Alisha |date=6 November 2015 |title=World's First Figure-8 Ferris Wheel Opens in Macau |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/macau-studio-city-wheel/index.html |access-date=30 July 2022}}

Melco Crown Entertainment commissioned a $70 million film for the grand opening of Studio City resort. Produced by Brett Ratner, Martin Scorsese directed Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in the 15-minute film, The Audition, portraying fictionalized versions of themselves.{{Cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=27 October 2015 |title=Why Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese Convened in a Macau Casino |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/leonardo-dicaprio-robert-de-niro-martin-scorsese-casino |access-date=30 July 2022 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}

In December 2020, Star Tower at Studio City and Altira Macau, along with other Melco Resorts properties, were named among the first hotels in the world to receive Sharecare Health Security certification by Forbes Travel Guide.{{Cite web |title=Sharecare |url=http://www.forbestravelguide.com/health-security-verified |website=Forbes Travel Guide |language=en}}

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Inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood, the cinematic-themed resort comprises a 30,000-square-foot Family Entertainment Center in collaboration with Time Warner Inc. subsidiaries Warner Bros and DC Comics. The entertainment center features DC Comics characters, such as Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash.{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Brook |date=13 January 2015 |title=Studio City Melco Teams up with Time Warner to Open Family Entertainment Center |work=Macau Daily Times |url=http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/studio-city-melco-teams-time-warner-open-family-entertainment-center.html}}

Studio City features an Art Deco design inspired by two asteroids shooting through a Gotham City building.{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=14 January 2015 |title=China's Building a Gotham-Inspired Super Casino that Bets Big on Batman |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7543993/studio-city-macau-virtual-reality-batman |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=The Verge}} The resort was designed by Goddard Group, a Los Angeles–based entertainment design firm that also designed Galaxy Macau.{{Cite web |date=3 February 2015 |title=Goddard Group Designs Studio City in Macau |url=http://www.hoteldesignmagazine.com/news/goddard-group-designs-studio-city-macau |url-status=dead |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Hotel Design |archive-date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922055513/http://www.hoteldesignmagazine.com/news/goddard-group-designs-studio-city-macau }}{{Cite web |last=Alton |first=Elizabeth |date=17 February 2015 |title=The Goddard Group: Leading the Way In China's Entertainment Boom |url=http://entertainmentdesigner.com/news/theme-park-design-news/goddard-group-leading-way-chinas-entertainment-boom/ |url-status=dead |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Entertainment Designer |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107204237/http://entertainmentdesigner.com/news/theme-park-design-news/goddard-group-leading-way-chinas-entertainment-boom/ }}{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Josh |date=14 January 2015 |title=Studio City Announced For Macau Featuring Batman, Magicians, Celebrities and More! |url=http://themeparkuniversity.com/outside-the-parks/studio-city-announced-macau-featuring-batman-magicians-celebrities/ |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Theme Park University}}

The resort's two hotel towers – Star Tower and Celebrity Tower – are connected by the Golden Reel, the world's first and highest figure-8 ferris wheel.{{Cite web |title=Star Tower at Studio City Macau |url=http://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/macau-china/star-tower-at-studio-city-macau |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=Forbes Travel Guide |language=en}} Boarding at the hotel's 23rd floor, the wheel features 17 steampunk-themed cabins holding up to 10 passengers each, also designed by the Goddard Group, with hardware manufactured by Liechtenstein's Intamin Amusement Rides.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Dennis |date=21 July 2015 |title=The World's First Figure-8 Ferris Wheel Is Being Built Inside This $3.2 Billion Macau Casino |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/studio-city-macau-builds-the-worlds-first-figure-8-ferris-wheel-2015-7 |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Business Insider}}{{Cite web |date=18 July 2015 |title=World's First Figure Eight Ferris Wheel to Open in Macau |url=http://www.contemporist.com/2015/07/18/worlds-first-figure-eight-ferris-wheel-to-open-in-macau/ |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Contemporist}} Batman Dark Flight is a 4D flight simulation theatre attraction,{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Steven |date=14 January 2015 |title=Batman-Inspired Casino Set For Construction...In China |url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/26531/20150114/batman-inspired-casino-set-for-construction-in-china.htm |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Tech Times}} along with a 40,000 square foot children's playground, the Warner Brothers Fun Zone.{{Cite web |title=Warner Bros. Fun Zone |url=http://www.studiocity-macau.com/en/entertainment/detail/37/Warner+Bros.+Fun+Zone |url-status= |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Studio City Macau}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}

Facilities include Legend Heroes Park, an immersive tech-based entertainment park (TBE),{{Cite web |title=Legend Heroes Park |url=https://macaulifestyle.com/city-guide/legend-heroes-park/ |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=Macau Lifestyle |language=en}} a 5,000-seat live performance arena,{{Cite web |title=Studio City Event Center |url=https://macaulifestyle.com/city-guide/studio-city-event-center/ |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=Macau Lifestyle |language=en}} an indoor/outdoor water park, opened in May 2021,{{Cite news |date=24 May 2021 |title=Studio City Water Park Attracts Nearly 1,000 Guests on First Day |language=en |work=Macau Daily Times |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/studio-city-water-park-attracts-nearly-1000-guests-on-first-day.html |access-date=30 July 2022}} indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness centre and meeting rooms. Star Tower is rated 5-star by Forbes Travel Guide and houses several award-winning restaurants, the Zensa Spa and Pacha Macau nightclub, as well as 1,233 gaming machines and about 250 gaming tables.{{Cite web |title=Macau Studio City |url=https://www.casinocity.com/macau/cotai/macau-studio-city/ |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=casinocity.com}} Studio City Event Center hosts concerts and sporting events.

Guests may also view space through giant portal windows at the Cosmos Food Station food court.{{Cite web |title=Cosmos Food Station |url=http://www.studiocity-macau.com/en/dining/detail/24/Cosmo+Food+Station |url-status= |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Studio City Macau}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}} Restaurants at Studio City include Michelin-starred Pearl Dragon, Bi Ying, Rossi Trattoria and Hide Yamamoto.{{Cite web |title=Factsheets > Dining |url=https://www.studiocitymacaumedia.com/en/factsheets/view/4.html |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=studiocitymacaumedia.com}}

Currently under construction, Phase 2 of Studio City's expansion will see the addition of two hotel towers housing approximately 900 rooms, additional gaming areas, a cineplex, an indoor/outdoor water park touted as one of the world's largest, and facilities for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).{{Cite web |date=28 April 2020 |title=Melco Starts Studio City Phase 2, Eyes Mid-2022 Completion |url=https://www.ggrasia.com/melco-starts-studio-city-phase-2-eyes-mid-2022-completion/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=GGRAsia |language=en}}

Near the Taipa Grande Natural Park nature reserve, the two hotel towers are designed to be distanced from each other, creating adequate space for bird migration.{{Cite web |last=Moura |first=Nelson |date=28 January 2021 |title=Studio City Phase 2 Hotel Tower Blocks Designed to Facilitate Local Wetland Bird Migrations |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/studio-city-phase-2-hotel-tower-blocks-designed-to-facilitate-local-wetland-bird-migrations/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Macau Business |language=en}} On 5 May 2021, it was announced that the Macau government had extended the development period under its land concession contract with Studio City to 27 December 2022.{{Cite news |last=Tsang |first=Honey |date=7 May 2021 |title=Studio City Granted Extended Construction Deadline Beyond Gaming Licenses |work=Macau Daily Times |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/studio-city-granted-extended-construction-deadline-beyond-gaming-license.html |access-date=19 August 2021}}

Announced on 28 December 2021, W Macau – Studio City is scheduled to open in December 2022 as part of Phase 2 with 557 guestrooms, including 127 suites.{{Cite web |date=28 December 2021 |title=Marriott International Signs Agreement with Melco Resorts & Entertainment to Bring Macau's First W Hotel |url=https://news.marriott.com/news/2021/12/28/marriott-international-signs-agreement-with-melco-resorts-entertainment-to-bring-macaus-first-w-hotel |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=Marriott International News Center |language=en}}

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