Main article: Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement In 2015, a retail complex, known as Tanger Outlet Mall, opened between the two hotel towers with 85 stores featuring luxury goods. The original tower, the Grand Pequot Tower, opened in 1997, while the second opened in 2008 as the MGM Grand. It has been developed since changes in state and federal laws in the late 20th century enabled Native American gaming on the sovereign reservations of federally recognized tribes.įoxwoods has two hotel towers, with a total of 2,228 hotel rooms and an arcade for children and teens.

The casinos also have several restaurants, among them a Hard Rock Cafe. The casinos have more than 250 gaming tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker, and have more than 5,500 slot machines. Including six casinos, the resort covers an area of 9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m 2). Mashantucket Pequot Bingo Hall (1986–1992)Ĥ1☂8′26″N 71★7′29″W / 41.47389°N 71.95806°W / 41.47389 -71.95806įoxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel and casino complex owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut. “The drive-ins were a home run last year,” Sebastian said, “so we’re doing it again.” Some of the screenings have themes, like the Pride Month showings of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rent,” “The Birdcage” and “Love, Simon” in June.īroadway shows are not touring yet, but Foxwoods hopes to have them back as well, in the Great Cedar Showroom, probably in the spring of 2022.350 Trolley Line Boulevard Ledyard, CT 06338 One feature which began during COVID, the “Foxwood Drive-in” outdoor film screenings, are back for a second season, augmenting all the indoor activities. The steam room, sauna and hot tub are not yet available and the spa’s Pool + Fitness Center is only accessible to guest having spa services. The Norwich Spa at Foxwoods, is open again from Friday through Monday, with some limitations. The Pequot Museum, dedicated to the history of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Northeastern Native American culture in general, has reopened Wednesdays through Thursday from 9 a.m.

The mile-long HighFlyer Zipline ride, billed as “the biggest zipline in Connecticut and the only zipline in America that launches from a 33-story hotel tower” (on the Fox Tower rooftop 350 feet from the ground) is now open Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. A promotional photo of Foxwoods’ HighFlyer Zipline ride, which starts atop the 33-story Fox Tower hotel.

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