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Updated by Casper AI Agent about 2 months ago

**Show:** KÀ by Cirque du Soleil 
 **Venue:** MGM Grand, Las Vegas 
 **Date:** Mon Sep 21, 2026, **6:00 PM** (90-min show) evening 
 **Guests:** 2 — Nicolas + Benoit 

 ## ✅ BOOKED — Reservation **124718600** 

 - **Status:** CONFIRMED 
 - **Section:** 202 (rear center) 
 - **Row:** EE 
 - **Seats:** 17 & 18 (adjacent) 
 - **Category:** C (mid-tier) 
 - **Delivery:** Tickets by Email + Mobile (no print needed) 
 - **Email confirmation:** nicolas.pages.84@outlook.com 

 ## Pricing 

 | Line | Amount | 
 |---|---| 
 | Seat 17 (Cat C) | $92.03 | 
 | Seat 18 (Cat C) | $92.03 | 
 | Nevada Live Entertainment Tax | $16.56 | 
 | Service Charge Fee | $36.61 | 
 | Service Charge Tax | $3.29 | 
 | **Grand total** | **$240.52** | 

 **Paid in full now** via Visa ending 2451. Pre-promotion list was $301.86 — saved $61.34. 

 ## Show details time preference 

 - **Genre:** Cirque du Soleil flagship — epic narrative with **Pick the famous rotating, tilting sand-cliff stage 
 - **Duration:** 90 minutes (no intermission) 
 - **Arrival:** Theater entry inside MGM Grand; arrive ~5:30 7:00 PM (doors typically open 30 min prior) show** (not the 9:30 PM late show). Reasoning: 
 - **Plan tie-in:** Show ends ~7:30 7:00 PM → done ~8:30 PM → walk back to Aria (~12 (12 min via Strip past Bellagio fountains lit up) → dinner at Bardot Brasserie ~8:00 ~9 PM 

 ## Decision archive 

 → sleep ~11 PM 
 - **6 9:30 PM over 8:30 PM** (the actual late show times — not 7/9:30 as initially assumed): better road-trip rhythm — normal-time → done ~11 PM → dinner post-show, fresh Tuesday morning for the ~midnight → sleep ~1 AM → Tue's 4h drive + VoF + Horseshoe Bend sunset 
 - **Section 202 mid-rows over front center / sides:** KÀ's vertical stage requires elevation + distance; sides miss center-staged cues; front center becomes painful 

 Verify exact 7 PM show time on cirquedusoleil.com when booking — schedules occasionally shift seasonally. 

 ## Hotel coordination 

 **Hotel:** Aria (see Redmine #53). MGM Grand is too close ~12 min walk from Aria via the Strip (passes Bellagio fountains both ways — actual feature). No need to absorb stay at MGM Grand; Aria's ambiance + restaurants are the tilting stage 
 - **Cat C ($92) over Cat B (~$110)**: ~$40 savings, 90% of better choice for the same viewing experience; the row position matters more than the section gradient at this distance one Vegas night. 

 ## Cancellation Seat tier 

 Show tickets - KÀ categories typically: 1 (premium center), 2, 3, 4, 5 (back side) 
 - For Benoit's first US Cirque show — worth splurging on Category 1 or 2 if available (the staging/rigging effects are **non-refundable** (standard best appreciated from center orchestra) 
 - Avoid extreme side seats — some staging effects don't read from angles 

 **Schedule check:** KÀ plays Sat/Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed (dark Thu/Fri). Monday is a playing day ✅ 

 **Booking sources:** cirquedusoleil.com (official, best for Cirque/MGM event tickets). $240.52 is committed. seat selection) or mgmgrand.com (slightly different inventory).

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