“It’s great because it’s not just a giant statue of some man who thinks he’s a bad ass. Now it’s so big that the pictures and drawings do not do it justice,” he said. Stevie Salas, Native American documentary producer, said the guitar hotel project looks like an unbelievable amazing movie set. The huge guitar, on the outside of the building, shoots laser lights into space and changes colors. While the amount invested in this project is eye-opening, the hotel project with the giant guitar is also overwhelming to see as it dwarfs the other hotels and buildings around it. There are plans for other Hard Rock Guitar Hotel and Casinos in Japan, Spain and Mexico. The Hard Rock Guitar Hotel and Casino has the goal of world class entertainment, gaming and dining. In 2006, the Seminole acquired Hard Rock for about $1 billion. The hotel stands 450 feet high and took 12 years to complete. The $1.5 billion Hard Rock Guitar Hotel and Casino held its grand opening Oct. The Seminole Tribe in Florida has pulled off one of the largest economic development projects in American history.
