along Boulder Highway was a replica of Las Vegas' Old Mormon Fort. The $3.5 million fort housed several attractions, including a sutler store and a blacksmith area. The fort also included the Hondo Cantina, featuring a first-floor saloon and steakhouse, and a 225-seat banquet room on the second floor. Also within the fort was the Hondo Casino, and a historical museum. Additionally, the fort included the 300-seat Commandant's Theatre, which showed visitors a film presentation narrated by Dale Robertson, depicting the history of the local area. The theme park advertised with the slogan "A Passport to the Past". In November 1978, the city council approved plans for 140 townhouses to be built at Old Vegas. Later that month, Old West Corporation received unanimous approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to operate 87 slot machines at Old Vegas' casino, which began operations in December 1978, with 70 machines. In February 1979, a fire began in the attic of an employee locker room, but was quickly extinguished. A former employee was found to have set the fire and was arrested for arson. That month, the directors of Old Tucson Corporation agreed to sell a majority of the company's shares to Burt Sugarman, a Los Angeles television producer; and Gabriel Alarcon Jr., a Mexico City industrialist. Westworld Old Vegas was temporarily closed on March 13, 1979, to undergo alterations for a planned reopening the following month under the name Westworld. Mary Kempner, the park's marketing manager, stated that while Shelton had wanted Old Vegas "along the lines of Knott's Berry Farm, Sugarman has more of a Disneyland type of park in mind so it is planned to be a blend of the two with the authenticity of the old." Among the alterations was the remodeling of the park's kitchen facilities to ensure faster service. Other planned upgrades would include more youth attractions, including a video game arcade and a train exhibit, as well as eight major amusement rides and four children's rides, all of which was to be opened by June 30, 1979. Also considered was the showing of approximately nine hours of Priscilla Presley's home movies of her husband Elvis that had never been showed to the public. Other future plans included a covered rodeo ground. The new board of directors applied for a gaming license to continue operating 92 slot machines in the casino. Westworld's opening became uncertain when the Nevada