▁from ▁B ally ' s ▁f amed ▁show , ▁J ub ile e !, ▁helping ▁groups ▁to ▁the ▁mon or ail . ▁Char acters ▁from ▁The ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁groups ▁on ▁the ▁M GM ▁side . ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁later ▁updated ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁southern most ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Mon or ail . ▁The ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁station ▁was ▁ref urb ished , ▁the ▁trains ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁Bomb ard ier ▁M - VI ' s , ▁and ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁extended ▁beyond ▁the ▁southern ▁station ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁track ▁switching ▁for ▁the ▁trains , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁a ▁potential ▁future ▁southern ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁mon or ail ▁line . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁Inc . ▁announced ▁a ▁ 3 0 - month , ▁four - phase ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁resort ▁that ▁would ▁cost ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁project ▁would ▁include ▁replacing ▁the ▁property ' s ▁l ion ▁entrance ▁with ▁a ▁six - story ▁gold ▁l ion ▁structure . ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁was ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁resort ' s ▁restaurant , ▁food ▁court ▁and ▁ar cade ▁area , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁restaur ants . ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁l ion ▁entrance . ▁Other ▁changes ▁would ▁include ▁a ▁ ▁convention ▁center ,