text: Treasure Island... what have you done to yourself? \n\nEmbarrassing.\n\nOne of my fondest memories from my childhood visits to Las Vegas had to have been the ever popular British vs. The Pirates battle at the front of the hotel. \n\nThe British arrived to try and rain on the pirate parade, but the pirates triumphed and told you to come join them in their paradise.. the hotel behind them...\n\nIt was by far (and yes, even more so than the Bellagio..) the most popular free show on the strip. The crowd would gather and make it nearly impossible to move with 15 minutes to go to show time. It was a spectacle every hour.\n\nThen someone got the bright idea to pretend that Treasure Island was just a clever name for a adult club and people would pretend it wasn't meant for kids. So you slapped some half naked women on the boats and made that your thing... and it didn't work out.. \n\nNow.. there is no more show. The pirate ships sit being dismantled.. and in their place.. exactly what Vegas is dying to have more of.. shops.\n\nFor shame.. and a waste of the best free show in Vegas (before they turned it into a burlesque show)