Festival Carnivale de Tropicana
Heat up your winter with a free property-wide celebration January 23

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (December 29, 2008) – Hot, hot, hot will be the words of the day as the Tropicana Casino and Resort celebrates Festival Carnivale with a free property-wide celebration from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2008.

Tropicana has elevated partying to an art form, and will kick things up another notch for an extraordinary Cuban-style carnivale celebration. The over-the-top fun includes Marilyn Sukonick - Zeff, professional tarot card reader, and her accomplished company of psychics, body art and caricaturists. Exciting photo opportunities, strolling entertainment, live music, great DJs, shopping discounts and professional dancers will be on hand to teach Latin line dances and salsa.

To get the most from your Carnivale experience, stop by the IMAX Box Office, North Tower Box Office or the New Member Center in The Quarter to purchase Carnivale tickets on the day of the event, redeemable for exciting food, drink and entertainment specials at each participating outlet during the Festival. Then wind your way from one exciting venue to the next, indulging in signature Carnivale tastes to sip and savor.

The event will feature various $5 menu items at participating venues. For just one $5 Carnivale ticket each, you can delight in a Crab Cake Slider with Mango Salsa or Homemade Palm Potato at The Palm, hearty Beef Stroganoff at Red Square or the savory Veggie Lasagna at Carmine’s. Cuba Libre will entice your taste buds with special one-ticket pricing on their specialty Ceviche appetizer. Tinderbox/Vino 100 is featuring special $10 bottles and $5 cigars, and fans of Chinese can enjoy one-ticket pricing on P.F. Chang’s Chicken or Pork Lo Mein. The Comedy Stop Café is offering two pizza slices with a soda for just one ticket and Planet Rose is offering a free karaoke song and special pricing on The Planet Rose Cocktail. At Providence, the beverage of the night is the Cosmo Martini and Tango’s has created a specialty cocktail in honor of Carnivale. Ri-Ra will showcase a specially priced 10 oz. Lamb Stew served with Irish Soda Bread & Guinness Honey Butter.

Carnivale offerings continue in the Marketplace with $5 Martinis and Draft Pints at Firewaters, a Grande Flavored Coffee with Pastry for just one ticket at Starbucks, a one-ticket Pork Slider Sandwich at Corky’s and a one-ticket special on Two Buffalo Chicken Sliders at Hooters. Adam Good Sports Bar is rolling out a special Themed Buffet, including Taco Bar, for just one ticket per person and Adam Good Deli is featuring all sandwiches on the menu for just one ticket each. The Tropicana’s taste temptations also include a special $35 prix fixe dinner menu at fine dining establishments, Il Verdi and Wellington’s. During Festival Carnivale de Tropicana, all new members will also receive a free gift!

This free, property-wide celebration is your chance to eat, drink, dance and be outrageous. For a complete listing of specials and all the party details, visit www.tropicana.net/festival. Catch the spirit of Carnivale in Cuba with Festival Carnivale de Tropicana.

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