Although Boyd Gaming had plans to resume construction when conditions improved, further progress never materialized. Stardust closed in 2006 and was later imploded in 2007 to make way for a new resort project, Echelon Place, which was later stalled by the 2008 economic collapse. Opening night at Resorts World was a euphoric ending to 15 years of starts, stops, and inaction on the parcel of land Stardust once occupied.
