Mad Apple is 18+. WOW is family-friendly 3+ at Rio. Not the WOW Vegas social casino. Book WOW on Ticketmaster.
Get WOW tickets from $45Rio · ages 3+ · free parking · not the social casino. Looking for an adults-only night instead? Mad Apple is 18+.
Cirque du Soleil’s Mad Apple ends September 5, 2026 at New York-New York. It is closing, not moving as the same show. Cirque’s FAQ is explicit: 18+, adult language and themes, under 18 not permitted. Runtime 90 minutes, no intermission. Variety, acro, comedy, live music, nightlife-party energy. It is not a family show, and it is not a topless cabaret.
If your group includes kids, teens, or anyone who cannot sit an 18+ room, Mad Apple was never the right ticket — before or after it closes. This page is the family-friendly path.
WOW — The Vegas Spectacular is a family water-acro show at Rio, 3700 W Flamingo Rd. Rio’s age policy: 3+. Tickets from $45. About 90 minutes. Free parking. Site: wow-vegas.com. This is not WOW Vegas, the social casino. If you want the live water-acro show at Rio, you are on the right show.
Plenty of searches after a Cirque closing are not “replace my 18+ night.” They are mixed groups and families who wanted big Vegas spectacle — acro, production, a full evening — and then hit an age wall. Mad Apple cannot take that group. WOW can, at 3+. Do not read that as “WOW is the new Mad Apple.” It is not Cirque, it is not NYNY, and it is not an adults-only party. It is a family spectacular for groups that need one when the 18+ Cirque resident leaves the calendar.
Show: WOW — The Vegas Spectacular (live water-acro, not the social casino). Venue: Rio, 3700 W Flamingo Rd. Age: 3+ (Rio). Tickets: from $45. Parking: free. Runtime: ~90 minutes. Confirm curtain time on the live calendar. Grid not listed here. Date context: drafted August 31 / September 1, 2026. Mad Apple’s last performance is days away, not months. After the 5th, an 18+ Cirque variety night is not on this calendar. A family water-acro night at Rio still is.
Dates on or before September 5 and every guest is 18+, and you wanted Mad Apple: keep Mad Apple. Anyone under 18, any date: book WOW at Rio, 3+, from $45, free parking. That is the family-friendly option this page covers.
Can kids go to Mad Apple? No. Official Cirque FAQ: 18+. Under 18 not permitted. Last show September 5, 2026. Is WOW the WOW Vegas casino? No. WOW here is the live water-acro spectacular at Rio. The social casino is a different business. What does WOW cost, and where do we park? From $45. Free parking at Rio, 3700 W Flamingo Rd. About 90 minutes. Confirm showtime when you book. WOW is 3+.