Planet Hollywood Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas (formerly the Aladdin) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The resort includes a 64,470 sq ft (5,989 m2) casino and 2,494 hotel rooms. It also features the Miracle Mile Shops and a 7,000-seat entertainment venue known as Bakkt Theater.
"The Aladdin" redirects here. For other uses, see Aladdin (disambiguation).
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas
3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard
August 18, 2000 (as Aladdin)
2,494
64,470 sq ft (5,989 m2)
Peepshow (2009–2013)
Britney: Piece of Me (2013–2017)
Crazy Girls (2015–2021)
Koi
Gordon Ramsay Burger
Aladdin (2000–2007)
2005–2007, 2017
The site of Planet Hollywood was previously occupied by the Aladdin, an Arabian-themed hotel and casino which operated until 1997. Real estate developer Jack Sommer demolished the Aladdin in 1998 to make way for a new version, with London Clubs International as his partner. The new Aladdin opened on August 18, 2000. It suffered immediate financial problems, eventually filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2001.
Planet Hollywood International and Starwood Hotels took over ownership in 2004, and launched a renovation to convert the property into a Planet Hollywood resort, a project which concluded in 2007. The resort suffered further financial problems amid the Great Recession, with Caesars taking ownership in 2010.
Union dispute[edit]
When the Aladdin opened in 2000, it was one of the few non-unionized resorts on the Strip, along with the Venetian and Imperial Palace. The Culinary Workers Union represents most resort workers on the Strip, and it voiced opposition to the Aladdin opening as a non-union property.[89] Resort executives said they were neutral regarding union representation; they sought to resolve the dispute through a secret ballot, although the union opposed this, believing a card check would be better.[90][91]
A protest with approximately 1,000 union members took place in front of the Aladdin on the night of its planned opening, although the group dispersed after several hours, once the opening got pushed back.[91][92] Another protest took place in 2003, with Culinary seeking to unionize 1,500 of the resort's 2,300 employees.[93] That year, the union also filed a 90-count complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the resort of unfair labor practices.[94] Culinary also voiced opposition to Earl's proposed purchase of the Aladdin, alleging mismanagement of his Planet Hollywood restaurant chain.[95]
The majority of eligible Aladdin workers signed union cards in 2003, although the owners at the time declined to recognize this. After Earl's group took over ownership, he reached an agreement with Culinary to unionize the resort.[96]
Media history[edit]
The Aladdin/Planet Hollywood has been featured in various films. The 2008 movies 21 and What Happens in Vegas used the casino floor as a shooting location.[148][149] The resort also appears in Knocked Up (2007),[150][151] Race to Witch Mountain (2009),[152] and Get Him to the Greek (2010).[153][154] Planet Hollywood also hosted several movie premieres, including Resident Evil: Extinction (2007),[77][155][156] Rambo (2008),[157] 21,[158] Transporter 3 (2008),[159] and the Las Vegas premiere of The Expendables (2010).[160]
The resort has made appearances in reality television as well. Criss Angel Mindfreak shot footage at the resort in 2006,[161] while Holly's World (2009–2011) chronicled television personality Holly Madison and her role in Peepshow.[162][163]
