Bye Bye Aladdin for the Second Time

In 1998, the original Aladdin Hotel was demolished, imploded, if you will to be replaced with a casino megaplex--a new Aladdin Hotel.

The hotel, now in 2007, finds itself being remodeled and undergoing a name change to the Planet Hollywood Hotel. (See image above)

It's quite a shock to see the change in action as the Arab themed shopping complex adjacent to the hotel remains and is looking like a wash out next to the glitzy Planet Hollywood name.

So now as the themed hotels--Dunes, Stardust, Aladdin--implode, new ones with arbitrary names--MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Wynn--are becoming more common.

The only question I can ask is... will Las Vegas be fun without out the themes?