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Originally Posted by Robbie
A lot of people don't know (and neither did I until I moved here and researched the history of Vegas), but Planet Hollywood is actually the old "Aladdin" Casino in Vegas.
They tore Aladdin down and rebuilt it. It was originally built in 1962.
It had to be imploded in 1998 due to structural requirements.
Once it re-opened it never was able to be successful. And Planet Hollywood bought it and changed the sign and took out the "Arabian Nights" theme inside.
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I've been told by quite a few taxi drivers, that it was due to Sept 11th that Alladin couldn't make it. People wouldn't stay there after that, then later it re-opened as Planet Hollywood. I stayed there though before it was changed and also back when it was the original.