Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino occupies the resort that opened as the rebuilt Aladdin on August 18, 2000. It took the Planet Hollywood name in 2007 after a phased renovation. The earlier Aladdin, associated with Milton Prell and Elvis Presley’s wedding, was a different hotel-casino on these grounds; most of that property had been demolished in 1998.
Opening the rebuilt Aladdin
The new Aladdin arrived with a large hotel, casino, the Desert Passage shopping complex and a refurbished performing-arts theater. Its public opening was delayed until the morning of August 18. The theater was a surviving link to the old resort, rather than proof that the new hotel tower was the same building. It had first opened as the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts in 1976.
Bankruptcy and a new direction
Financial trouble followed quickly. The new Aladdin entered Chapter 11 in September 2001. A later company filing records OpBiz completing its acquisition on September 1, 2004, and planning to transform the property through renovation, Planet Hollywood branding and a memorabilia licence. That completed transaction is distinct from the earlier bankruptcy sale process.
Becoming Planet Hollywood
By 2007, the resort’s presentation had shifted from the Aladdin’s Arabian Nights theme to a film-and-celebrity identity. The operator’s tenth-anniversary account recalls the opening celebrations and reports another round of room changes in 2017. This was a reworking of the resort built in 2000, not another demolition of the hotel.
Company and theater changes
Harrah’s acquired the company owning and operating Planet Hollywood in February 2010, bringing it into the business that became today’s Caesars Entertainment. The older performing-arts venue continued to change too: in 2013 Caesars announced its renovation and AXIS name, with a Live Nation partnership and Britney Spears engagement. Current operator material calls the venue PH Live. It is distinct from the later Criss Angel Theater.
The continuing resort
Planet Hollywood resumed gaming operations on October 8, 2020, following the pandemic closure; hotel stays initially returned on weekends. That was a reopening arrangement for that period, not today’s schedule. The operator’s August 2026 fact sheet confirms the continuing hotel-casino at 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard, surrounded by Miracle Mile Shops. The retained historical November 2007 photograph records the early Planet Hollywood exterior, including historical advertising.
Read the full history ↗ Sources and context
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UNLV Aladdin Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection PH-00184, Historical Note: Prell’s 1966 conversion, 1976 expansion, 1998 rebuilding with theater/sign retained, new August 2000 resort and later Planet Hollywood. Institutional summary, not inspection or reuse permission for the thirteen archival photographs. Its 2003 sale wording differs from the later company filing’s completed September 2004 acquisition; the filing is selected for completion.
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Contemporary August 18, 2000 report: actual public opening at 11 a.m., sixteen hours late. Indexed opening passage read; direct reader cache miss. Company filing corroborates August 18 commencement; no use of planned August 17 as actual opening.
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BH/RE 2004 Form 10-K, Business and acquisition narrative: September 1, 2004 completed OpBiz acquisition; original operations August 18, 2000; September 28, 2001 bankruptcy; planned phased renovation and licensing. Indexed primary filing body read; direct reader cache miss. A plan or 2003 bankruptcy approval is not the completed purchase.
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Caesars release, November 2017: tenth anniversary, 2007 opening celebrations and new rooms. Actual release body read. Its promotional claims about industry firsts and celebrity rankings are not adopted.
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Harrah’s 2010 financial report, PDF page 8 and page 17 acquisition passages: actual February 19, 2010 equity acquisition of PHW Las Vegas. Targeted passages read; not an independent current title search.
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December 19, 2013 release: original theater opened July 1976; AXIS renovation, Live Nation partnership and planned Britney Spears launch. Current fact sheet confirms PH Live name; the later Criss Angel Theater is separately listed.
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Caesars statement, October 8, 2020: actual gaming reopening and initially weekend hotel stays. Historical arrangements, not current schedules, health rules, fees or operating promises.
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Current newsroom-linked August 2026 PDF, downloaded/text read: page 1 address and June 2017 room renovation; pages 2–3 separate PH Live/Criss Angel venues, later pages Miracle Mile context. Select facts only; no blanket verification of schedules, prices or superlatives.
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Representative coordinates 36.11008, -115.1713. Fresh native qualified Place and published source coordinates checked October 20, 2026; not an entrance, full resort boundary or verified route.
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Larry D. Moore’s own-work photograph, November 2, 2007, licensed CC BY 4.0. Exact 1373 × 801 source original retained; shows the rebuilt resort under its Planet Hollywood name. Period advertising is historical.
The 2000 rebuilt Aladdin and 1966 original Aladdin are separate property histories, connected by site replacement and a retained theater. The Planet Hollywood name is a later renovation/rename of the 2000 resort.
A planned August 17, 2000 opening was delayed; contemporary actual opening and primary company commencement date are August 18.
UNLV summarizes a 2003 bankruptcy sale, while the company filing records the completed acquisition on September 1, 2004. The completion date is selected, without treating court approval and closing as identical.
The retained performing-arts venue and the later Criss Angel Theater are distinct. Historical shows and the 2007 photograph do not prove current availability.
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