Even though it has been re-themed since last spring, I went to check out the “Grand Opening” of Planet Hollywood this weekend. I have been to the place many times over the past few months, and not much has changed since this visit.

It pretty much looked the same this weekend as it has every other time I have been to it.

The “Miracle Mile” still has a “Desert Passage” motif, although they have added some neon light stands, which make it look a bit like a “Neon Desert Passage”.

They still have the rain storm, they still have the clouds on the ceiling, and they still have the Desert Passage Ship.

Just not a huge change in theme for the shopping area, and the casino floor itself looks the same as it has since April.

There were some celebrities hanging out, and they did hire some hot pieces of tail to greet people entering the casino. Is it me, or does the chick on the above right look like a cross between Shanon Elizabeth and Alanis Morissette after a long session in a tanning bed?

They had a “celebrity” poker game going on. Below is that actor dude from “K-Ville” and comedian Eddie Griffin to his right.

I don’t know who the other people were, but I recognized several people while walking around the casino, yet had a hard time putting names to faces. I’m not into the “celebrity” thing at all, and really don’t know who’s who, but many of the tourists seemed to be getting a real thrill out of it.

“Hey blah blah is over here, and blah blah is over there!”

They were excited, which was cool.

PH was giving people what they wanted.

I like the costumes of the waitresses in the “Extra Lounge” (below).

I also like the outfits of the waitresses in the sports book cafe’. Their attire is similar to the women below, except they wear referee jerseys on top.

The outside is still being worked on, but is more finished than it was before.

You can finally walk the entire length of the casino frontage without having to cram onto the narrow sidewalk on the Boulevard.

These were the greeters on the south end.

Other than the celebrities roaming around, nothing has really changed about the place. The inside looks exactly the same. The parking garage is the same, check-in area is the same, I just didn’t see anything that was radically different. But it didn’t need to look different. It looks nice as-is.

We are putting the photos here.

There were lots of camera crews, and plenty of friendly staff, but the place was not terribly crowded.

The poker room was packed because some actors were playing in games, and most of the tourists gravitated to the areas where the “names” were hanging out, leaving the slots and table games relatively empty.

Planet Aladdin is a first rate property. It’s fun, the waitresses are on the high end, and they pump rock music into the casino. It’s like the Hard Rock with an older crowd, which focuses on actors instead of musicians. That’s really the best way I can personally describe it.

I’ve always liked the place. I still like the place.

Hopefully it will have a long and successful run.

Casino Lights:

Indoor Storm in the Miracle Mile: