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Episode Description
A huge portion of the Las #Vegas Strip is now closed and shuttered as the Hawaiian Marketplace, Boulevard Shops and Travelodge on the South Strip have all been closed in advance of a new retail and dining experience. This is a huge chunk of Strip frontage just across from City Center and North of the #MGM Grand. What exactly will replace these shops and hotel rooms?
In other #news Wayne Newton has had to cancel some shows due to Covid. Is now your last best chance to see him? We also discuss the alarming downward trend in Vegas hotel prices, how one developer is building an island just outside Las Vegas, Terminal 3 is 10 years old at the Las Vegas Airport and MGM wants to give you prizes for going on a wild quest around Sin City!
Produced & Edited by: Shawn Coomer
Episode Guide:
0:00 Crazy Circus Circus check-in line
1:14 Checking in at the world’s largest hotel DMV style
1:50 Big closures on the Strip – Hawaiian Marketplace, Travelodge & more
3:45 What is replacing the closed businesses on the Strip?
4:55 Wayne Newton cancels multiple shows at Flamingo – Is now your last best chance to see him?!?
6:23 Las Vegas Airport Terminal 3 is now 10 years old. Will there be another new one coming soon?
8:54 MGM’s Wild Wild Quest – Scavenger hunt around Vegas for big prizes
10:07 How hard is it going to be to enter and win prizes. Need to be in Vegas?
11:50 Room rates in Las Vegas are on the decline. Spending too.
14:07 Is Vegas price gouging going to end? $25 Fiji water!?!
15:50 Will the next generation fall in love with Vegas like we did? Long term damage?
18:18 Lake Las Vegas water looks a little scary and new obstacle course
19:51 A new island is coming to the Las Vegas area
22:23 Plaza begins construction on expansion & scooter gangs returning
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Circus Circus check-in
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Terminal 3 is 10 –
MGM Wild Quest –
Declining room rates –
$25 Fiji water –
Lake Las Vegas obstacle –
Island Community in Lake Las Vegas –
Scooter Gangs –
Plaza construction –
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41 comments
Thank you to our hosts Shawn and Mark. Space Mountain has shorter lines (than Circus check-in). My guess is that there is a staff shortage for check in (those are not good jobs)
Guys, when I was working and stayed at L V, I stayed at TravelLodge so the “casino” was not plastered all over my lodging receipt. Ha!
Who doesn’t want to hear one more time Wayne Newton sing “Danke Schon?”
Crowds back to pre pandemic levels? Id go further and say crowds are at historic levels. It's packed every single day now not just during holidays and big events!
QR codes are risky- somebody can start putting up their own QR codes for their own websites… which may or may not be to phishing sites or other undesirable websites. It's basically akin to plugging your phone into a random USB thumb drive. Having people hunt out random QR codes… ehhh
I know this is not the Church Channel, but the deacon told me on Sunday that contributions are down (half). For one thing, everyone has to find another $20 per week for increased fuel costs.
Also, guys, I have been traveling and housekeeping isn’t what it used to be. Some hotels are short staffed and give you fresh towels and little more.
I think one reason why things are slowing down in Vegas is due to air travel delays and cancelations.
But corporations aren't helping themselves by jacking up prices just because they can and calling it inflation. And I'm sure the hotels have done that. But I turned down two very cheap trips to Vegas due to airlines. I think the fear they had years ago about the amount of visitors being less with casinos everywhere will now take place. People will go to casinos closer to them due to many reasons.
Vegas is like the government they worry about a bad situation when it's to late or after it has already happened, like lake Mead.
What up boyz! Love the videos, watch them while on the treadmillz keep them coming.
It seems like it's getting really hard to do Vegas without spending a small fortune now. It's probably a good thing that hotel prices are coming down. The ever-accelerating upward resort fees take a big bite. As for Lake Las Vegas, the water comes from Lake Mead. I'm going there for the first time tomorrow so I'll see how gross the water is. I would expect it to get kind of nasty in that heat.
This weekly vlog is awesome. No where else have we found information about the scooter gangs and a penesela surrounded by a hepatitis pee pond. Thanks for the entertaining updates.
I love your videos, the reason why some people are not going or are choosing not to go to Las Vegas anymore is because everything getting more and more expensive (whether you travel on an airplane or a car) add the other expenses such as transportation, hotel, sightseeing activities, restaurants, money for gambling, shows, shopping and don't forget the tips for the staff. Unless you're very wealthy or from the 1%, for a lot of people that are not rich is out of reach.
Lake Las Vegas will have its own Dubai Palm Jumeirah ?
What would I do if I was a REPLICA CASINO with FAKE Blackjack like MGM properties? I'd create a Pokemon treasure hunt for gamblers, because I know they sure as hell aren't going to be playing my fake $25/hand table games.. Why are people spending less? Probably because the blackjack is fake, and the food is unreasonable. So, people are starting to get wise. Especially with all the Vegas YouTube resources. Hint. I'd probably go gamble at one of the 20 authentic casinos in Las Vegas OFF THE STRIP and AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN, and go eat off the strip at a regular restaurant instead of being a Vegas Sheep, getting bent over the corporate knee. Vegas is going to have a real problem 2-5 years from now when people start to figure out what a horrid experience it is for everyone who isn't a pro, a local, or incredibly rich without money concerns. Because it's true. This 3 night gotcha business model can't possibly be sustainable, can it?
Lake Las Vegas needs a casino.
Coomer & Ostermann! 11:02 Coomer stole the Angel quote! Hahaha! Keep up the great work! I’ll catch up with this one shortly.
my girlie and i have stayed at the Travelodge.. it wasnt bad at all, we had no issues.. sad to see it go.. but on the bright side, it gives me more opportunity to stay at the palazzo.. thats my fav
Good jobs as always, was there a couple of weeks ago and stayed at The Main Street and it was a quarter full on a WEEKEND.
I saw Wayne Newton thirty years ago. His show was good and very professional, as he played songs for each generation of people in the (varied) audience. He told stories and jokes, and showed that he could play many different instruments.
That said, unfortunately he can no longer sing. A few years ago, he tried doing a series of holiday shows at Tropicana (if memory serves), but they closed the run early as Wayne was so bad that everyone was demanding a refund.
In contrast, Tom Jones can still bring it. He's 82 but just recorded a new album. He's playing one night at Wynn in October and we'll be there. If you guys (or any other viewer) are there, the first round's on me.
Sad times for TraveLodge fanboys
Love your videos!
Some of us love Las Vegas for those golden hours at dusk and dawn. It is naturally beautiful and has endless options for photographers or outdoor lovers. Watching the summer sunrise with a limo driver and a half dozen dudes on a mountain outside Redrock Canyon at 5 am is more unforgettable than any sportsbook or buffet.
I noticed a LOT more people seem to be bringing their own booze……..I kid you not someone had a case of Bud and Styrofoam cooler tucked along the bar area at Westgate book
Mark try flying out or into Miami International.
Oh no no more stopping for the 711 hotdog.
Vegas has been banking on first time vegas virgins for years.
Haven’t stayed on the Strip in years and with pay parking, it’s not likely we will. We had been staying down in Henderson at either the Hampton or Holiday Inn Express, but the last two times there, it seems like both are being used for long term stays by construction workers. They’re not a problem, per se, but it does ruin the experience. Also noticed the last time in May that food prices have pretty much gone stratospheric even off the Strip. As worldwide travel reopens, Vegas visits will go down.
Appears Brian Christopher Slots has a lot going on with the Plaza
Saw Wayne several times between 2005-2010 when we lived there. He was always a fabulous showman! Hope he gets better soon!
Bellagio is still has the highest in profit and customer service
I thought Tillman bought the travel lodge too.
The problem with Las Vegas is not Las Vegas itself but inflation. The cost of everything has sky rocket and people income has flat line. The dollar doesn’t have purchasing power. Something needs to happen to create a surplus in the economy. A surplus will greatly bring down the price of everything. Until, then the price for goods and services will keep going up.
Geez, I think I like the 90’s Vegas better than today’s version. Also, who the heck is Chris Angel? A lounge singer? Maybe similar to Tony Clifton?
I’ve been going to Vegas for 38 years it’s barely clinging to acceptable. Dirty,slovenly and dangerous in way to many areas and that is starting to leach on to the strip.
It’s a redistribution of family budgets that we are seeing. People need to spend more on groceries or gas and as a result have left to spend on summer vacations.
17 years ago I took my mom for her 80th birthday to see Wayne Newton. She enjoyed it and that’s all that mattered. He is 80 now
why does he want to or have to still try entertaining?
Extreme greed only works in the short run. Reasonable greed lasts longer.
I don't know if it is part of the reason for the line at Circus, but they became part of Choice Hotels
Was there last weekend and Fremont is shady as hell… never again..
Nothing , I mean nothing , in this world will make "your show " lose credibility as fast as dropping the name POMPSIE . This idiot goes to Excaliber with a $39 a night room and complains about the tile in the shower . That's like going to McDonald's and complaining about the special sauce being too tart !!!!!!!!!! Secondly , you guys should stop beating up on Circus and Excaliber . There are a lot of people who just don't have big bucks for the ridiculous $ 35 dollar hamburgers and the $25 bottled water and the rest of the Vegas bullshit prices , so they have no other choice but the Trop , Circus and Excaliber , just to name a few !!!!!!! I see you watched the Derek Stevens video . WOW , It just hit me . How about connecting the RIDICULOUS VEGAS TUNNELS to the new island . This will bring people back to Vegas . You can drive from the ridiculous island , in the ridiculous tunnel , to the ridiculous priced Adel concert , and then have a ridiculous $ 35 hamburger on the strip !!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!! And how about the great fourth of July party in Vegas . Americas entertainment capitol . Molly Hatchet on Fremont . The church lawn fete down the street from me WON'T EVEN HIRE MOLLY HATCHET . You have got to be fucking kidding me !!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't hire Molly Hatchet for a kids bounce house party , but Vegas did !!!!!!!!!! They keep building more and more hotels and venues for a city that is probably DOOMED . !!!! Well I have to get back to packing for my 4th ofJuly stay at " EXCALIBER " .
Curcus Circus has been like that since they opened the check in at the back.