Seeing the Caesar's Palace Forum Shops at a young age, I think fundamentally altered my brain and is one of the main reasons I love elaborate theming so much
Las Vegas is an interesting place to me, because like it is mostly about gambling and casinos, but then in the 80s and 90s they really wanted Theme Park level tourist destinations, and they spent so much money and built such opulent things that even though they are not really going for "Family Friendly" anymore, the DNA from that era is literally set in stone in Vegas. Like there is no reason for these elaborate shops to be built in a Casino, They would not be built today, but since they spent so much money, they have to work with it. It's amazing.
Las Vegas is an interesting place to me, because like it is mostly about gambling and casinos, but then in the 80s and 90s they really wanted Theme Park level tourist destinations, and they spent so much money and built such opulent things that even though they are not really going for "Family Friendly" anymore, the DNA from that era is literally set in stone in Vegas. Like there is no reason for these elaborate shops to be built in a Casino, They would not be built today, but since they spent so much money, they have to work with it. It's amazing.