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How much influence does Disneyland have on Las Vegas?

FILE - Visitors pass through Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on April 30, 2021.
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FILE - Visitors pass through Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on April 30, 2021.

You’ve probably heard someone call Las Vegas the adult Disneyland. But the Vegas connection to Disneyland is more than its reputation for being a playground for those over 21.

Las Vegas has long taken cues from thematic and design concepts popularized by theme park. Here, hotels look like Roman palaces and medieval castles. Theme park rides dot the Las Vegas Strip. Restaurants, casinos and digital art installations are made to be immersive. And no matter what you think of it, both places also have a monorail.

Las Vegas, like Disneyland, is where people are transported somewhere else. And local creatives and entrepreneurs have been adopting its escapist practices for years.

For tickets and information on Dismayland: Tales from the Park, click here.

(L to R): State of Nevada host Joe Schoenmann, Branden Powers, Troy Heard and Mike Prevatt at Nevada Public Radio on May 24, 2023.
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(L to R): State of Nevada host Joe Schoenmann, Branden Powers, Troy Heard and Mike Prevatt at Nevada Public Radio on May 24, 2023.

Guests: Troy Heard, artistic director, Majestic Repertory Theater; Branden Powers, owner, Strange Music; Mike Prevatt, producer, State of Nevada

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Mike has been a producer for State of Nevada since 2019. He produces — and occasionally hosts — segments covering entertainment, gaming & tourism, sports, health, Nevada’s marijuana industry, and other areas of Nevada life.