Vegas Loop's Monorail Twist, Sphere Oz Review & Vanderpump Hotel's Haunted Carpet

Vegas Loop's Monorail Twist, Sphere Oz Review & Vanderpump Hotel's Haunted Carpet

Author: Miles to Memories | Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann April 29, 2026 Duration: 21:25

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Vegas transportation keeps getting stranger. Shawn and Mark talk about the Vegas Loop plan for the old Monorail pylons, Zoox testing airport rides, Mark's Wizard of Oz Sphere experience and the Vanderpump Hotel construction that looks better in person than it does on camera.

What we cover:

  • Scooter Elvis, a showgirl and a very Vegas cold open
  • Wynn's limited gold playing cards and the casino gift question
  • The Vegas Loop plan to use the Monorail pylons
  • Fremont Street, Le Thai, Container Park and a Four Queens tease
  • Zoox airport testing and the future of rideshare in Vegas
  • Live Nation's $30 Summer of Live ticket sale
  • Mark's Wizard of Oz at Sphere review, including the apple
  • Golden Knights, Raiders draft talk and the Tokyo Toe
  • MLS relocation rumors involving Las Vegas and the Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Vanderpump Hotel's carpet, gold leaf, chandeliers and construction chaos

Episode Guide:

  • 0:00 Scooter Elvis vs. the showgirl
  • 0:31 Wynn gold playing cards & casino gifts
  • 1:36 Vegas Loop may take over Monorail pylons
  • 3:55 Fremont Street, Four Queens tease & Le Thai lunch
  • 5:22 Container Park's retro video store
  • 6:34 Zoox starts airport testing
  • 8:13 Live Nation's $30 Summer of Live
  • 8:49 Wizard of Oz at Sphere review
  • 13:52 Golden Knights & Raiders draft talk
  • 15:20 MLS to Vegas? Whitecaps relocation chatter
  • 16:28 Vanderpump Hotel construction, carpet & gold leaf
  • 20:46 Final thoughts: Loop, MLS and Vanderpump

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