Plans for a new nostalgia-based Vegas theme park appear to be more of a pipe dream than anything else The man behind RetroEscapes hasn’t yet secured the land, permits, or financing for the planned $500-$600 million off-Strip project  Only the future will tell if Vegas tourists and thrillseekers will be able to escape to the past “It’s seven years in the making, but Las Vegas is getting a brand new theme park,” announces Daniel Leo Wittenkeller Jr., a minor TikTok influencer (379K followers) who dubbed himself the “CEO of Las Vegas.” This AI rendering shows guests entering RetroEscapes through a simulation of a wormhole through time. (Image: RetroEscapes) “It’s going to be the first-ever nostalgia park,” Wittenkeller, 28, continues in his September 30 video, gesticulating wildly in a fenced-off vacant lot with the Las Vegas Strip behind him, suggesting that he has already secured the land on which to build his dream. (He hasn’t.) In this AI rendering, car/boat hybrids…Read MoreCategory: Entertainment, Las Vegas, amusement park, RetroEscapes, theme parkSource: Casino.org