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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* One ''[[Naruto]]'' [[Non-Serial Movie]] had a suspiciously Las Vegas-esque land that was under threat.

* The Hot Springs Planet from ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' was terraformed specifically to be a giant resort.

* Whiskey Peak was this in ''[[One Piece]].'' They welcome with open arms any and all pirates, partying for an entire day when they land ashore. This is all a facade, for all of the inhabitants are bounty hunters for the crime syndicate Baroque Works.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Star Wars]]'' has the Zeltrons, a species devoted to nothing but sex and pleasure. Accordingly their homeworld, Zeltros, is a pleasure planet.

** Cytherea was also an epithet of Aphrodite, since Kythira was a prominent site of her cultus. "Cytherean" is also a somewhat archaic adjective describing matters concerning Aphrodite, namely sex and pleasure (hence the name of the moon).

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** HHGTTG also had the fabulously beautiful planet of Bethselamin, whose government grew so concerned by the cumulative erosion effects of billions of tourist visitors, that they passed a law whereby any net imbalance between what you eat and what you excrete while visiting that world is surgically removed before you are allowed to leave. Thus, it is vitally important to get a receipt each time you go to the bathroom there.

** And of course, Magrathea will build planets specifically tailored for ''you''. Want a planet made out of solid gold? What about one where everything's made of jello? The pebbles on the beaches are all precious jewels? Magrathea can build it.

* Beta Colony in [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s [[Vorkosigan Saga]] has some elements of this, a warm planet (downright lethal outside of the [[Domed Hometown|habitats/caves in fact]]) where everyone walks around in sarongs and free love is the rule, but they are rather competent and not devoted to pleasure full time.

** Indeed it is widely known as home to numerous centers of education, science, and technology. However it is ''also'' home to places where almost any sexual experience imaginable involving the consenting can be found. Sending someone to the former and finding out they have been nosing around the latter....

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

** The German word "reise", which is pronounced exactly like Risa, means "vacation."

** The planet from the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "Shore Leave", as the aliens who went there went for amusement, and in the [[Animated Adaptation]] Series episode the crew goes there again to chill.

** ''Star Trek The Next Generation'' episode "Justice". The planet Rubicun III is a idealistic paradise with friendly inhabitants which up [[Sci Fi Debris|made up solely of]] [[Unfortunate Implications|blond haired blue eyed white people]] until the crew discovers its hidden dangers.

** The characters in ''Crusade'' come across a destroyed planet that supplementary material describes as being one for aliens. It was also mentioned that there's a "Disney Planet".

* The late-1970's ''[[Buck Rogers]]'' TV series had an episode titled "Vegas in Space", I think they re-used the sets and props from Carillon on ''Battlestar Galactica'' (show made by the same people).

* The planet Midnight on [[Doctor Who]], a planet made of beautiful gems and amazing sights, but deadly to anyone who touched it's sunlight. Naturally, humanity built a resort there. And naturally for the Doctor, things go horribly wrong...

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* The original ''Traveller'' game supplement 76 Patrons mentioned the "Imperial pleasure planets".

** ''[[GURPS]] Traveller'' supplement Planetary Survey 1: Kamsii. The planet Kamsii is a planetary theme park similar to Disneyland.

* Mongoose Publishing

** ''[[Starship Troopers]] Role Playing Game'' had Zegama Beach, the most luxurious and decadent world in the Federation. Known for its endless coastlines of perfect beaches and crystal clear blue waters, it was the most popular vacation destination for wealthy Federation citizens.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Smash TV]]'' has the Pleasure Domes, as does its [[Spiritual Successor]] ''Total Carnage''. Notable in the TC version that when you unlock it, the dudes from Smash TV are still there.

* ''[[Freelancer]]'' has Planet Curaçao, Planet Baden-Baden, and to some degree, Planet Cambridge and the luxury cruisers Hawaii and Shetland.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* The Plant Planet Paradise Rhizome in ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' featured in "Stress Test".

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

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