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Posted At : August 19, 2008 01:48 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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Because, gosh knows, if there's anything Las Vegas desperately needs, it's one more nightclub, Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton has been marked for death. This has already been noted in an LVA "Question of the Day" and elsewhere. Chuck Monster has also weighed in, including a moving video depiction of the "Wall of Memories": protest after protest, all in vain.
As a birthday present, the Significant Other treated me to ST:TE last weekend. I'm hardly Trek-literate and wish I'd been feeling up to making the round of the museum exhibits and timeline: This is a marvelous resource and worth keeping in town (which CBS/Paramount says it's trying to do). Here and there, one could see evidence that new owner Cedar Fair had been letting things go to seed. But while the costumed "crew" had every reason to feel down in the mouth, all but one or two were in fighting trim, performing their roles with great spirit.
As motion-simulator rides go, "Klingon Encounter" is the best of my experience, a real bronco-buster, even if the concluding footage of the "present-day" Strip circa 1997 is unintentionally amusing. That should have been re-shot years ago. "Borg Invasion" wasn't quite so impressive, despite being far more recent: Sit at the rear of the theater and light spills from the sides diminish the experience; sit up front and the 3-D doesn't align properly.
Still and all, we had a good time and couldn't help noticing the huge turnout. (Hint: Get there a half-hour before the doors open at 11:30 a.m.) The sets, with their winding corridors and plethora of detail, are quite something and I can well understand why it will take three months to load the whole thing out. But it shouldn't have come to this and, starting Sept. 1, there will be one less only-in-Vegas attraction.
Can Colony Capital come up with something equally unique as its replacement? The company's track record gives me scant cause for optimism. I suppose the rumored Michael Jackson venue would be "unique" ... but probably not in a good way.
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I took many friends to see it their first time and even the ones who hate Star Trek loved the experience. I have now taken both of my sons there as well and they really enjoyed it also. I know that the Star Trek franchise is loosing steam and that the fan base is not what it used to be, but am very sad to see the Exprience leave
Vegas. I belive that with the release of the new Star Trek movie, a new generation of fans are about to be created. Live long and prosper Star Trek the Expreince!