SyFyPortal has the depressing news that Star Trek: The Experience in Vegas is closing.
Wish I had time and money to make one more trip out there, and take one last ride…I have only been once and it was an unforgettable day. The ride itself (running the old version of the film, which was TNG centric; I think there’s a newer Borg one) was only so-so.
It was the afternoon spent sucking on something called a Warp Core Breach with my friend Steve and engaging in buzzed chit-chat with a streetmosphere Klingon who stayed in character THE WHOLE TIME that made the day special. The Warp Core Breach was one of those fishbowl-style drinks with two long straws. Steve and I must have looked like we were steeling ourselves for a visit to the 24-hour wedding chapel as we shared a cocktail in Vegas, but shit, when will I get the chance to down a Warp Core Breach again in my entire life? Never at this point.
Actually, the article specifically states the attraction will be closing–I guess one could hold out hope that the facsimile of Quark’s and the promenade on Deep Space Nine will remain open, but that’s a long shot at best. If the business for the actual Trek dog and tribble show is down, I can only imagine there’s even less interest in strolling through a life-size reproduction of a standing set from a long-dead syndicated sci-fi series.
Fare thee well, Star Trek: The Experience. Thanks for the booze and the Klingon opera.
NAME: Sarah
NAME: Matt
NAME: Jeff
NAME: Chris
Aw, that makes me sad. It would be nice if they could somehow keep Quark’s around — that, with its Warp Core Breaches and other hilariously-named foodstuffs, was my favorite part.
I wonder how ticket sales were for The Tour? Definitely a weird time for Trek
And did you have a chance to be sodomized by the Borg in the Borg “4-D” movie? I was. Resistance, after all, is futile.