The (Las Vegas) Star Trek Experience is closed

[sam]

For those of you that care, The Star Trek Experience, at the Las Vegas Hilton has closed. They couldn't agree on a new lease. Most of the displays (and there were lots) will be going back to their owners, mostly Paramount.

I've been twice. They were constantly adding new stuff. The bar and grill was called "Quark's," and there were always a few characters walking around in costume. There was even a massive rum drink called the "Warp Core Breach."

The major components were two IMAX rides, one of which you rode the turbolift to the bridge of the Enterprise 'D.'

Yikes! Tickets are now $50! No wonder they closed.

[mekender]

i would have expected them to keep it up till at least next summer with the new movie coming out in december

[Timo]

It's gonna be OK, Seven of Nine and TPol live in Timo's hard drive.

[Aegis]

I hear Scotty somewhere off in the distance, playing Amazing Grace on his bagpipes...

[Draven]

It wasn't a lease problem... Paramount was divesting themselves of all of their 'Paramount Parks' properties (King's Dominion, Carowinds, King's Island, etc) and the Experience was part of it (it was under Paramount Parks.) No one wanted to take it over at its venue. When i stayed at the Hilton a few years ago the people their basically admitted they hadn't been getting enough foot traffic in a few years.