The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, July 14, 2008
To boldly go to Vegas - but hurry
Bad news for "Star Trek" geeks - soon there will be one less destination to live out your science-fiction dreams.

"Star Trek: The Experience," the simulator/thrill-ride attraction (with museum, gift shop, Quark's Bar and a Trek-themed wedding chapel) at the Las Vegas Hilton, will shut down on Sept. 1, according to Wired.com's Underwire blog.

The attraction opened in 1998, a nifty mix of live interaction (actors in Starfleet costumes), a film adventure and a simulator "shuttlecraft" ride that took the riders traveling through time. The ride was updated in 2004 with a second adventure, "Borg Invasion 4D."

For a fond remembrance of "Star Trek: The Experience," check out this blog post by Wil Wheaton, who played young Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and has had a complicated, shall we say?, relationship with all things "Star Trek" ever since.

In recalling his first time trying the ride, Wheaton writes, "Until this moment, all I have been able to remember is the pain that came with 'Star Trek.' I'd forgotten the joy."
posted by Sean P. Means @ 9:00 AM |

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