If you are a Star Trek fan then you will love this! Even if you are not a big fan of the show, you will probably still enjoy the rides. My wife and I have done the Star Trek Experience on two separate trips to Las Vegas. Star Trek – The Experience is located in the Las Vegas Hiton. On our first trip, the tickets were about $15 each. It was not only the ride called Klingon Encounter, but it also allowed you to go through the Star Trek museum. It is not really a museum, but they have a large quantity of Star Trek props and costumes used in the actual shows. It is really cool seeing what these things look like up close. We spent about 10 or 20 minutes browsing through all of the Star Trek stuff.
Then we got in line for the ride. The line goes down a hallway lined with even more Star Trek stuff. They have some actors that wander up and down the hall dressed as Klingons and Ferengi. Great costumes! The staff are also in Federation uniforms. I will not go into detail about the ride itself as it would ruin part of it. I have been on similar rides at Disneyland and Universal Studios, but this one was better because if combined different elements into a single ride, and then added a killer special effect that seriously caught me off guard. Following the ride, we browsed through the store and bought a couple souvenirs. I then got my picture taken with a male and female klingon. The female was about my height, and the guy towered over me. But if you look, you will see their boots are like platform shoes. I was probably as tall or taller than the actor in real life. I just thought that was funny.
On our next visit to Vegas, my brother and his wife were also with us. We told them we had to go back to the Star Trek – The Experience. So we all went. They had raised the price to over $20 each, but had added a new ride called the Borg Invasion 4D. My brother really enjoyed looking at all the props and costumes. Then we got in line. The original ride was almost as good the second time. I still love that special effect they do at the beginning! We did the Borg Invasion. That was really cool. Even more special effects. Again, I will not give any spoilers as to how the ride goes.
Is it worth the money? I guess that is up to you. If you compare it to other rides in the Las Vegas area, it is on par price-wise. If you try to compare the price to what you might pay at Disneyland and how many rides you can do there, then it might be on the expensive side. As noted, I have done it twice, so I thought it was worth the money. If you decide you don’t want to pay the money, you can still visit the store for free, and probably get your picture taken with some of the Kligons for Ferengi.
All types of entertainment can be obtained in this town for 24 hours and 7 days a week. If you are there , don’t miss its amazing golf clubs !
Comment by maxel — July 18, 2009 @ 9:33 pm