The Interpreter Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 First of all, ST:TE is NOT a single ride. Second, Cedar Fair does not own and operate ST:TE, but rather manages it under a management contract, though they did own the ride equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008...ence-heads-for/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/0...ded-new-galaxy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Why? http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/2008/08/22/tourgame.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 So the Hilton owns the space, CBS owns the movie sets and Cedar Fair owns the actual ride equipment right? Any chance that this equipment could be relocated to another park, sans the Star Trek theming (we know Cedar Fair isn`t exactly likely to jump at bringing Star Trek along after how quickly they have removed any reference to Paramount movies). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 According to one of the articles, a big reason why it was closed was because the line sometimes extended into the casino... with children in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destination...star-trek_N.htm http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/trekki...raction/327601/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 CNN Story Seems from this article that it had less to do with kids in the casino and to do more with CF and Hilton not coming to terms on a lease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 And now it is closed: http://www.local6.com/entertainment/17366317/detail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 About half way through this, there is more: http://www.pe.com/guide/stories/PE_News_Lo...912.4df6ec.html The beginning of the article has some other interesting Las Vegas venue information, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 So Paramount owned the props in the attraction. That's kinda interesting. It appears that CF probably had to rent the items or agree to return the items if the attraction closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 This was a pretty good attraction, but I am shocked that it stayed open this long. I left PKI in 2002, and there were already talks that the attraction would close soon. The part where you are "beamed" aboard the Enterprise was just great, and the motion simulator was first class. This was an expensive attraction though. The retail had a very high COG as almost all product was branded with the ST:TE logo, made just for the Vegas location. We always went to the attraction when we were in Vegas for M.A.G.I.C., and had drinks at Quarks Bar, on the house of course since we were part of the Paramount family. Great attraction, but interest in Star Trek has declined over the years, so it was only a matter of time before the doors were closed for good. I would recommend to anyone that has not been to the experience to do it before the close for good! Did Paramount Parks actually design and build the attraction or was it created by Viacom and thrown under the Paramount Parks name? I seem to remember, and of course I could be wrong, that when it was first built it was not considered a "Paramount Park." Before I started getting a job in the summer when I was younger I used to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation multiple times every day, I absolutely loved that show and during the school year I would stay up late to watch Voyager reruns every night at midnight. My best friend from high school and I always talked about maybe going out there some day to try the experience as his dad was always talking about how fun it was. Ironically, his dad this past week was on a business trip to Las Vegas, had no idea the Experience closed and was disappointed to arrive and find it was no longer operating and that there was no merchandise on sale and hardly and remnants left, so instead he spent his free time in the casinos and the next day won $48,000 off of a $100 slot machine, seems his luck turned around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Gone, but not forgotten: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008...-not-forgotten/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 New Home at Neonopolis? http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/31119589.html According to that article, Cedar Fair owned the "stagecraft." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Boldly Going Downtown? http://www.lvrj.com/business/31156144.html And this one contradicts the one right above this post, saying what I thought was the case: ....CBS owns the costumes, rides and other hardware and intellectual property that make up the Experience. It licensed the material to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., to operate the Experience at Las Vegas Hilton. But that agreement ended when the show closed at the Hilton, leaving CBS free to license the material to someone else.... I did not think Cedar Fair owned the "stagecraft." Heck, they didn't even get ownership of the movie props in the former Paramount Parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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