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Robert Picardo on the Closing of Star Trek The Experience

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By GustavoLeao / 13:15, 1 July 2008 / General Star Trek

After 10 years in operation, Star Trek The Experience at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas will close its doors in early September 2008.

Robert Picardo, who spent seven years as the holographic doctor on Star Trek Voyager and was part of the cast of the Borg Invasion 4-D attraction at The Experience, said he's not surprised by the news, but he'll still miss it.

"The hotel changed hands, and [the new owners] have been eyeing that large amount of retail space lustfully for some time," Picardo told a group of reporters including SyFy Portal during a press conference to promote the upcoming fifth season of "Stargate: Atlantis," where he takes a starring role.

"It breaks my heart a little bit to no longer be my own theme park ride. Once you have an action figure for years, there are only a few ways to go up, and being a theme park attraction is one of the only ones.


"Hopefully they'll have an 'Atlantis' theme park ride in the future," Picardo said jokingly.

More from Picardo on Stargate Atlantis can be found at SyFy Portal.

Thanks to Michael Hinman for the news.



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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:53:12 on Jul 02, 2008

Does anyone know if the footage for these Trek rides is worth Paramount putting out on DVD? I never went to any of them!

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By: arachnia (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:45:29 on Jul 02, 2008

Please, I urge all of you to email the Hilton and try to convince them not to close the Experience. If any of you have been there, you know what I mean when I say, How can they do that? What will become of the convention? That is a great place to go and be with others like us. AHHH!!!!! I live only 3 hours away, and try tofrequent the Experience about once a year, for convention. Please help keep it!!! Go to the official Hilton site and click on contact and then email. Let em have it.


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By: arachnia (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:45:21 on Jul 02, 2008

Please, I urge all of you to email the Hilton and try to convince them not to close the Experience. If any of you have been there, you know what I mean when I say, How can they do that? What will become of the convention? That is a great place to go and be with others like us. AHHH!!!!! I live only 3 hours away, and try tofrequent the Experience about once a year, for convention. Please help keep it!!! Go to the official Hilton site and click on contact and then email. Let em have it.


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By: arachnia (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:45:09 on Jul 02, 2008

Please, I urge all of you to email the Hilton and try to convince them not to close the Experience. If any of you have been there, you know what I mean when I say, How can they do that? What will become of the convention? That is a great place to go and be with others like us. AHHH!!!!! I live only 3 hours away, and try tofrequent the Experience about once a year, for convention. Please help keep it!!! Go to the official Hilton site and click on contact and then email. Let em have it.


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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:32:42 on Jul 01, 2008

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When I was there the food wasn't bad but it sure was expensive.

Welcome to Vegas. The closing of The Experience is one more sign that the overall popularity of Star Trek has waned since its peak in 1996 for the 30th anniversary. Retail space was big then too, must be getting harder to justify the $20+ admission per person for the thing..

-- Steve


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By: PatBorg (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:26:05 on Jul 01, 2008

that "THE" yearly Star Trek Covention will be returning to Pasadena, California?

I hope so!


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By: Brannon (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:01:35 on Jul 01, 2008

I went on this when it first opened and it was great fun. Haven't been back since but I have always had plans to return.

I can understand the new owners wanting to use that space because it does take up a lot of prime real estate, however, they should leave Quark's Bar intact.

When I was there the food wasn't bad but it sure was expensive.

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