Star Trek: The Tour
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:55 am
I have just come back from the tour in the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach California. I really don't know where to begin!
The tour will be traveling to 40 cities across the United States for the next couple of years at least, so all of you in Europe really should come over!
The tour itself is very similar to the exhibits that did Europe approximately 10-12 years ago, where props, costumes and ships were put on display, but the similarity ends there.
Today, I sat in the command, and (actual) helm chairs of the 1701 on a Bridge mock up, (photographs of course!), the same deal on the D bridge, shuttlecraft simulator, U.S.S. Titan simulator with Tuvok and Wesley Crusher (This apparently is a prelude to a Titan short film! Watch this space!).
I also got a free (ordinarily $21) chance to be photographed with Robert Picardo. Tomorrow, Armin Shimerman and Max Groedenchik will be there. I just might cough up the $42 to get photographed with thos two!
The box office told me it was a 1 to 2 hour self guided tour, but my wife and I did an easy 5 hours there. Wandering down a corridor seeing Captain Picard's Quarters, Sickbay on the D, fixing the phase transition coils in Engineering, Beaming in and out before finally sitting down for Tribble Nachos in Ten Forward/ Quark's Bar. BTW Yes, the Bar, tables and chairs were real!
At $35 a ticket, it was well worth it!
For now, from the colonies....
ha! ha!
P.S. For those who have the good fortune to visit the tour, why not take part in the poll below? My answer would be the pool table!
The tour will be traveling to 40 cities across the United States for the next couple of years at least, so all of you in Europe really should come over!
The tour itself is very similar to the exhibits that did Europe approximately 10-12 years ago, where props, costumes and ships were put on display, but the similarity ends there.
Today, I sat in the command, and (actual) helm chairs of the 1701 on a Bridge mock up, (photographs of course!), the same deal on the D bridge, shuttlecraft simulator, U.S.S. Titan simulator with Tuvok and Wesley Crusher (This apparently is a prelude to a Titan short film! Watch this space!).
I also got a free (ordinarily $21) chance to be photographed with Robert Picardo. Tomorrow, Armin Shimerman and Max Groedenchik will be there. I just might cough up the $42 to get photographed with thos two!
The box office told me it was a 1 to 2 hour self guided tour, but my wife and I did an easy 5 hours there. Wandering down a corridor seeing Captain Picard's Quarters, Sickbay on the D, fixing the phase transition coils in Engineering, Beaming in and out before finally sitting down for Tribble Nachos in Ten Forward/ Quark's Bar. BTW Yes, the Bar, tables and chairs were real!
At $35 a ticket, it was well worth it!
For now, from the colonies....
ha! ha!P.S. For those who have the good fortune to visit the tour, why not take part in the poll below? My answer would be the pool table!
