Star Trek: The Experience - The Klingon Encounter (1998)

An attempt by some evil Klingons to kidnap visitors at the Las Vegas Hilton is foiled when the twenty-fourth century starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D transports them safely aboard. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Mario Kamberg, David de Vos

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator "Star Trek"), Kenneth Biller

Stars:

Vaughn Armstrong, C. Clayton Blackwell, LeVar Burton

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Korath
C. Clayton Blackwell	...	Security Officer
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander La Forge
David de Vos	...	News Reporter
Edward Dentzel	...	Security Officer
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
A.J. Gardner	...	Lt. Cmdr. T'Khyla
John C. McDonnell	...	Various (voice)
Charles O'Neill	...	Starfleet
Carl Dean Reed	...	Security Officer
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard (voice)
Debra Wilson	...	Security Officer

Storyline

An attempt by some evil Klingons to kidnap visitors at the Las Vegas Hilton is foiled when the twenty-fourth century starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D transports them safely aboard. Taken to the bridge, the guests are told by Commander Riker that the Klingons' plan is to disrupt the future timeline. Riker orders Lieutenant Commander La Forge to take them through the Klingon battle-zone and back to the twentieth century aboard a shuttlecraft so that the timeline can be restored.

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Plot Keywords:

star trek | alien invasion | time travel | part live action | computer animation | 

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Genres:

Short | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Star Trek: The Experience

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1998 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Goddard Entertainment, Landmark Entertainment Group, Paramount Parks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

4 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title of this attraction was simply "Star Trek: The Experience-The Ride" upon opening in 1998, when it was the only choice for tourists at the venue. That changed in 2003, when the coming of the sister attraction "Borg 4-D Adventure" showed the need for an actual title to better distinguish between them.

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Connections

Spun-off from Star Trek (1966)

User Reviews

Definitely worth the time and price

I have to agree with the other comments I've seen here, the experience was both well worth the money and time, and I also wasn't sure how they changed the floor.

When I went to the Exp. I had a friend with me. He isn't a Trek fan at all, but he really enjoyed it too. He even commented several times about how much he liked the time-line and the props on display while waiting in line. I guess it was the attention to detail and the total immersion into all things Trek that caught his attention.

Another thing I enjoyed was how immersive the entire exp. was and how the "starfleet personnel" stay in character the entire time. I even pushed the limits while there. I had a pager on, which I'd turned off as instructed before it started. When we boarded the shuttle, my pager was digging into my back, so I was going to hold it in my lap. As I took it off my belt, I accidentally pushed the button on it, turning it back on.. which means it immediately beeped! The "security officer" that was escorting us to the shuttle immediately questioned me. He asked if it was a weapon. I (and a few others) laughed, and I explained it was just a pager. He then looked puzzled and asked what a pager was. I realized what was going on and told him it was a communications device, to which he asked if I'd have to respond to it. I assured him that no, I didn't, I had turned it off and that it wouldn't happen again. It was almost worth the price of admission just to get the extra laughs from the group I was in due to this exchange, and the fact that he stayed perfectly in character was great.

I only had two gripes about the entire exp:firstly, the turbolift was a little goofy looking to me, considering it was about 3 times the size of any from the series or movies.And secondly, during the "ride" I looked up and back, and could see the edge of the dome-screen. We were in the 2nd row of the shuttle, so most probably couldn't see that far back, but for the amount of detail they'd put into making the experience so immersive, you'd think they would've made sure no passengers could see the edge of the screen.

All in all, I'm going back when I visit Vegas again.. if nothing else to pay more attention to the floor.