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Star Trek Theme Park to Open in Jordan
August 9th, 2011
One of the things that I always regretted not seeing on the trips I made to CES over the years was Star Trek: The Experience and the Star Trek bar at the Las Vegas Hilton. That bar is now closed down so I have missed my chance. The people that visit Aqaba, Jordan will have a much better Star Trek experience than a bar and a single cheesy attraction to enjoy.
King Abdullah II of Jordan is apparently a big Star Trek fan. He even had a non-speaking role in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager back in his teen years. The king and other investors are sinking big money into a theme park that is officially licensed by CBS with a Star Trek theme.
The king is putting $1.5 billion into the project called the Red Sea Astrarium. The Star Trek theme park will be one part of the complex that covers 184 acres. The massive resort will also have a high-end hotel and dining as well as other facilities were students and businesses can learn about alternative energy and more.
[via MSNBC]
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I saw the Star Trek Experience in Vegas when it first opened, and it was super awful. Just a bunch of walking around, then an elevator ride, followed by bad acting by theme park-grade entertainers. And the bar is still there at the Hilton monorail station – it basically looks the same as it did back then – just without the Star Trek branding. You’ll even notice that the font on the “Monorail Station” sign is still a Trek font.
Just more American Oil dollars going into the pockets of other countries – too bad the Lib Tree-Huggers and Hippies don’t let us drill for our own oil; not that they would also let us build something this awesome. Eediots.