Sunday, July 20, 2008

Star Trek The Experience Part 1















Chris said...

I'm a fan of Trek, and thank you so much for these pictures. As for what setting they are actually supposed to be- it doesn't look like anything directly Trek (although you can see how it is inspired by Trek-- such as the tunnel doors). It would seem this is a more generic space future theme rather than trying to be stylized after Trek's idea of the future. It could be that this section stays intact after STE shuts down, since nothing here seems like it uses the paramount licensing.

It's great to see future theming. You see it so rarely these days. In the nineties, Disney copped out on the need to refresh future theming by changing Tomorrowland in Cali and Fla to the future as depicted by Jules Verne era scholars. You see Disney coming back to actual future theming- in Hong Kong's Disneyland.

If you have ever seen the art work for Tomorrowland 2055 (the "alternate" Cali Tomorrowland refurb concept)- it looks very similar to these pictures.

I'm really hoping to be able to take a side trip to Vegas when I'm out in Anaheim for a conference in less than a month!! If I do, this will definitely be on the agenda.

Justin said...

Monorails are good for niche markets, such as Vegas, or Themeparks, but they are not so good in a transit network, mainly due to the complex switches needed to change tracks.