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USS Enterprise almost in Las Vegas
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BattleMonkey
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Would have been neat.
Also would have shut down and demolished like so many other Vegas attractions.
Also would have shut down and demolished like so many other Vegas attractions.
HammerOfThor
Member
That would have been so epic.
But if we did it today we would need to do Stargate's Destiny or Daedalus.
Or Atlantis :0
But if we did it today we would need to do Stargate's Destiny or Daedalus.
Or Atlantis :0
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Meh, crappy refit version.
Rocket Scientist
Member
Doubt it could be built on that scale even if they tried. Looks incredible though, wish it was real.
Pagusas
Elden Member
As appose to the HORRIBLE original model? Hell no, the refit version IS the enterprise. The original was an abomination that strongly needed an infusion of style and edge.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Man, the thought of UFC's being held at the place. Opening up with that cheesey Kirk fight music.
Awesome.
Awesome.
BattleMonkey
Member
fixed
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Yeah, because that's marketable to a wide audience!
You mean beautiful refit version?
JetBlackPanda
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This just reminds me how sad I am that I never made it to the Star Trek Experience when it was in Vegas.
Escape Goat
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Set course for Las Vegas. Maximum warp.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
That would have benen pretty fantastic. Having a small hotel as well would have been icing on the cake. I think the ability to stay, eat and party inside the Enterprise for a few days would be awesome.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Horrible? stop talking bollocks. the fact it's silhouette has lasted 45 years shows what a forward thinking work of art it was. 60's americana at it's fucking finest.
Rounded nacelle's over fat ugly grille wings and tacky blue LED's any day.
Rounded nacelle's over fat ugly grille wings and tacky blue LED's any day.
BattleMonkey
Member
It was fairly dissapointing, Quarks bar was neat at least. When I lived in Vegas, it often was pretty deserted attraction.
Randy Lanzarote
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Enterprise D please.
And a one year residency for Patrick Stewart. He doesn't have to perform, just greet people in his smooth, seductive, sultry English tone.
And a one year residency for Patrick Stewart. He doesn't have to perform, just greet people in his smooth, seductive, sultry English tone.
Insanely weird, just loaded up the Nerdist Podcast with Morgan Spurlock, and right off the bat, they are talking about this, the Enterprise in Las Vegas. I'm seeing the picture in the OP as Hardwick is describing the Enterprise would be about as tall as the Empire State Building.
Would have been incredible to see this thing in real life.
Would have been incredible to see this thing in real life.
Would have been cool but w/o being able to "stay" on the ship it wouldn't have lasted.... had it been a casino/hotel I could have seen it lasting long term.
I went there once.... the reason it was deserted was the same issue this would have had. There would be no reason to see it more than once.... it had no staying power. A hotel/casino in the mold of a starship would have been different though.... just like the theme casinos (venetian, paris, caesars, etc) this would have been a "future" theme.
I went there once.... the reason it was deserted was the same issue this would have had. There would be no reason to see it more than once.... it had no staying power. A hotel/casino in the mold of a starship would have been different though.... just like the theme casinos (venetian, paris, caesars, etc) this would have been a "future" theme.
Pagusas
Elden Member
you seem to be in the minority here. and its the Refit that is the most recognizable silhouette , not the original. the swirling fat round nacelle's were TERRIBLY tacky and out of place.
aparisi2274
Member
I remember when they wanted to build these in Vegas during it's crazy "themed" period:
The Titanic Resort:
The WWF (aka WWE) hotel:
The Moon:
Here is a list of all the dream projects that never were:
http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/dreams2.htm
The Titanic Resort:
The WWF (aka WWE) hotel:
The Moon:
Here is a list of all the dream projects that never were:
http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/dreams2.htm
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Really? Really? One of the greatest ideas of all time?
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Those would have been awesome, it would have been like going to a tacky Disneyland.
MisterHero
Super Member
maybe it would've been easier to build the thing into the ground
it wouldn't be very apparent from street level, but the ship itself would've been supported on 5 sides
They almost built a Superman theme-park that included a Fortress of Solitude and its GIANT YELLOW KEY
it wouldn't be very apparent from street level, but the ship itself would've been supported on 5 sides
They almost built a Superman theme-park that included a Fortress of Solitude and its GIANT YELLOW KEY
Escape Goat
Member
Theres some crazy rich guy in the middle east that is building a star trek theme park. Thats what I would do if I had more money than God.
That was my first thought too. I want to say that it would look too garish in any city, but my inner nerd wishes this had happened.
outunderthestars
Banned
I would love to visit the Moon themed casino concept!
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
awesome, but expensive, but they had tons of half off or buy 1 get 1 discounts that made it easier to swallow.
The first time you were "transported" is by far one of my all time theme park / ride experiences ever.
The first ride there was great, in that the shuttle crafts had actual windows to a big curved IMAX screen. Helped with the motion sensation because you were actually moving in relation to the elements on the screen (something Star Tours fixed with their new in-shuttle screen and video programming).
The Voyager/Borg experience was cool too, in that you walked down a creepy hall with borg drones (fully costumed and such) and saw a couple crew members get taken away. That ride itself wasn't as cool because you were just in a big 4D style theatre (aka, 4th dimension being water spray, borg probes in your seat, etc). Still fun though.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
That's too bad it never happened. The Star Trek Experience was okay. I was never there when they had BORG 4D, but I remember the motion ride being very tame in comparison to 'In Search of the Obelisk' at LUXOR and 'Race For Atlantis' at Caesar's Palace Forum Shoppes.
The renovated Downtown area would have been appropriate for this nowadays. They got a lot of non-Casino type of places there such as Insert Coin(s), a video game bar. I was just wandering around there less than a month ago and watching people zip-line through the Fremont Street Experience. They were talking about re-opening Quark's Bar in the Metropolis center. One of the few things left I like about living here is going to the Strip drunk with friends once in a blue moon.
The renovated Downtown area would have been appropriate for this nowadays. They got a lot of non-Casino type of places there such as Insert Coin(s), a video game bar. I was just wandering around there less than a month ago and watching people zip-line through the Fremont Street Experience. They were talking about re-opening Quark's Bar in the Metropolis center. One of the few things left I like about living here is going to the Strip drunk with friends once in a blue moon.
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