Star Trek The Exhibition




 * You may be looking for Star Trek: The Exhibition, the European touring exhibit of the 1990s, or Star Trek World Tour.

Star Trek The Exhibition (formerly Star Trek The Tour; also referred to as Star Trek: Anniversary Tour) is a traveling Star Trek-themed attraction, produced by CBS Consumer Products and Premier Exhibitions. The exhibit was originally produced by SEE Touring Productions, Inc, and presented by Metropolitan Talent.

The exhibit was first announced in an advertisement carried in the program given to attendees at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas in. The tour originally planned to call at forty cities in the United States and Canada over a period of five years. Some initial reports also included a mention of ten European sites being part of the tour, but the press release launching the tour on referred solely to North American venues.

The original exhibit covered a total of 50,000 square feet, and includes four motion simulator rides, a 360-degree theatre, recreations of sets from the various series (including the bridges of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)), and various interactive events.

Wil Wheaton filmed a four-minute segment for the tour, appearing as Lieutenant commander Wesley Crusher, assistant chief engineer aboard the USS Titan. Tim Russ also appears as Commander Tuvok, the ship's second officer and Tactical officer

Long Beach
The tour opened at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach, California, on. Three types of ticket packages were available - a general admission package (~US$30), a "Commander" package (~US$100; valid Saturdays only, included a private guided tour, priority access, invitations to special events, and exclusive gifts), and a "Captain" package (~US$150; as the "Commander" package, but valid for a full weekend).

The tour's engagement - originally scheduled to last until - was extended until  due to popular demand. Originally open seven days a week, the tour's opening hours were reduced to Friday-Sunday with effect from.

According to reports, following the closure of the exhibit, disputes arose between SEE Touring and Plainfield Asset Management (who held a security interest in the exhibit, providing investment capital for SEE), and between SEE Touring and the operators of the Queen Mary. An unpaid debt in the region of US$200,000 (for security, food and lodging) resulted in the Tour's equipment being retained at the Queen Mary, preventing the exhibit from moving on. An agreement was reached between Plainfield and SEE in mid-, with the former acquiring the exhibit in its entirety from SEE. The outstanding debt was then paid by Plainfield. The tour facility, which was originally believed to be opening in San Diego on, was expected to be moved from the Queen Mary by. 

Relaunch
The exhibit relaunched on at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, produced by Premier Exhibitions, and renamed as Star Trek The Exhibition. This first exhibit is a scaled down version of the original Tour display, but will feature more interactivity. The Enterprise-D bridge, amongst other items, does not appear, and forms part of a second exhibit touring at the same time. The second engagement began in Phoenix, Arizona in.

A parallel tour was launched in 2010 in Valencia, Spain as an international branch of the exhibit. Somewhat smaller in scale than the US version, it does showcase original props and more interactivity, but none of the actual studio models, they being reserved for the US. Instead lesser detailed replicas serve as stand-ins.

In 2011, Austrian "Event Marketing Service GmbH" (EMS Exhibits) acquired the license from CBS Consumer Products to operate the tour, the Saint Louis venue being the first under the new management. 

Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition venue proved to be the last exhibition for 2012 and later planned tour legs were indefinitely postponed. However, Star Trek The Exhibition went on tour again in the US in 2013.

Star Trek The Exhibition

 * "First" indicates the exhibit featuring the Original Series bridge. "Second" indicates the exhibit featuring the Next Generation bridge.