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Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled

3000 S. Paradise Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 697-8700
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Star Trek the Experience - Backstage Tour

Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled Details

  • Hours of operation: Note: The entire Star Trek attraction closes permanently on Sept. 1, 2008. Star Trek: The Experience is open daily from 11:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Weekend closing times may vary. The retail shop is open Sunday - Thursday until 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Souvenir photos are taken every 30 - 45 minutes.
    • Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled: Tours run daily at 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 and 7:15 p.m.
  • Cost: 
    • Admission for Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled is $31.99 with the purchase of a ride ticket, or $39.99 for a single tour ticket.
    • Dual mission ticket prices are $42.99 per person, $35.99 for children under the age of 12 and seniors 65+. Nevada residents receive a $5 discount.
    • Souvenir photos in the Captain's Chair and/or the BORG Regeneration Chamber are $14.99 each or $24.99 for both.
    • The Latinum Package includes a dual mission ticket, admission to "Star Trek: The Experience: Secrets Unveiled" and two free photos (in the Captain's Chair and the BORG Regeneration Chamber) for $79.99.
  • Payment options: Cash, US Traveler's Checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover.
  • Reservations: The attraction can accommodate private parties from 20 to 700, including product announcements, employee incentives, company parties, press conferences and other special events. Group discount tickets can also be arranged. Call (702) 697-8750 for more information.
  • Location: Located at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino near the intersection of Paradise Road and Sahara Avenue. About 1.5 miles from the Vegas Strip.
  • Age/Height/Weight restrictions: The behind-the-scenes tour is not recommended for children under 12. If you purchase the behind-the-scenes tour in conjunction with a ride ticket, you must be at least 42 inches tall to ride. Those with children under the age of 21 should line up at the entrance outside of the casino. BORG Invasion 4D is not recommended for small children.

Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled Review

Ever wonder how they do that? Visitors can now take a behind-the-scenes tour of Star Trek: The Experience and learn how the Klingon Encounter and BORG Invasion 4D attractions give visitors the feeling that they truly have been transported to another space and time.

Some of the attraction's most guarded secrets (how guests are "transported" to the Starship Enterprise, the meaning of coded messages throughout the paneling on both rides, a one-of-a-kind view of the motion rides in action) are revealed on the tour as visitors are invited to explore once-classified areas of the attraction and discover the magic and mystery that make up Star Trek: The Experience.

During Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled, guests are guided throughout the facility by two tour ambassadors with the help of individual headsets and walkie-talkies. Some of the stops along the way are the Star Trek Museum, the bridge of the Starship Enterprise and the dressing room where actors become a variety of fearsome lifeforms.

Each tour is unique, and what guests have a chance to see depends on timing and the various opportunities that present themselves. Because of this, the length of the tour sometimes exceeds an hour. Star Trek: The Experience -- Secrets Unveiled concludes with a presentation of certificates to participants and a chance to sign the tour guest book.

It's probably a good idea to go on the rides at Star Trek: The Experience before you take the tour, it gives you better insight, but it's not necessary. And whether or not you are a Trekkie, you will soon understand how Star Trek has outlasted the test of time and retained such a devoted following.

-- Review by Noelani Jones