End of the Road
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But by the time “Borg Invasion 4D” arrived, The Experience was on its way out. Reduced budget cut down the amount of actors used in both the rides and milling about the Promenade, and with Star Trek interest waning on screen as Enterprise came to an end, it was announced that by the end of 2008, The Experience would close its doors for good—ironically, a year before Star Trek returned to the big screen in the J.J. Abrams “Kelvin Timeline” reboots.
Just as it lived, the venue died in Star Trek themed fashion: it wasn’t just closed, but given a Starfleet decommissioning ceremony, where it was announced that props and replicas used in The Experience would be relocated to a new home at the downtown strip mall Neonopolis. But plans fell through, and most of what was once shown at Star Trek: The Experience went into the hands of private collectors, auctioned off in the years since. And while the attraction itself is gone, it does leave a peculiar legacy: elements of the sign advertising the experience, including the Starfleet delta badge, are still standing on the side of the Hilton.
