And now, the conclusion.
The second half of the exhibit was MUCH more exciting. Now, that's not to say that I didn't enjoy the costumes in the first section, but...well, you'll see.
We turned the corner and found ourselves walking down the corridors of the Enterprise D...
...eventually making our way to the bridge!
Ha, she got mad when I said her posture is very "Deanna Troi". Just don't crash the ship!!
By the way, I was so excited to be in there that my hand was shaking, and I had a continuous smile. So much fun, and yeah, we both felt goofy running around and pretending to press console buttons.
But it was great after so many moments of seeing the bridge on tv and thinking, "oh, what it would be like to be there." While there are subtle differences to the real set, it was close enough, and I felt like I was really there. There was also the low rumble of the ship engines, and the ambient sounds of computers in the background. The main viewscreen had a starfield projected on it as well.
Outside, there was Reman Scorpion-class fighter from Star Trek Nemesis:
Wide view of the next exhibit room. The Enterprise-D bridge is behind those walls, by the way:
More props:
A small area dedicated to Deep Space Nine/Ferengi props:
Small life-size busts of aliens such as the Borg:
and Odo:
There was also a small recreation of sickbay, featuring Lt. Commander Worf:
Ana and I finally made our way to the heart of the ship - Engineering:
There was a problem with the Warp Core, but I was having trouble trying to fix it. Oh well:
----
The Exhibition was really a lot of fun. I've read comments online from people saying that it wasn't worth the money. It's only $12 with a student discount, and we spent about 2 hours in there. There's a lot to see and read, and we took our time enjoying it. We saw a small handful of other people in there as well, but they breezed right by us and didn't seem to take it all in. I would say that it's probably not for a casual fan, as there are actually a lot of props and costumes from lesser known characters. There are also some obscure props, like this framed wedding photo of Riker and Troi:
For big fans of Voyager or Enterprise, you're going to be disappointed. There was a handful of Voyager items, and almost nothing from Enterprise. The costumes were heavily either Next Generation era, or Original series. The props were focused on DS9, and the sets were all Next Generation.
If it tours again and changes, I would love to visit it again.
The second half of the exhibit was MUCH more exciting. Now, that's not to say that I didn't enjoy the costumes in the first section, but...well, you'll see.
We turned the corner and found ourselves walking down the corridors of the Enterprise D...
...eventually making our way to the bridge!
Ha, she got mad when I said her posture is very "Deanna Troi". Just don't crash the ship!!
By the way, I was so excited to be in there that my hand was shaking, and I had a continuous smile. So much fun, and yeah, we both felt goofy running around and pretending to press console buttons.
But it was great after so many moments of seeing the bridge on tv and thinking, "oh, what it would be like to be there." While there are subtle differences to the real set, it was close enough, and I felt like I was really there. There was also the low rumble of the ship engines, and the ambient sounds of computers in the background. The main viewscreen had a starfield projected on it as well.
Outside, there was Reman Scorpion-class fighter from Star Trek Nemesis:
Wide view of the next exhibit room. The Enterprise-D bridge is behind those walls, by the way:
More props:
A small area dedicated to Deep Space Nine/Ferengi props:
Small life-size busts of aliens such as the Borg:
and Odo:
There was also a small recreation of sickbay, featuring Lt. Commander Worf:
Ana and I finally made our way to the heart of the ship - Engineering:
There was a problem with the Warp Core, but I was having trouble trying to fix it. Oh well:
----
The Exhibition was really a lot of fun. I've read comments online from people saying that it wasn't worth the money. It's only $12 with a student discount, and we spent about 2 hours in there. There's a lot to see and read, and we took our time enjoying it. We saw a small handful of other people in there as well, but they breezed right by us and didn't seem to take it all in. I would say that it's probably not for a casual fan, as there are actually a lot of props and costumes from lesser known characters. There are also some obscure props, like this framed wedding photo of Riker and Troi:
For big fans of Voyager or Enterprise, you're going to be disappointed. There was a handful of Voyager items, and almost nothing from Enterprise. The costumes were heavily either Next Generation era, or Original series. The props were focused on DS9, and the sets were all Next Generation.
If it tours again and changes, I would love to visit it again.
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