Very generous to allow us RUclipsrs to see behind the curtain as it were. The Next Generation was a worthy successor to the original series, and I enjoyed it tremendously.
@@MrTbk1701 I had the same, a "Warp Core Breach". It was very yummy and the dry ice they added made it over the top. I remember a Borg Accosting me calling my new digital camera "inferior technology" It was mid afternoon and there was almost nobody there...had the whole "experience" almost to myself. Good times...
@@mowowie lol. I was with a group of friends who "liked" Star Trek but readily acknowledged my superior fan/knowledge... So the Klingons come around to chat with us while eating, and one asks who the leader is.. .So they point to me.. They take one look at my drink (the non-alcoholic Phaser-Fire. "Wesley Crusher's Favorite" if I recall) and he immediately yells, "A LEADER would NOT be drinking THAT!" oh the shame.
I do, too. I've never seen the Vegas thing at all. But, I assume it was shot here. It looks like they used the same core of extras as they did on the show. I always wanted to work on a Trek production (almost did a couple of times). But, my mother worked on Farpoint back in June of '87.
You know, you spend your life convincing yourself that this was just a TV show, that the sets aren't real and that it's all smoke and mirrors. But the day I saw this finished scene, at the Experience, I was standing on the Bridge of the Enterprise, with Starfleet officers around me pushing buttons, and Commander Riker on the screen. It was a genuinely magical moment for me. Very cool to see how it was made!
@@moe47988 I got the Captains Chair photo as well, and for that, they let us walk around the fully lit set and look around. It was cool getting to read all the little Easter eggs on the doors and consoles!
I was fortunate enough to visit Vegas while this was running. Ended up standing right in the middle of a pad when the lights came up, great memories and purchased a copy of the Enterprise print from there.
Love it! Very cool seeing behind the scenes. Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton do a outstanding job. Tremendous actors. “Return the library books! Get them back! Get them back now they’re overdue!” 😂
Thanks for posting this, and for doing such an incredible job with it. I was fortunate to visit in 2005 when I was in town on temporary duty at Nellis AFB. My whole squadron had deployed to Nellis from Tucson to support a weeks-long huge exercise. I had been traveling and deploying a lot during those years in support of the wars, away from my wife a lot, and this experience immeasurably, immeasurably lifted my spirits. I grew up with TNG and standing on the bridge it took all my self-control not to jump to a station and try to fire phasers myself! I feel very lucky to have gotten to see it. Frankly, I have been to Star Wars Rise of the Resistance at Disney, and while it is amazing with the latest technology, Star Trek the Experience was first, and definitely ahead of its time.
I was lucky enough to go see this in April of 1999. The only time I got to go anywhere but home for Spring Break in college. I'll always remember that because the Experience opened on my first wedding anniversary. I loved it so much, I was so giddy to have been "transported" and stand on the bridge.
If STTNG filing was anything at all like this... it must have taken FOREVER to film one episode. Gives you a better appreciation for all the work they put into it. Very nice!
@@devosentertainment I must say, the attention to detail and the care for accuracy is something that is a bit lacking today. This was very refreshing to see. I know that sometimes actors lose their patience after a lot of takes... It looks like Jonathan really kept his cool and good nature during this. I wish there were more of these during STTNG... I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that one!
@@PatonMacDeveryone who has worked with him, whether as a director or actor, has said exactly the same. He’s renowned for being one of the most chilled, decent guys in the industry.
I would think that because they shot on actual film, that they didn't want to waste it as it gets pricey. Digital recording wasn't even around then, was it?
not like live theater is it, stop start stop, start,? you can understand for moving camera band the like, and flufing of lines, it not live so retake is posable?
I was lucky enough to be living in Las Vegas when Star Trek - The Experience first opened, and for most of its run. My son and I spent many, many weekend afternoons there, and it was AWESOME. Sad that it no longer exists.
Well done on getting the job done with a group notorious for clowning around so much. I've seen so many outtakes from TNG, it's amazing they ever got anything done.
"I don't speak yet do I? I'm just over here doin' shit." -- Thats a real engineer, wearing overalls, his earing, sitting on the shuttle craft just doing some shit not giving a crap what the XO is talking about. Franks almost went into "Have you ever been abducted by a hostile group of klingons?" I love Levar's goofing around with the DP and their responses to eachother. You can also see from Jonathan Franks posture movement his chronic back issues his shoulders and stance completely change when he goes into Riker mode. And its amazing how when that beeping happens they just continue as if it was nothing until after cut is called.
This is a treasure for STTN fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you David for sharing this behind-the-scenes footage. The only other thing from the set I ever saw before was a tiny picture in a magazine.
It’s wild to finally see these behind the scenes! You handle pressure so well. Talk about starting off with such an intense shoot! Proud of the filmmaker you’ve become!
@@devosentertainmentin the 3rd grade we did a field trip and went on the set of this weird show nobody knew… 😫😫😫 I started watching Star Trek in 10th grade and regret not understanding what sitting in the captains chair meant at the time!
It’s cool to watch them walk through a scene with the dialogue and hit their marks. It’s looks tedious but it’s interesting to watch them work. This what they have been doing for the last 30 years, and the movies.
Such a beautiful peek behind the scenes at how hard all these professionals work to get that perfect take. When it's done well it sweeps us, the audience, completely into the fictional universe. It doesn't take much to be "off" to break that illusion, though. Had Frakes been directing, yet, when this was filmed? He seems like the CONSUMMATE professional here. It must make a big difference when the actors know how things are done and can help everything go smoothly.
@devosentertainment He came to my dad's recording studio to record the music for the halodeck scene with the song Moonlight Becomes You. I was the 2nd Engineer for my dad and was totally starstruck seeing Jonathan Frakes. He was super nice and he hired the singer on the spot to play the singer in First Contact. Exciting day. Wish I could has asked for his autograph
I really wish they would offically release all these Trek Experience "films" somehow, someplace. It is unlikely they'll ever find a home elsewhere. (also include the TNG Comic Relief short from 1994).
I had opportunity to go Los Vegas in 1998. I had get Los Vegas Hilton to see Star Trek- The Experience. Awestruck by how Cool was being transporter room, walking hallway to Bridge. But, Shuttlecraft was absolutely best part.
I got to experience this when I was a kid and it was by far one of the greatest memories I have with my father and brother. I even had a klingon tell me to die with honor on our reconnaissance mission. ❤ Thank you for being a part of these amazing memories.
I always assumed the Shuttle Bay wall was rebuilt from Star Trek V. Never would have guessed it's just a photographic blowup! :D Very clever with the staging.
I really enjoyed the Star Trek Experience. It was amazing to be transported to the ship and to be led by Officers in uniform to the bridge. It looked fantastic. I truly felt 100% immersed in that setting, as if I actually was there in the middle of the action.
I remember watching the promo for The Experience in my VHS copy of First Contact back in the late 90s. I'm still bitter I never actually experienced it firsthand before it closed, especially after seeing photos/videos of it over the years, including this sim ride and the later Borg Invasion 4D attraction. That said, looks like you and the team did a spectacular job! Thanks for uploading these behind-the-scenes glimpses. It's so cool to see these as a Trekkie and a filmmaker.
Amazing! Seeing all these people accomplish the wonder that is TNG only makes me feel for the hard work everyone has done to bring us a really great show!
I remember visiting on one of our trips to Vegas many years ago. Given that I'm from the same town as Patrick Stewart I probably thought that made me the ancestor they were looking for.
This was really great...I've been a Star Trek fan since TOS and actually lived in Vegas when this opened. I have been through the Star Trek experience many time so this was alot of fun watching. Thanks for adding!
@@devosentertainment I did a quick review of your background and see that you also directed the Star Wars exhibit and ride in Orlando? That was far and away the best experience my family ever had. I'll never forget C3PO flying us all over the place and the exhilaration and excitement on my kids faces made the vacation for us. Its incredible what you and your industry has been able to achieve. Just wanted you to know.
@@devosentertainment I miss it. I got to sit in the captain’s chair and be apart of something I’ve always want to be in since I was 5. Star Trek is why I went to film school and do production design. 🖖
Thank you for posting this video! I miss Star Trek: The Experience so much and this brings back a lot of great memories. I wish Las Vegas would bring it back like they claimed they would. I need another of the pizzas from Quarks.
I am from the UK. So very sad that "The Experience" was closed before I even knew it existed! Had I known, I would have sold anything I own to finance a trip to visit it! I don't imagine I'm alone in this regard. Makes me wonder why they didn't place ads in the breaks in UK reruns of Next-Gen to promote it. Seems like not much thought went into how to make it a lasting attraction and I read that when the hotel wanted their space (no pun intended) back it was just too expensive to move it all. There's a lesson there somewhere. If there was any whisper of it being re-done somewhere I'd be packing my bags right now.
Great video, Sir. Thank you for posting. For most of us, our "Star Trek Experience" was in front of the small screen every Saturday night traveling the galaxy with the greatest crew StarFleet had to offer, never walking the decks or enjoying the immersive attraction in Las Vegas, and while I'm sure that was incredible, seeing this behind-the-scenes peak of how the sausage is made brings into perspective how many hands were involved in bringing some of the best entertainment ever produced to life. It's also evident that it wasn't all sunshine and butterflies, so again; THANK YOU for your great work then and now.
Thank you for the kind words! Even though it’s a lot of hard work. And as you say, not always sunshine and roses, I’m glad to have had a little hand in creating joy for so many.
Ridiculous that this wasn't maintained. Greatest Trek attraction, exhibit, ride. Ever. Of course over time, needs some updates, additions, changes to story, plot, but this was a Trekkers dream holodeck like experience. Visited 1998
Indeed. But Vegas as a whole failed in the “family friendly” attempt. This should have been the flagship attraction for Paramount’s theme parks, not a one off in an off-strip hotel. Regardless, we gave it our all building it and was heartbroken to see it die such an ugly death.
@@devosentertainment On point 👉 Ridiculous oversight by Trek IP owners, whoever that is at the moment 🙄 Head scratcher why Disney bought Star Wars. The Star Wars Universe is a dystopia, with the Empire/New Order/#NEXTEVILOVERLORDS constantly ruling the Galaxy. Not a place I want to live. The Trek Universe, at least Tos, tng eras, are where I want to live, occasional Klingon, Romulan, Dominion wars notwithstanding ;)
This is fantastic. How did you come across this video? I had a friend who lived in Vegas and we visited this attraction several times. It was absolutely spectacular to be fully immersed in the Star Trek universe. The Borg Encounter was fun, but it completely dropped the premise of transporting you to the future and it wasn't as good for this reason. It felt like a haunted house add-on, which is really what it was, and not a self-contained attraction like "Klingon Encounter" was. The brilliance of Klingon Encounter was how it subverted your expectations. The initial queue was clearly modeled after Star Tours at Disneyland, so if you had been on that ride you thought you knew what you were in for... Then you get beamed onto the Enterprise! I can't explain what a mind blowing experience that was. Then when the simulator ride comes at the end, you get a panoramic view out of the shuttle craft with windows in the ceiling, not just the little movie screen you get on Star Tours. The ride engineers clearly knew what they were doing, subverting expectations all along the way
Last few seconds of this clip (library books part) gave me vibes of the Frame of Mind episode (Riker in psych institution yelling) and just going off yelling in his distressed emergency command voice
I experienced The Experience the first week it was opened, and then again so many years later, the last month of its existence. Such a shame it’s gone, but as I have no recording of what happened there, it’s fantastic to be able to see this video as a remembrance of what I remember!
God, I fucking love stuff like this. I almost can't get enough B-roll or BTS, especially uncut stuff like the Buffy BTS which was released raw for the fight choreography.
Trek needs its own permanent attraction again. I was lucky enough to see this in 1999. The only time I ever got to go somewhere other than home for Spring Break in college.
Really impressing, the set looks nothing at all like the vessel enterprise and I'm admiring the patience with which they repeatedly play the scenes over and over again. Great job!
When you see this, really make you appreciate the hardwork that really goes into these scenes... And I'm guessing whilst there doing these scenes, other scenes somewhere else are also being done. Quite eye opening to see this reality behind the show
A lot of work for sure! This a bit different than the show, however. Had to be much more exacting as it had to work in sync with the live action on the other side of the bridge screen.
All the practical shuttle sets they had to hand and they cobble together that monstrosity of a thing. LOL It's awesome to see the process though. I never got to visit the Star Trek Experience, but seen so many videos and pictures of it.
running a camera was fun. this is how it is. changes retakes mistakes conversations headset instructions you cant respond to.. but truely fun & worth it.
I remember going through this in LV. Was fantastic. The effect of standing in a square room queued to go on what we thought was a ride simulation only to have the light flicker go out and come back on in like 3 secs and be in the transporter room was mind-blowing.
Old? You're funny. When you get pubic hair and move out of mommy's house you'll eventually realise that things which happened before you were alive really aren't old.
The first time I went to ST:TE it absolutely blew my mind. Went back many, many more times. Miss it so much! I don't even go to Vegas anymore, what's the point? :) Thanks for sharing!! (p.s. - not to be salty, but Borg Invasion wasn't remotely as good as the original TNG/Klingon one!)
@@devosentertainment I am referring to the RUclips channel 'Ryan's Edits' where he takes Star Trek bloopers and inserts them into the actual scenes. He calls them 'Intakes' instead of 'Outtakes' -- Quite funny!
Jonathan Frakes seems like such a lovely person 🥰 I bet he gives good hugs hehe 😊 And Levar looking like a cutie pie in his overalls 😂 I’m so sad that I’m late to the Star Trek fandom and missed seeing this 😭😭😭
@@devosentertainmentI met Brad in Santa Barbara when I was going to Brooks institute of photography. When he moved to LA I came for a visit and got a nice tour of the Star Trek sets.
It's fascinating that by this was filmed Star Trek: First Contact (The Enterprise-E) had already been out, but here Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton flashed back a few years to the days of the Enterprise-D! Great footage though
My wife and I went there several times. I think our first time was within a couple of months of the opening. I don't remember what we ordered at Quark's Bar but we must have had some kind of meat since we had a steak knife along with the other utensils. At the end we quietly asked our server if they would care if we walked off with the knife and they kind of quietly said "Nobody else bothers to ask so go ahead." and even brought us a single place setting along with a menu. Unfortunately we gave the stuff to a friend of the wife who's really into ST and it immediately disappeared into the black hole that is the woman's house. I wonder if she even still has it. I've looked and looked and can't find the steak knife online anywhere.
We just press play, but look at all the effort behind it all.. I had no idea it was this intense if you add the actual shoots and reshoots for just a simple scene that's over in the blink of an eye.
I travel for work to Las Vegas and while the Experience was open always stayed at the hotel. Would ride three times in a row after a libation or two. Fun times!
Riker looks like he's all ready to go on a vacation to Risa LOL
He was ready for sure
one thing you gotta say about Johnathan Frakes is that god damn does he have a great voice that carries well
For sure!
Very generous to allow us RUclipsrs to see behind the curtain as it were. The Next Generation was a worthy successor to the original series, and I enjoyed it tremendously.
So glad you enjoyed!
Agreed. Thank you.
@@William.Driscoll my pleasure 😇
Out of all the series, TNG touched the face of God.
Tng allowed us to ignore the camp, dated OS. It's now the foundation of trek.
The ST Experience has been closed for 15 years now; I miss Quark's bar and the whole experience! 😢😢😢Long live Trek!
I can’t believe it’s already been closed that long. We have the memories!
A warp core breach was my favorite drink. 🖖
😮😮😮 there was … there’s was AN EXPERIENCE?!!!??😢😫
@@MrTbk1701
I had the same, a "Warp Core Breach".
It was very yummy and the dry ice they added made it over the top.
I remember a Borg Accosting me calling my new digital camera "inferior technology"
It was mid afternoon and there was almost nobody there...had the whole "experience" almost to myself.
Good times...
@@mowowie lol. I was with a group of friends who "liked" Star Trek but readily acknowledged my superior fan/knowledge... So the Klingons come around to chat with us while eating, and one asks who the leader is.. .So they point to me.. They take one look at my drink (the non-alcoholic Phaser-Fire. "Wesley Crusher's Favorite" if I recall) and he immediately yells, "A LEADER would NOT be drinking THAT!" oh the shame.
Seeing Levar Burton in overalls is hysterical. 😂
The 90s were in full effect.
But he didn't go all the way and have one strap down 😂
Indeed they were
Casual-like
I wasn't sure who that was without the VISOR.
@@fastertrackcreative 😎
As someone who works in film, this is exactly what it feels like to be on set
its weird but true: cast people who dont want to be there. they work fast and dont fuck around. just get it over with and get paid.
Yep!
@@thejamesasher I imagine the long hours on set acts as a great motivator to not muff it up as much as possible.
I do, too. I've never seen the Vegas thing at all. But, I assume it was shot here. It looks like they used the same core of extras as they did on the show.
I always wanted to work on a Trek production (almost did a couple of times). But, my mother worked on Farpoint back in June of '87.
Yeah! It was fun to see the behind scene shot.
You know, you spend your life convincing yourself that this was just a TV show, that the sets aren't real and that it's all smoke and mirrors.
But the day I saw this finished scene, at the Experience, I was standing on the Bridge of the Enterprise, with Starfleet officers around me pushing buttons, and Commander Riker on the screen. It was a genuinely magical moment for me.
Very cool to see how it was made!
The Magic moment is genuine. So cool.
I was disappointed that they didn't let you walk around the bridge, just the back area. But, they're only herding cattle after all
@@moe47988 yeah, that woulda been cool. But you’re right, the throughput was high. Cool to experience it though!
@@moe47988 I got the Captains Chair photo as well, and for that, they let us walk around the fully lit set and look around. It was cool getting to read all the little Easter eggs on the doors and consoles!
I never got to see the Las Vegas experience, is there a copy available somewhere to see? I enjoyed the next generation TV series very much.
I was fortunate enough to visit Vegas while this was running. Ended up standing right in the middle of a pad when the lights came up, great memories and purchased a copy of the Enterprise print from there.
Such a great effect!
Love it! Very cool seeing behind the scenes. Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton do a outstanding job. Tremendous actors. “Return the library books! Get them back! Get them back now they’re overdue!” 😂
Although if time travel is a thing, are they ever really overdue? 😁
@@devosentertainment good point!😄
Thanks for posting this, and for doing such an incredible job with it. I was fortunate to visit in 2005 when I was in town on temporary duty at Nellis AFB. My whole squadron had deployed to Nellis from Tucson to support a weeks-long huge exercise. I had been traveling and deploying a lot during those years in support of the wars, away from my wife a lot, and this experience immeasurably, immeasurably lifted my spirits. I grew up with TNG and standing on the bridge it took all my self-control not to jump to a station and try to fire phasers myself! I feel very lucky to have gotten to see it. Frankly, I have been to Star Wars Rise of the Resistance at Disney, and while it is amazing with the latest technology, Star Trek the Experience was first, and definitely ahead of its time.
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your experience. :)
1:05
Someone: “Who’s Riker?” 😂
Johnathan: “I’m Riker, I’ve been Riker for years ❤🎉
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I was lucky enough to go see this in April of 1999. The only time I got to go anywhere but home for Spring Break in college. I'll always remember that because the Experience opened on my first wedding anniversary. I loved it so much, I was so giddy to have been "transported" and stand on the bridge.
What a cool experience that was!
If STTNG filing was anything at all like this... it must have taken FOREVER to film one episode. Gives you a better appreciation for all the work they put into it. Very nice!
The show shoots must faster. We had to be super exacting because of the attraction’s live interaction.
@@devosentertainment I must say, the attention to detail and the care for accuracy is something that is a bit lacking today. This was very refreshing to see. I know that sometimes actors lose their patience after a lot of takes... It looks like Jonathan really kept his cool and good nature during this. I wish there were more of these during STTNG... I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that one!
@@PatonMacDeveryone who has worked with him, whether as a director or actor, has said exactly the same. He’s renowned for being one of the most chilled, decent guys in the industry.
I would think that because they shot on actual film, that they didn't want to waste it as it gets pricey. Digital recording wasn't even around then, was it?
not like live theater is it, stop start stop, start,? you can understand for moving camera band the like, and flufing of lines, it not live so retake is posable?
Great Casts.
Great Crews.
Great Characters.
Great Storylines.
THANK YOU GENE!
A true visionary!
Commander Riker in a Hawaiian shirt lol would you take orders from this guy wearing that? 😅😂😊
Raker? Yeah probably. ❤
Clearly he just came from the Holodeck 🫡
I was lucky enough to be living in Las Vegas when Star Trek - The Experience first opened, and for most of its run. My son and I spent many, many weekend afternoons there, and it was AWESOME. Sad that it no longer exists.
Me too! Glad you got to experience it when it was alive!
Well done on getting the job done with a group notorious for clowning around so much. I've seen so many outtakes from TNG, it's amazing they ever got anything done.
Thank you so much. As a first time director, I was really nervous and felt like an outsider for sure. Learned a lot though!
"I don't speak yet do I? I'm just over here doin' shit." -- Thats a real engineer, wearing overalls, his earing, sitting on the shuttle craft just doing some shit not giving a crap what the XO is talking about.
Franks almost went into "Have you ever been abducted by a hostile group of klingons?"
I love Levar's goofing around with the DP and their responses to eachother. You can also see from Jonathan Franks posture movement his chronic back issues his shoulders and stance completely change when he goes into Riker mode. And its amazing how when that beeping happens they just continue as if it was nothing until after cut is called.
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This is a treasure for STTN fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you David for sharing this behind-the-scenes footage. The only other thing from the set I ever saw before was a tiny picture in a magazine.
Did you see my other video with the Klingon portion?
@@devosentertainment Of course :) All your videos are great.
Oh i thought this was a episode dam they are doing a great job!
Indeed!
Thank you for uploading this. I really miss the ST Experience. This is a nice souvenir. Great work.
My pleasure. Glad you had a chance to experience it!
Frakes, Burton, and a lot of the TNG/Voyager crew came in on a Saturday to film this. Directed by Dave DeVos of Landmark Entertainment.
Grateful for everyone’s hard work!
It’s wild to finally see these behind the scenes! You handle pressure so well. Talk about starting off with such an intense shoot! Proud of the filmmaker you’ve become!
Thanks man!
@@devosentertainmentin the 3rd grade we did a field trip and went on the set of this weird show nobody knew… 😫😫😫 I started watching Star Trek in 10th grade and regret not understanding what sitting in the captains chair meant at the time!
Frakes is the best. To work with that guy. Wow. That whole crew....must've been so awesome. But Frakes is hard to beat. Legend.
He was fantastic.
He was an immense help
It’s cool to watch them walk through a scene with the dialogue and hit their marks. It’s looks tedious but it’s interesting to watch them work. This what they have been doing for the last 30 years, and the movies.
Yep. A lot of work for a short amount of screen time.
Such a beautiful peek behind the scenes at how hard all these professionals work to get that perfect take. When it's done well it sweeps us, the audience, completely into the fictional universe. It doesn't take much to be "off" to break that illusion, though. Had Frakes been directing, yet, when this was filmed? He seems like the CONSUMMATE professional here. It must make a big difference when the actors know how things are done and can help everything go smoothly.
A lot of work for sure. And yes, Jonathan had just directed First Contact.
@@devosentertainmenthe does excellent work.
@devosentertainment He came to my dad's recording studio to record the music for the halodeck scene with the song Moonlight Becomes You. I was the 2nd Engineer for my dad and was totally starstruck seeing Jonathan Frakes. He was super nice and he hired the singer on the spot to play the singer in First Contact. Exciting day. Wish I could has asked for his autograph
I really wish they would offically release all these Trek Experience "films" somehow, someplace. It is unlikely they'll ever find a home elsewhere. (also include the TNG Comic Relief short from 1994).
It would be cool. I posted the film here as well.
I love when Levar leaves and Jonathan say Good work Liutenant 😂 He’s such a funny guy! ❤
Great sense of humor
I had opportunity to go Los Vegas in 1998. I had get Los Vegas Hilton to see Star Trek- The Experience. Awestruck by how Cool was being transporter room, walking hallway to Bridge. But, Shuttlecraft was absolutely best part.
Glad you enjoyed! We sure enjoyed making it.
This footage is Priceless.
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I got to experience this when I was a kid and it was by far one of the greatest memories I have with my father and brother.
I even had a klingon tell me to die with honor on our reconnaissance mission. ❤
Thank you for being a part of these amazing memories.
Love it! Thanks for sharing. 🖖🏻
I loved the Experience and Quark’s. They need to bring Trek back to Vegas.
Agreed
That would be so nice, I never got to see it! 😢 😊if not Vegas, they could make it part of the Paramount Studio tour 😃
This makes me sad and happy. Sad I never got to Experience this. Happy to watch the behind the scenes stuff.
I understand completely
Levar looks so damned young here, almost like a kid!
The overalls help the look. :)
I always assumed the Shuttle Bay wall was rebuilt from Star Trek V. Never would have guessed it's just a photographic blowup! :D Very clever with the staging.
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I really enjoyed the Star Trek Experience. It was amazing to be transported to the ship and to be led by Officers in uniform to the bridge. It looked fantastic. I truly felt 100% immersed in that setting, as if I actually was there in the middle of the action.
Glad you got to experience it!
It blew my mind, I went the week that it opened, so no one really knew about it....imagine with today's technology what could be done 😳
I remember watching the promo for The Experience in my VHS copy of First Contact back in the late 90s. I'm still bitter I never actually experienced it firsthand before it closed, especially after seeing photos/videos of it over the years, including this sim ride and the later Borg Invasion 4D attraction.
That said, looks like you and the team did a spectacular job! Thanks for uploading these behind-the-scenes glimpses. It's so cool to see these as a Trekkie and a filmmaker.
Glad you can at least live vicariously for a bit! Sorry you never got to experience it. I was a truly special attraction.
This is cool... thanks for posting this...
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed.
Amazing! Seeing all these people accomplish the wonder that is TNG only makes me feel for the hard work everyone has done to bring us a really great show!
A lot of hard work to be sure. Great team.
I remember visiting on one of our trips to Vegas many years ago. Given that I'm from the same town as Patrick Stewart I probably thought that made me the ancestor they were looking for.
Haha. That’s awesome.
This was really great...I've been a Star Trek fan since TOS and actually lived in Vegas when this opened. I have been through the Star Trek experience many time so this was alot of fun watching. Thanks for adding!
Glad you enjoyed!
@@devosentertainment I did a quick review of your background and see that you also directed the Star Wars exhibit and ride in Orlando? That was far and away the best experience my family ever had. I'll never forget C3PO flying us all over the place and the exhilaration and excitement on my kids faces made the vacation for us. Its incredible what you and your industry has been able to achieve. Just wanted you to know.
Nice to see it done properly. Attention to detail is everything.
Thank you! I agree.
I remember that dude...! I saw THE FIFTH ELEMENT at the Cinerama with him...
I remember that!
This was the only reason I used to go to Vegas. 🖖
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@devosentertainment I miss it. I got to sit in the captain’s chair and be apart of something I’ve always want to be in since I was 5. Star Trek is why I went to film school and do production design. 🖖
Thank you for posting this video! I miss Star Trek: The Experience so much and this brings back a lot of great memories. I wish Las Vegas would bring it back like they claimed they would. I need another of the pizzas from Quarks.
Glad you enjoyed! And yes, happy to share that pizza w you!
What is that experience your talking about?
@@MR-vj8dn An attraction in Vegas. See the video description for details.
I am from the UK. So very sad that "The Experience" was closed before I even knew it existed! Had I known, I would have sold anything I own to finance a trip to visit it! I don't imagine I'm alone in this regard. Makes me wonder why they didn't place ads in the breaks in UK reruns of Next-Gen to promote it.
Seems like not much thought went into how to make it a lasting attraction and I read that when the hotel wanted their space (no pun intended) back it was just too expensive to move it all. There's a lesson there somewhere. If there was any whisper of it being re-done somewhere I'd be packing my bags right now.
I wish I could transport you back to 1987!
I went to this about 25 years ago and it was amazing.
Glad you got a chance to visit!
Whole new appreciation for the actors !!! What a PAIN in the ass !!!!
Great video, Sir. Thank you for posting.
For most of us, our "Star Trek Experience" was in front of the small screen every Saturday night traveling the galaxy with the greatest crew StarFleet had to offer, never walking the decks or enjoying the immersive attraction in Las Vegas, and while I'm sure that was incredible, seeing this behind-the-scenes peak of how the sausage is made brings into perspective how many hands were involved in bringing some of the best entertainment ever produced to life.
It's also evident that it wasn't all sunshine and butterflies, so again; THANK YOU for your great work then and now.
Thank you for the kind words! Even though it’s a lot of hard work. And as you say, not always sunshine and roses, I’m glad to have had a little hand in creating joy for so many.
Ridiculous that this wasn't maintained.
Greatest Trek attraction, exhibit, ride. Ever.
Of course over time, needs some updates, additions, changes to story, plot, but this was a Trekkers dream holodeck like experience.
Visited 1998
Indeed. But Vegas as a whole failed in the “family friendly” attempt. This should have been the flagship attraction for Paramount’s theme parks, not a one off in an off-strip hotel. Regardless, we gave it our all building it and was heartbroken to see it die such an ugly death.
@@devosentertainment On point 👉
Ridiculous oversight by Trek IP owners, whoever that is at the moment 🙄
Head scratcher why Disney bought Star Wars. The Star Wars Universe is a dystopia, with the Empire/New Order/#NEXTEVILOVERLORDS constantly ruling the Galaxy. Not a place I want to live.
The Trek Universe, at least Tos, tng eras, are where I want to live, occasional Klingon, Romulan, Dominion wars notwithstanding ;)
This is fantastic. How did you come across this video?
I had a friend who lived in Vegas and we visited this attraction several times. It was absolutely spectacular to be fully immersed in the Star Trek universe.
The Borg Encounter was fun, but it completely dropped the premise of transporting you to the future and it wasn't as good for this reason. It felt like a haunted house add-on, which is really what it was, and not a self-contained attraction like "Klingon Encounter" was.
The brilliance of Klingon Encounter was how it subverted your expectations. The initial queue was clearly modeled after Star Tours at Disneyland, so if you had been on that ride you thought you knew what you were in for... Then you get beamed onto the Enterprise! I can't explain what a mind blowing experience that was. Then when the simulator ride comes at the end, you get a panoramic view out of the shuttle craft with windows in the ceiling, not just the little movie screen you get on Star Tours.
The ride engineers clearly knew what they were doing, subverting expectations all along the way
So glad you enjoyed the Experience. I’m the director in the video.
I was an extra for a movie once, this is exactly what it was like! So many takes!!!
So. Many.
"I'm Riker! I've been Riker for years!... until Rob McNeill came along." Excellent.
Haha
Last few seconds of this clip (library books part) gave me vibes of the Frame of Mind episode (Riker in psych institution yelling) and just going off yelling in his distressed emergency command voice
Ha. Totally.
Very cool Dave!! thanks for sharing this
Glad you enjoyed!
I experienced The Experience the first week it was opened, and then again so many years later, the last month of its existence. Such a shame it’s gone, but as I have no recording of what happened there, it’s fantastic to be able to see this video as a remembrance of what I remember!
Awesome! Glad to help with the memories!
God, I fucking love stuff like this. I almost can't get enough B-roll or BTS, especially uncut stuff like the Buffy BTS which was released raw for the fight choreography.
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While I was on Rise of the Resistance at Disney World all I could think of was this!
Right??
Trek needs its own permanent attraction again. I was lucky enough to see this in 1999. The only time I ever got to go somewhere other than home for Spring Break in college.
That’s a tense set!!!
Yep
Really impressing, the set looks nothing at all like the vessel enterprise and I'm admiring the patience with which they repeatedly play the scenes over and over again. Great job!
Movie magic!
Wow. 1AD Jerry Fleck ! Best 1AD ever . My favorite of all time for sure
Loved Jerry!
That was the greatest thing growing up was vacationing in Vegas just for this experience
Glad you got to experience it!
When you see this, really make you appreciate the hardwork that really goes into these scenes... And I'm guessing whilst there doing these scenes, other scenes somewhere else are also being done. Quite eye opening to see this reality behind the show
A lot of work for sure! This a bit different than the show, however. Had to be much more exacting as it had to work in sync with the live action on the other side of the bridge screen.
All the practical shuttle sets they had to hand and they cobble together that monstrosity of a thing. LOL
It's awesome to see the process though.
I never got to visit the Star Trek Experience, but seen so many videos and pictures of it.
It was a chore for sure. Herman Zimmerman was the best.
So much work to record a simple scene. I can't even imagine recording one episode. "Engage !" 🎉🎉❤
So. Much. Work.
Thank you David for uploading this. I’m a big fan of TNG and enjoyed this thoroughly.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed.
Did not expect jokes about Shatner's "hair". lol
This is really cool.
Haha
Man I wish this existed for Kavok's VHS board game. Experience Bij
Indeed
running a camera was fun. this is how it is. changes retakes mistakes conversations headset instructions you cant respond to.. but truely fun & worth it.
The life we chose! 😎👍
Did the ride in 02. Cool to see this
Glad you enjoyed!
One shot, so many takes, my god how do actors stay sane?
I wonder how any of us stay sane
@@devosentertainment ...do we...? ;)
I remember going through this in LV. Was fantastic. The effect of standing in a square room queued to go on what we thought was a ride simulation only to have the light flicker go out and come back on in like 3 secs and be in the transporter room was mind-blowing.
Check out my other videos to see how we did it!
This is old and lovely,way cool.
Glad you enjoyed!
Old? You're funny. When you get pubic hair and move out of mommy's house you'll eventually realise that things which happened before you were alive really aren't old.
The first time I went to ST:TE it absolutely blew my mind. Went back many, many more times. Miss it so much! I don't even go to Vegas anymore, what's the point? :)
Thanks for sharing!!
(p.s. - not to be salty, but Borg Invasion wasn't remotely as good as the original TNG/Klingon one!)
Glad you’ve got great memories!
I saw ST Experience in Vegas in 1999 or 2000. Really well-done effects!
Glad you saw it!
At the same time, Paramount was readying production for Star Trek: IX.
It was a busy time!
Fingers crossed the Intakes guy is able to do something with these. Especially the voiceover audio. 😅
I was editing it all anyway. Worked out great!
@@devosentertainment I am referring to the RUclips channel 'Ryan's Edits' where he takes Star Trek bloopers and inserts them into the actual scenes. He calls them 'Intakes' instead of 'Outtakes' -- Quite funny!
@@alextirrellRI Oh, got it. Funny. I’ll check it out.
"So I'm just over here doin' shit?" Yes, Lavar, that's pretty much the essence of your character.
Hahaha
love to see star trek voyager behind the scenes
I’ll see what I can find
Brilliant just brilliant thank you so much for sharing this
My pleasure!
Thanks very much for posting these, Dave!
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Jonathan Frakes seems like such a lovely person 🥰 I bet he gives good hugs hehe 😊 And Levar looking like a cutie pie in his overalls 😂
I’m so sad that I’m late to the Star Trek fandom and missed seeing this 😭😭😭
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As many times as I've been to Vegas , I knew nothing about this. wow
It was a golden era
my buddy Brad working the slate. thank you for this.
Awesome!
@@devosentertainmentI met Brad in Santa Barbara when I was going to Brooks institute of photography. When he moved to LA I came for a visit and got a nice tour of the Star Trek sets.
Looks like they built part of the threshold shuttle. Voyager got away with not having new full scale shuttlecraft props.
Just enough to create the illusion!
Thanks for this, great insight
My pleasure
Only visited once while it was in operation, stil remember that speech by Mr. Frakes.
Cool!
Thank you for uploading this…🎥📸
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's fascinating that by this was filmed Star Trek: First Contact (The Enterprise-E) had already been out, but here Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton flashed back a few years to the days of the Enterprise-D! Great footage though
Time warp for all of us
Amazing, thanks for sharing, as a huge fan I enjoyed si much this series
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Thanks Dave I did the experience in Vegas and it is one of the coolest moments I my life, And I miss quarks bar.
I’m glad you got to experience it!
My wife and I went there several times. I think our first time was within a couple of months of the opening. I don't remember what we ordered at Quark's Bar but we must have had some kind of meat since we had a steak knife along with the other utensils. At the end we quietly asked our server if they would care if we walked off with the knife and they kind of quietly said "Nobody else bothers to ask so go ahead." and even brought us a single place setting along with a menu. Unfortunately we gave the stuff to a friend of the wife who's really into ST and it immediately disappeared into the black hole that is the woman's house. I wonder if she even still has it. I've looked and looked and can't find the steak knife online anywhere.
A lost treasure to be sure
I recently helped backstage on a elaborate fan-made Trek set.. and I can smell and hear all that plywood from here 😂
Very cool. Was it a fan short? Would love to see it.
@@devosentertainment “Starship Farragut” They’ve gone from TOS to TWoK era over 2 decades now. Certainly a labor of love. 🖖🏽
We just press play, but look at all the effort behind it all.. I had no idea it was this intense if you add the actual shoots and reshoots for just a simple scene that's over in the blink of an eye.
A lot of work for sure!
This was fascinating! Thanks for publishing this! TNG is the best!
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Fascinating!
I see what you Spocked there. 🖖😐
Very cool.. Thanks for this!! :D
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed.
Great video. Title of this is perfect. Don’t change a thing!
Thanks!
I travel for work to Las Vegas and while the Experience was open always stayed at the hotel. Would ride three times in a row after a libation or two. Fun times!
@@MrBobisadog Always good after a libation or two! :)
Was so happy I got to go b4 they shut it down , such a great experience loads of fun
Glad you got to experience it!
Even in overalls, Levar Burton is a smokeshow
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