$1.5 Billion Star Trek Theme Park Set To Open In Jordan In 2014!

$1.5 Billion Star Trek Theme Park Set To Open In Jordan In 2014!

Are you ready to boldly go where no tourist has been before? Well, 2014 is set to see the opening of a downright epic Star Trek theme park, and you can see the plans and details for the first time here...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 09, 2011 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Trek
Source: The Associated Press

We may all still be waiting for Disney to bring Marvel's range of characters to Disneyland, but it seems Star Trek is a step ahead with an impressive new theme park announced today. Scheduled to open in 2014, it promises to take fans of the popular TV show, movies and comics into the sci-fi world like never before. As long as you can afford the flights that is..! Here are the full details, along with the first designs of the park from The Associated Press:

Fifteen years after "Trekkie" King Abdullah II briefly appeared in an episode of Star Trek, Jordan is planning to construct a $1.5-billion-dollar park themed on the cult American science fiction series. The "Red Sea Astrarium" will be built in the country's sole port of Aqaba, 350 kilometres (217 miles) south of Amman, spanning 184 acres (74.4 hectares), and will include a Star Trek-themed centre.

"Revolving around ancient history with Nabatean, Babylonian, British and Roman influences," the park is scheduled for opening in 2014, according to Jordan's Rubicon Group Holding (RGH), which announced the plan.

Bordering Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Aqaba is a popular tourist centre and close to the ancient rose-red Nabatean city of Petra and Wadi Rum in the desert.
RGH said in a statement the park would include "technologically advanced attractions, five-star accommodation, captivating theatrical productions," and night-time spectacles.

It said RGH, CBS Consumer Products and Paramount Recreation will create the Star Trek centre, which "will deliver a variety of multi-sensory 23rd-century experiences, culminating with a state-of-the art space-flight adventure." According to RGH, the astrarium "will be the world's only place where there is a Star Trek attraction," after a similar facility in Las Vegas closed.




Work on the sequel to 2009's Star Trek is believed to be ongoing with director J.J. Abrams likely to return. Originally scheduled for release in Summer 2012, it is now unknown when we'll next see the iconic Starship Enterprise on the big screen.





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Fantine
Fantine - 8/9/2011, 8:36 AM
YEAH!!.....wait, Jordan? Like Israel? Really is boldly where no man has gone before...
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/9/2011, 8:45 AM
Why do all these countries that can't afford to keep their own residents happy and healthy afford to make these extravagant tourist areas? Priorities!
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/9/2011, 8:46 AM
Catwoman, it borders Israel.
Choppaholic26
Choppaholic26 - 8/9/2011, 8:49 AM
The fact that it's all the way in Jordan is pretty lame.
woodsy100
woodsy100 - 8/9/2011, 8:50 AM
Agreed, Ryguy. This clearly belongs in Vegas not Jordan. Aqaba is a lovely place for what it is - Petra & Wadi Rum are spectacular; I can't see that it needs to be ruined by American (no offense) crap.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/9/2011, 8:52 AM
WTF?????????
woodsy100
woodsy100 - 8/9/2011, 8:53 AM
I am a Star Trek fan btw, I just also happen to be against the homogenisation of the planet.
Please look up "homogenisation" before you report me for an abusive comment!
Show4God1
Show4God1 - 8/9/2011, 9:09 AM
1. ( tr ) to break up the fat globules in (milk or cream) so that they are evenly distributed

i dont like fat globules in my milk, so im all for it! ;)

however, if the park were in the US, i'd go....
Show4God1
Show4God1 - 8/9/2011, 9:09 AM
1. ( tr ) to break up the fat globules in (milk or cream) so that they are evenly distributed

i dont like fat globules in my milk, so im all for it! ;)

however, if the park were in the US, i'd go....
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/9/2011, 9:24 AM
well i won't be going,maybe if it was in uk,europe,america,japan or australia.
plasticman
plasticman - 8/9/2011, 9:34 AM
Why not spend the $1.5 billion on a REAL starship?

Oh wait, the urine stains from that large of an entry into this middle east peeing contest wouldn't be visible from Earth without then building the world's largest coin operated telescope!

Seriously though, if you are that into Star Trek why not assist in the advancement of the human race as Gene Roddenberry envisioned by bringing together an international space program with intentions to achieve what is currently believed to be impossible.
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 8/9/2011, 9:37 AM
This thing belongs to ORLANDO.

It´s saddening that the money that should be feed his own population for centuries is being wasted on the whims of a king. It´s the same thing with Dubai.

(just rambling because my wife wouldn´t let me go to Jordan due to the risk of being hit by an israeli missile)
JackBauer
JackBauer - 8/9/2011, 9:50 AM
WTF? The only country in the Middle East I would ever consider visiting would be Israel. They need to bring back Star Trek: The Experience here in the states and open one in the UK for all of my CBM friends :)

@Show4God1 - LOL!

@marvel72 - Check out this theme park in South Korea:)

http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2007/11/sex-education-theme-park-in-korea.html
Bar20
Bar20 - 8/9/2011, 9:55 AM
I'm from Israel,

Nice that the jordans invests money on something like that and not terror unlike most of our neighbors
sinchsw
sinchsw - 8/9/2011, 10:17 AM
Wouldn't it be great if this Star Trek park brought all of the religions together so everyone lived in peace in the Middle East for the first time...ever.
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 8/9/2011, 10:28 AM
Sinchsw. It would be great, the only gods would be the Q-continuum.
Nimibro
Nimibro - 8/9/2011, 10:29 AM
@Bar20 as a fellow citizen of said country, i completley agree. although if i was the Jordanian government, i'd be less concerned with terror and more with the fact that they have almost no water.
Nimibro
Nimibro - 8/9/2011, 10:30 AM
@Bar20 in said country i mean Israel. nice to see more guys from around here btw.
Bar20
Bar20 - 8/9/2011, 10:42 AM
@Nimibro

Said contry?! i mean yea we have problems with most of the world but this is how it has been for israel throwout the history ,but I don't know about Sadness lol...we just trying to survive in this crazy reigon full of enemies

What can we do,It's not like we have Canada in our borders you know lol (:
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/9/2011, 10:55 AM
Jordan? JORDAN????? WTF????

Why not somewhere in America...or even the UK I would understand...but [frick]ing JORDAN? HUH?
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/9/2011, 10:55 AM
do they even have tv's there? lol?
nucleargroundhog
nucleargroundhog - 8/9/2011, 11:01 AM
Aww man that's too far away.
batmitedimension
batmitedimension - 8/9/2011, 11:12 AM
Awesome!! I live there!!!!
ComicAvenger
ComicAvenger - 8/9/2011, 11:30 AM
And people wonder why we're in a recession?!
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 8/9/2011, 11:47 AM
I'd go but I don't want to be taken hostage by The Dominion aka Al-Quida. :P
LP4
LP4 - 8/9/2011, 12:06 PM
Why didn't they open a Star Trek theme park here in the States?

Oh well...
comicbookjerk
comicbookjerk - 8/9/2011, 12:14 PM
Sounds cool...But I think it should be built near Captain Kirks Home town.........
MrEPCOT
MrEPCOT - 8/9/2011, 12:54 PM
That article's a little off, it's not a $1.5 billion Star Trek theme park, it's just a Star Trek attraction IN a $1.5 billion theme park: http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/21/star-trek-attraction-to-be-part-of-2014-red-sea-resort-in-jordan/
Jimdlux
Jimdlux - 8/9/2011, 1:38 PM
Egypt?!?!?!! ...Wait...I didn't say that loud enough...EGYPT?!?!!?!?
Nimibro
Nimibro - 8/9/2011, 2:02 PM
@Bar20 i know what you mean, but said country sounded less awkward from my original comment (which sounded kinda retarded). anyways, Jordan's water problems are even worse than ours. the terror in Jordan isn't as bad as in countries like lebannon and syria, and now with the revolution in egypt that country as well, but their water problems are i think more concerning, and building a theme park there wouldn't help it (there will probably be at least one water attraction, you can see one in the picture above even).
Bar20
Bar20 - 8/9/2011, 2:56 PM
Well we too have water probelms but insted of building parks we build Desalinization of water facilitys from the sea..(Which cost us billions as well)
JackBauer
JackBauer - 8/9/2011, 2:56 PM
@Gusto - I think you would have a good time here:

http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2007/11/sex-education-theme-park-in-korea.html
Nimibro
Nimibro - 8/9/2011, 5:43 PM
@Bar20 we do have water problems, but i heard it's much worse in Jordan. they supply each family with a bucket of water per day or week (my darned memory won't let me remember :P).
Bar20
Bar20 - 8/9/2011, 5:59 PM
Yea but they will be Okay,I mean come on thay have $1.5 BILLION Startrek theme park!!(every one should get one of those and we are good!)
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