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Star Trek World Tour

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The Star Trek World Tour was a traveling museum exhibit created by Special Entertainment Events that toured Europe and Asia in 1998 and 1999. The exhibition started in Düsseldorf, Germany, running from 5 December 1998 until 2 January 1999 , moved to Vienna, Austria on 29 June 1999 , and finally to Singapore on 6 December 1999 . It was originally planned to continue around the world as part of a five year tour. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 6)

Several sets from Star Trek: The Next Generation were reconstructed for the exhibit, including main engineering and the bridge . The exhibit also included a museum with props, a gift shop, theater and holodeck .

A short film, which introduced the scenario to the audience was filmed, directed by Winrich Kolbe . John de Lancie played his well known part as Q in this movie and along him his real life son Owen de Lancie as Q's son (referred to as "lower case q"). ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 3 , p. 6)

One of the set designers on Star Trek World Tour was Dawn Brown , who worked on J.J. Abrams ' Star Trek . Another one was Ahna Packard , who also worked on Star Trek Nemesis and Star Trek: Enterprise .

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Star Trek World Tour

The Star Trek World Tour took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from December 5th, 1998 to January 2nd, 1999. The exhibition moved to Wien/Vienna in summer 1999 and finally went to Singapore on December 6, 1999. The main attraction was a tour of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Several sets of the legendary (and maybe still most popular) series Star Trek: The Next Generation had been reconstructed for this purpose, including main engineering and bridge. The World Tour also encompassed an area to meet aliens, a museum with Star Trek props, a merchandising area, a cinema and a "holodeck".

We visited the Star Trek World Tour on Friday, December 11th, 1998. It was strongly recommended to book in advance and reserve a flight aboard the Enterprise. The admission fee via online reservation was DM 51.90 per adult person. The World Tour being much more expensive than previous exhibitions, our expectations were accordingly high. Please read about our impressions and opinions in the following.

The Entrance Hall

Bernd: Well, the entrance hall was decorated with some Star Trek World Tour banners. I would have preferred UFP flags.

Thorsten: I agree.

B: What did you think about the visitors?

T: Almost entirely young people. I think we were among the oldest, maybe except for parents attending their kids.

B: I think this is symptomatic of Star Trek in Germany. Adults are usually not interested in science fiction, but only in "serious" stuff...

T: ...such as football (=soccer). Remember the bawling fans in the stadium next to the exhibition hall?

B: Truly serious guys. I think we should write an article about the topic.

T: About football enthusiasm?

B: About how much better Star Trek is!

B: There were also a number of people speaking Dutch, from the Netherlands or Belgium.

T: Anyway, most visitors were German, and most of them were teenies.

B: Remember those announcements in halting English?

T: Better we don't try to reproduce them here.

The Enterprise-D

B: We could enter the Enterprise-D sooner than we expected, 15:00h instead of 16:00h.

T: But we had to wait a while, since the visitors were divided into groups of about 12 people who could board in intervals of 6 minutes.

B: And then I saw the sign saying "Photographing is strictly prohibited" .

T: Actually, I saw it first.

B: Anyway, this was the greatest possible disappointment. We had come to visit this ship, and now we could not document it.

T: So I had to hide the camera in my bag. But I was ready to shoot a photo anytime no one was watching us.

B: A Klingon woman was running around and warned us not to enter a Federation starship.

T: Well, she was aware that it's Galaxy class, and you know what usually happens to these ships after a few years in service: warp core breach.

B: The Earth Operations Center was not an original set.

T: However, it was well-done. And you watched the galactic chart all the time instead of the Starfleet girls with their perfectly fitting uniforms who ran the show with video sequences.

B: Whom? Actually, I did study the chart very carefully, since I could not take a photo of it. I think it can be regarded as quasi-canon.

T: Or semi-canon?

B: Or only pseudo-canon? Anyway, the chart was a bit unusual, since it showed the galaxy from the galactic south pole, so the Alpha Quadrant was in the upper left corner. Federation space was rather small, but the 10,000 ly diameter could be correct.

T: What about the alien territories?

B: Hmm. According to the chart, the Romulan and Klingon Empires are larger, or supposed to be larger, since only part of their boundaries were marked. Also, these two territories are not directly adjacent to Federation space, but they are thousands of light-years apart. I can't believe that. Moreover, Bajor and Cardassia seem to be closer to the Federation than the Klingon and Romulan Empires.

T: By the way, all Starfleet personnel, in particular the female officers, had perfectly fitting uniforms.

B: Now that you say it... but let me continue with the Tholian Empire which was also featured, at the far end of the Alpha Quadrant.

T: *sigh* It's hopeless. Next, we went to the transporter room where a guy explained some facts about Star Trek.

B: Star Trek for very beginners.

T: We should be glad Q (John de Lancie) and his son interrupted the blurb, when they suddenly appeared on screen.

B: Very impolite.

T: Actually Q wanted to show Q Junior his favorite primitive species.

B: Which species?

T: And then he seized control of the tour and arranged for the transport.

B: Of course the transporter room was not completely authentic...

T: ...because 12 people had to be transported simultaneously. Actually, they closed one door, flooded the room with roaring sound and flash lights, and then opened the door to another room...

B: ...the transporter room of the Enterprise. I remember the transporter officer. She had a nice plait.

T: Welcome back, Bernd.

B: Main engineering was well-done. Only the additional railings on both sides of the pool table were a bit annoying. I don't know what they could be useful for.

T: Main engineering was great! Some controls on the pool table were actually working.

B: And the master systems display featured the hamster, the duck, the Porsche and the DC-3.

T: When the engineer started explaining the function principle of the warp core, I tried to hide in Geordi's office and keep my camera ready for a shoot.

B: Unlike you I did listen carefully. After all, she could have made serious errors in explaining warp drive. I was relieved when she stopped talking just before she could tell everyone that false theory of warp drive bending space, not subspace.

T: Actually, she was interrupted by Q.

B: Q obviously doesn't like our "flashy starships" , as he put it. And he could not help demonstrating how primitive Starfleet ships are...

T: ...by initiating an antimatter containment failure *grumble*. I was just about to shoot the photo when the Starfleet personnel began running around, trying to fix the problem, and my chance had passed.

B: I must admit, they were well-trained. The situation could have been ridiculous for the visitors, however, they acted credibly and used correct technical terms.

T: And they had perfectly fitting uniforms.

T: Of course, our evacuation failed because the turbolift wasn't working.

B: And Q said "kiss your universe good-bye" .

T: Fortunately, Q stopped his game, and the warp core breach alert was terminated.

Note The above pictures are courtesy of Danny Evenwel and Urs Schaefer-Rolffs, who disobeyed a direct order from Starfleet Command not to take photos.

B: In the turbolift you could finally take your photo, not a very good one. The bridge would have been much more exciting.

T: Indeed. The bridge was great.

B: But small. Much smaller than it appeared to be on screen. I read in The Art of Star Trek that the TNG bridge is only insignificantly larger than the TOS bridge. Now I believe it.

T: The LCARS monitors were partially functional, and the typical murmuring sound was there as well.

B: Q received us again, this time on the main screen. And Cmdr. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was supposed to assist us in Q's puzzle.

T: Q's favorite human being.

B: Favorite?

T: Favorite victim! Besides, isn't it inconsistent that Riker is aboard the Enterprise-E while the Enterprise-D is still in service?

B: Well, Q obviously arranged a time travel.

T: However, despite Riker's help the poor little visitor boy pushed the wrong button on the OPS console, whereupon Q threw the ship into the Delta Quadrant where a Borg cube was already waiting.

B: *with very low voice* We are the Borg. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Surrender you ship. Resistance is futile.

T: Are you o.k. again?

B: Nice sound effects. They simulated the travel to the Delta Quadrant with sound traveling from the front end to the back end of the bridge.

T: Better and certainly cheaper than shake the bridge.

B: The bridge won't shake if Q moves the ship. He has to care for the SIF and IDF at transwarp or whatever speed he accelerates, unless he wants to destroy the ship.

T: However, the boy then pressed the correct button, and the ship was sent back to the Alpha Quadrant.

B: Unfortunately. I would have liked to see some Borg drones entering the bridge and assimilating the crew.

T: And be assimilated yourself?

B: Well, not really.

T: Unfortunately, the show was over and we had to leave the bridge. No time to sit down in the captain's chair. Only time enough for a shot of the bridge through the door.

B: I can understand that photographing would have disturbed the tour that was strictly organized. Still, they could at least have offered some photos of the sets for sale.

T: Well, there was the official souvenir magazine.

B: Forget it! I recommend everyone to save the DM 15,-. The magazine only depicts well-known publicity shots of the series and a short Star Trek lesson for beginners. Nothing specific of the Tour and nothing that is in any way new.

T: Could it be the aliens were surprised we survived the trip on a Federation starship?

B: Maybe the Klingons were surprised indeed. Did you like the aliens?

T: I can't say I like Ferengi, especially not since DS9: "Profit and Lace" *shiver*. However, the Ferengi at the World Tour looked really great. Not only was the mask well-done, he was also very small, perfectly suited to portray a Ferengi in a Star Trek episode.

B: And he demanded five bars of latinum for a photography, a real Ferengi indeed.

T: Well, you did not really try to lower the price.

B: But you did.

B: You told the Ferengi I were Brunt's son-in-law.

T: Well, I did.

B: Apart from the irrefutable fact I would never be interested in a Ferengi woman *shiver*...

B: and that Brunt, FCA, is a slimy worm,...

T: I agree.

B: ...the Ferengi then increased the price to ten bars.

T: Well, Brunt is an illustrious person.

B: Anyway, we did get the photo for free because I was the only non-Ferengi to know Rule of Acquisition #286.

T: That is?

B: I won't tell anyone. After all, this could be mistaken as canon fact and cause severe inconsistencies.

T: Inconsistencies? Help!

B: The Romulan was for free from the very beginning.

T: And you insulted him by comparing him to a Ferengi.

B: Seems no one in the galaxy likes the Ferengi. I should take this into account next time.

T: You're fast to recognize this.

B: The situation with the female Klingon warrior was a bit embarrassing...

T: ...because she recognized that you were occupied with "primitive Earth stuff" , trying to insert the film into the camera.

B: Well, I handed it to you so you could take a photo of her crewmate, but the Klingon does not fit very well into the picture. Do you always cut off peoples' heads?

T: Well, that guy was some 2m tall, and I was standing just in front of him.

B: I see. Is it true you were scared, I mean only a little bit?

T: I only told him my camera was not a weapon. And he answered: "If this were a weapon, you would be dead now." Actually, this is the best possible answer for a Klingon.

B: A real Klingon indeed. I told him we were only scientists and that we had great respect for warriors. Maybe I should have omitted the "only".

The Merchandising Area

T: Then we walked to the merchandising area.

B: Do you agree that all the items were unusually expensive?

T: Well, look, it's called Ferengi Bazaar and look who's standing beneath the sign.

B: I was a bit disappointed, since there were relatively few "serious" items, mostly it was stuff like toys, bad-fitting uniforms *grin*, make-up kits, masks...

T: You should admit you wanted to buy a Data mask *grin*. Come on, no one's listening...

B: This is my website. I can censor it anytime.

T: Peace. I won't mention it again. However, I was looking for a comm badge, to be precise, a Federation comm badge.

B: There were comm badges: Klingon and Bajoran.

T: And the Federation version was not available, of course *sigh*.

B: I don't know what the Ferengi Bazaar looked like at the very beginning of the World Tour, but I have the impression they mainly want to sell off shelf warmers like the Playmates Phoenix toy and other less attractive items.

T: At least they had some fiction books at reasonable prices.

B: However, the non-fiction books such as the Encyclopedia were rather expensive. And the new DS9 Technical Manual was not available.

T: I thought you wouldn't buy this flaw collection?

B: Well, I must have it to comment on it. Maybe some facts are correct.

T: I guess the title is correctly spelled.

B: Isn't it spelled "spelt"?

T: I'm a literate, not a dictionary.

B: The squeaking Tribbles for DM 25,- were among the most attractive items.

T: You should have terrified the Klingons with the Tribbles.

B: Good idea, but too late. Now for the truly valuable items. I think you liked the NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-D models by Franklin Mint as much as I did.

T: I really did, I mean, I actually did like them. Are you really sure the bridge is not in scale with the rest of the ship *grin*...

B: *grumble*

T: ... and isn't it true the hull surface looks great, with all details reproduced...

T: ...and don't you think DM650,- is a reasonable price for such a great work of die-cast?

T: But you'd prefer the life-size Locutus #039 of 500 for DM 15000,-.

B: You know, as a university employee, I have easily so much money left, and occasionally I was just looking for a coat stand.

T: You should admit you were disappointed because they didn't have AMT model kits.

B: This probably saved my life. I would not have endured the stress again building such a kit.

T: Ambassador *grin*!

T: At least we saw some studio models in the museum.

B: However, it seems all the items were exactly the same as in the Star Trek Exhibition in Köln two years ago.

T: Agreed. Nothing new here. At least we could take some photos this time.

B: Well, we all know the Constellation-class USS Valkyrie, although no one knows where this particular ship was featured.

T: Look, it's not hanging upside down this time.

B: This model is the ultimate proof the Constellation is more than 300m long . If you take into account that the saucer top and bottom as well as the nacelles are exactly the same type as of the Constitution...

T: ...except for the rear nacelle tips. I like this discussion, but we should not bother our readers with it. By the way, do you really think anyone reads this?

B: Do you think anyone reads stock market reports in the newspapers?

T: Let us continue with the museum tour. You didn't like the huge Enterprise-A model.

B: Well, I would like it if it were more detailed and if the colors of the bridge, the RCS etc. were correct.

T: There's nothing like the Enterprise in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". Did you know they filmed on location? I mean, it's not really a model, but they built an actual full-scale starship?

T: The Type-7 shuttlecraft and the travel pod are great as well. Why did they cover the name of the shuttle and what about the strange kinda letters beneath the window? They are the same on both sides.

B: No idea. Wait - maybe they veil the name because it is in some way inconsistent and it is not supposed to be a canon fact.

T: Can you read the number? If it's Shuttlecraft 10, it would be the Hawking.

B: However, the strange letters do not say "Hawking".

T: Then there is the travel pod. Well-detailed. Only Scotty and Kirk are missing inside.

B: They used the same travel pod in three films, with the same number each time...

T: Let me guess: number 5. For once they maintain consistency, and you keep complaining.

B: The next picture shows the "Edo god" from TNG: "Justice" *ponders about the direction TNG would have taken if those people had actually killed Wesley*...

T: ...which is also the Lysian Central Command from TNG: "Conundrum". An inconsistency?

B: Well, the "god" had fluorescent illumination, while the latter looked like a "real" space station.

T: Where was the space station on the next image featured?

B: I think it's the particle source from TNG: "The Quality of Life", unfortunately I don't remember the label on the showcase. Maybe someone who knows better can correct me if I'm wrong.

T: And there is Morn! Looks like he is just about to speak.

B: He always looks like this. I didn't expect this image to be so great.

T: Besides, you can see the tables in the background that explain the history of Star Trek. I must admit I didn't pay much attention to them.

B: Nor did I. Actually, only series and episodes were explained. But Star Trek is much more than a bunch of episodes.

T: I agree. After all, the exhibition was planned for people who are not necessarily Trekkers. They could have visualized the history of Star Trek in a much better way. Maybe this would have been useful even for people who think they already know everything.

B: For instance, with a time chart along the long corridors. Or a starship chart.

T: All ships to scale?

B: To which scale?

T: Better look at the Borg alcove. It is made of plastic mold parts.

B: And a lamp-shade.

T: Actually, most of the props turn out rather primitive if you look closely. Not only the TOS props.

B: Well, there were some TOS props in the exhibition, 60's style.

T: But the difference to recent props is not so significant as one might think.

B: Agreed. The TOS tricorder didn't work, nor does the TNG version.

T: But it's blinking and beeping.

B: Well, if you as a technically challenged germanist think this should be the only function...

B: I'm sorry, this was my revenge for the Data mask. By the way, why does the TOS PADD have buttons on it? Wasn't it just a gray writing recognition board?

T: Think of adaptive user interfaces. Maybe they already existed in the 23rd century.

B: Like on the 24th century version.

T: However, this 24th century PADD is very simple. It's not even beeping and blinking, and has only some letters printed on it. Even the switch is made of paper.

B: No progress since the sixties...

T: Of course we tried to sit down in the captain's chair.

B: But a security guard watched it all the time.

T: But that guy did not even wear a Starfleet uniform.

B: Nevertheless he had to be taken seriously.

T: The chair looked so worn-out, it wouldn't have mattered if we had tried it out.

B: That's true.

T: The theater wasn't very exciting. They only showed the usual trailers for TOS, the movies, TNG, DS9 and Voyager.

B: The same trailers as in the recent Star Trek Exhibition. And, moreover, the trailers suggest Star Trek only consists of fist fights (TOS), phaser shooting (TNG) and space battles (DS9 and Voyager). However, after all they also showed TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds".

T: Probably the best possible choice.

B: I love BoBW, too. But we only heard it, since we were standing in the queue waiting for the shuttle flight in the flight simulator.

T: For more than 30 minutes.

B: You suggested it.

T: Ok, it was my fault.

B: You mean you didn't like the flight?

T: It was shaky, but the shuttle flight didn't have anything to do with Star Trek. Nevertheless, somehow the scenery was familiar.

B: Yeah, we destroyed the Death Star!

T: *whistles the Darth Vader theme*

B: Gladly, the Force was with us.

T: *continues whistling*

B: Actually, it was some trash video game resembling Star Wars.

T: Intentionally resembling Star Wars.

B: I think it wouldn't have been so difficult to develop a Star Trek flight. Nowadays, the hardware (flight simulator) is much more complex and expensive than the software.

T: By the way, how did the World Tour holodeck work? You couldn't help running around and trying to figure it out.

B: The construction is quite simple. The real Starfleet officer is standing behind an oblique semi-transparent projection plane. The projection is accomplished with a simple video projector hidden above the stage. It appears as if the real person and the projection were in the same plane. However, everything was only two-dimensional. No sign of hologram technology.

T: Unfortunately, I didn't succeed to take a clear photo of it. Anyway, the effect was nice.

B: Yet simple.

T: But efficient.

B: Yes, sufficient.

T: There was also an area with some internet terminals. Did you really want to sit down and surf a bit? You can do that every evening.

B: I just wanted to create bookmarks.

T: I see. You mean http://www.uni-siegen.de/~ihe/bs/startrek/.

B: Correct.

The Conclusion

Thorsten: Life's what you make it. So is the World Tour. Of course there was room for improvement, for example in presenting the Star Trek timeline so that a non-experienced visitor could more easily see the consistency (without which no inconsistencies were possible) within Star Trek. As a Star Trek fan you can still concentrate on what you're interested in and ignore what you already know. Since chances to see real props are quite seldom in fact, one should not complain about an opportunity, even if it's not that spectacular at the first view. And what's so bad about merchandising anyway? The secret behind enjoying this is the art of listening. I do not intend to excuse any bad exhibition by saying this (and the World Tour is not bad anyway). But try to imagine music you love. It will reach your heart no matter how bad the reproducing sound system actually is. No exhibition, so bad it may be, can ever even touch nor do any harm to the very idea of Star Trek.

Photographing the sets of the Enterprise-D was not permitted and that's a pity, because the reproduction is great. Thank god there's always something happening before some Starfleet officer trying to explain some specs gets the chance to tell too much things hurting the ears of my friend Bernd. So the only thing a little disappointing in my view was that there were no places were you could get in touch which those who like Star Trek the way we do. I was looking forward to the possibility of interaction, but there was no chance.

Well, my trying to lower the price for that pic of the Ferengi were rather foolish, I know. I had better provided self-sealing stembolts instead. Yeah, and that huge Klingon really scared me. He looked as if he would love to practice a little Klingon martial arts with me as a punch ball.

No need to say that the uniforms of the Starfleet personnel were exactly fitting.

Bernd: The tour of the Enterprise-D was great, yet much too short. Unfortunately it was not possible to have a close look at the sets, and photographing wasn't permitted, either. This is a pity, since the set builders did a really great job. Not a single familiar detail of TNG was missing. The rest of the World Tour was not much different from previous shows and exhibitions and it was a bit disappointing. I would have expected to see some props or starship models for the first time, in consideration of the expensive admission fee. The merchandising showed an obvious lack of authentic items, that is, items directly related to the TV show or the World Tour and not only with "Star Trek" printed on them. Most sadly, no souvenirs of the Enterprise-D sets in the form of photos or postcards were available.

I was also a bit frustrated about the way Star Trek was presented. I agree that the tour of the Enterprise-D should be taken as pure fun, and after all, I did enjoy it very much. However, the rest of the World Tour was neither fun nor information. Only some basic facts were explained on screens or tables, if at all. Long corridors would have been available for the presentation of Star Trek history (on screen and behind the scenes), a starship chart, bios of the main characters, a tribute to Gene Roddenberry or other features. This would have facilitated orientation for non-experienced visitors, and for Trekkers it could have been a source of information or incentive for discussions. It was not made clear enough that Star Trek is much more than just a compilation of battle sequences from various episodes and movies showing on screens all over the exhibition hall.

After all, the uniforms were perfectly fitting (according to Thorsten).

Thanks to Danny Evenwel and Urs Schaefer-Rolffs for additional pictures!

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The Star Trek World Tour

The Star Trek World Tour was planned as the name says a travelling Exhibition. It Started in “Düsseldorf” in Germany, moved to Vienna and then to Asia. It was 1998, after reading the first announcements I couldn’t believe it, it was too expensive for me to visit Las Vegas and the Star Trek Experience, so there was a Star Trek Tour coming to Düsseldorf. This is about 10-12 hours train ride or 1.5-hour flight. Flying was too expensive at this time – no Low-Cost Carriers, so we took the night train to Germany.

I visited the tour at the beginning and again at the end. At the end, I was on the very last flight of the “Enterprise” in Düsseldorf, and this flight was an amazing experience – the crew made a lot of fun.

During the tour in Düsseldorf they made some changes, the first thing was, that at the beginning of the tour the movie was in English, and the translations weren’t ready on the first days. They also changed the movie on the bridge. I’m glad that I was visiting the tour also on the first days so I was able to see both movies.

They also changed the “beaming effect” a bit. I talked to some people who worked there, and they said, that some guest complained, that the effects were too intense.

EARTHBASE OPERATIONS

Welcome to the Earth base Operation Centre

You got some basic information, about Star Trek . Sometimes there were also some Klingons in the room, who made a lot of fun with the guides and the visitors.

After that,  you were guided to a small briefing room.

BRIEFING ROOM / TRANSPORTER ROOM

In the briefing room, Q appeared on the screen with his son Maurice. He would like to show his son the Humans.

Our guide explained something about the transporter, and how it works – but Q interrupted him and opened the door to the transporter room. So we should all step on the platform.

This was the transporter platform – I have a better picture of the Star Trek Adventure. The Transporter Effect was made with flashes, bass-shakers and sound. Q was also a bit talking to us, he tries to scare some people about beaming.

You can see it in the video, sometimes they picked some people and told them, that they didn’t warn the crowd that the transporter had a maximum capacity of 10 persons. The video is only in German – sorry for that.

MAIN ENGINEERING

After the Transporter room, we arrived at Main Engineering. Q was also there on a screen. He simulated a warp core breach and all people were evacuated to another room. It should be labour or something like that.

While waiting for the turbolift we were standing in this room. I don’t have pictures from the turbolift, but you can see the ride on the video.

The lift took us up to the bridge.

First, the pictures on the bridge are from the World Tour and the ST-Adventure. After the World Tour vanished in Asia – some years later the Star Trek Adventure opens in London (I was also there) The used the sets from the World Tour for the Adventure. This explains the pictures without Starfleet officers at Engineering or the Ops / Conn on the bridge.

At the bridge, Q appeared again and there was a fight against the Borg. You can see in one picture the Enterprise-E. It was a lot of fun standing on the bridge.

These rides are very popular at amusement parks. After visiting the bridge, you were escorted to the shuttlebay and fly back to earth. At Düsseldorf, there wasn’t a shuttle ride, but at Vienna, they added this ride. The fun stuff was that the shuttle was landing in “Cologne” a city near Düsseldorf.

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As a secret geek, this event is close to my heart. The Vienna Comic Con offers a chance to spend two days immersed in the worlds of fantasy, science fiction, film, comics, gaming, and much, much more. Don’t forget your lightsaber.

Read on for event details and visitor tips

• Huge international convention with star guests
• Covers film, TV, gaming, books, content creation & comics
• …top-level cosplay with photo opps
• …a huge expo area and artist alley
• …numerous talks and demonstrations
• 2024 dates: Nov 23-24
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What’s Comic Con all about?

(Jonathan Frakes appeared last time out; press photo © Felix Braune, David Bitzan)

Anyone familiar with the Comic Con concept will need no further introduction to the Vienna version.

For those unfamiliar, consider it a melting pot for all things pop culture, particularly fantasy & sci-fi, comics & manga, gaming & anime.

You might bump into someone dressed as a character from a beloved show and then watch a live interview with the actor who played that same character in the actual TV series.

Watch panels and presentations, sword fights and lightsaber battles, and, basically, simply have a lot of fun. Not to mention the chance to browse numerous vendors and artists selling comics, costumes, toys, t-shirts, film merchandise and manga characters, original art, books, accessories and much more.

2024 Comic Con dates & tickets

Dates for 2024 are November 23rd and 24th. You can read about my experiences at the 2023 , 2022 and 2018 cons.

Tickets are available online at the official website or at the door (if not sold out). VIP ticket categories often sell quickly, despite the expense, and are normally only available online in advance.

2024 highlights

(Looking forward to 2024)

Comic Cons are notable for their special guests, and the Vienna event is no different. As well as photo and autograph opportunities, many of these guests also give public interviews on the main stage (which I’ve always found both entertaining and illuminating).

I’ll list the top guests as they come in. So far we have:

• Craig Fairbrass , known for many roles but perhaps most recently for Zeff (the owner and chef at the Baratie) in the live action adaptation of One Piece

It’s actually early days so here’s a look back at 2023…we had, for example:

• Jonathan Frakes , aka Commander Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation (and Picard), whose panel was huge fun
• Andrzej Sapkowski , whose books gave us Geralt (better known as The Witcher ), leading to the legendary games and a Netflix series
• John Ross Bowie , aka Barry Kripke from The Big Bang Theory
• Sam J. Jones aka Flash Gordon (*the* Flash Gordon)
• David Anders , stalwart of such shows as Alias, Heroes and iZombie
• Ben Aaronovitch , author of the excellent The Rivers of London book series

The previous edition had the likes of Jack Gleeson, Anna Shaffer (who I met and was an utter delight), Kevin McNally, Clive Standen, Luka Peroš, and Nikola Djuricko.

The edition before that had, for example, Sean Astin, David Bradley, Alex Kingston (who I also met and who was also an utter delight), Steven Seagal, and others.

A Comic Con highlight, for example, is always the numerous cosplay attendees. I love seeing members of the 501st Legion Austrian Garrison Star Wars Fanclub in appropriate garb. Especially their opening parade with music (and you know exactly which music).

Visitor tips

(A star guest back in 2019, who gave a wonderful public interview)

Based on my experience, here a few tips for getting the most out of Comic Con:

• Buy your tickets in advance
• If you only go on one day, then go Sunday. Saturdays can get extremely busy (the weekend attracted 39,000 guests in 2023). But do check schedules in case someone you want to see is only there on Saturday.
• With so much to see and do, you might want to attend both days, though. Then you can view the displays and exhibitor stands at your own pace and have plenty of time for signings and panel interviews.
• Don’t worry about language. This is an international event, so you don’t lose out if you don’t speak German. All the top guests have spoken English when I’ve been.
• You get an awful lot for a simple entry ticket. The huge exhibition areas, live action performances and, particularly, the live interviews with the stars. However…
• If you want a photo with a star or an autograph, you’re going to have to dig deeper into your pockets. But it’s your choice: you don’t have to pay.
• Talking of photos and autographs, the star guests have several signing and photography slots throughout the event. To avoid unnecessary stress later, get yours at one of the earlier slots and begin queueing in plenty of time (trust me on this).
• VIP tickets get priority queueing and include autograph/photo tokens, so that’s a strong ticket option and time saver if you’re going to get more than one or two autographs or photos over the course of the weekend.

(You don’t want to lose too much time to queueing because there is so much to see and do. Some guests kindly take time to chat at the autograph tables, so waiting times can be lengthy if you’re in the non-VIP queue.)

• The main stage has a large capacity, so I never had a problem attending live interviews. But if you want a seat near the front, then queue early or (again) consider an appropriate VIP ticket option.
• Vienna has another event in the same genre as Comic Con: try the COMIX expo for all things comics related, as well as cosplay and a hefty chunk of Star Wars action.

How to get to Comic Con

The Messe Wien hosts the event. It’s Vienna’s main exhibition centre and easily (and quickly) reached by subway: access to the Comic Con event is usually from the U2 subway stations Messe-Prater and/or Krieau (depending on which halls are in use).

If you’re arriving by car, you have paid car parks close by, including underground and multistorey options. Another option is to use the park and ride car parks and then go on public transport .

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The first part of Star Trek World Tour contained replicas of the different sections that encompass the USS Enterprise . Visitors received a working knowledge of how various instruments operated, and were even able to watch as Starfleet personnel contained a warp core meltdown in Engineering. The Bridge, meanwhile, offered hands-on experience operating the helm and navigation consoles and featured an additional reenactment when the vessel was attacked by the Borg.

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Communicators, phasers and medical equipment from the various Star Trek incarnations, meanwhile, were displayed side-by-side and highlighted the evolution of these fictional devices as if they were real. On the original Star Trek television show, for instance, communicators were hand-held and flipped open, while the first Star Trek motion picture depicted them as part of a wristband. By the times of Star Trek: The Next Generation , the insignia badges worn on Starfleet uniforms were themselves communicators that could be activated with a simple tap.

In many ways, the evolution of these fictional communicator reflects the evolution of real world cell phones, which first appeared as bulky mobile units before becoming flip-phones based on the design from Star Trek: The Original Series , with Bluetooth later eliminating the need to hold a physical phone to one’s ear and the wristband-like iWatch creating an even easier way to communicate.

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Like with the communicator, the tricorder offers a fictional account of real-world advances within the medical profession. Although announced ten years after the Star Trek World Tour concluded in Singapore, the San Diego-based Qualcomm established the Tricorder X Prize competition in 2012, offering $7 million dollars for the development of an “automatic non-invasive health diagnostics system in a single portable package able to autonomously diagnose thirteen medical conditions.”

While none of the initial 230 teams from thirty different countries were able to meet all of the criteria for a contemporary tricorder, efforts still continue to bring the fictional medical science of Star Trek to hospitals and medical professionals of the twenty-first century nonetheless.

After having explored the costumes and props from the various incarnations of Star Trek , visitors to Star Trek World Tour received an education on the “strange new worlds” that encompass the Star Trek universe with an exploration of the various alien races that reside there. Klingons, Vulcans and Ferengi were on-hand to answer questions, while an entire section of the traveling exhibit was dedicated to life-like busts of the many races that the various Enterprises encountered during their missions.

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Chase,” archaeologists discovered that DNA fragments recovered from different worlds across the galaxy contained components that were compatible with one another. A search for similar DNA led to a holographic message from the past that explained how an ancient humanoid race planted the seeds of life on various planets over four billion years earlier.

Thus while Klingons, Vulcans, Cardassians, Ferengi and even the humans of planet Earth may have evolved differently, the revelation contained within “The Chase” suggests that each of these races were all related to each other nonetheless, making even a galaxy as large as the Milky Way a much smaller place in the process.

The knowledge that the aliens seen mingling with the human visitors of Star Trek World Tour may have more in common than originally believed also demonstrated that intergalactic peace – a central concept of the Star Trek universe – was a realistic possibility after all. The same holds true for the diverse races of planet Earth, who have even more in common than Klingons and Vulcans.

The Star Trek Word Tour may have been a short one – encompassing a mere two years and three cities – but its scope and ambition eclipsed other such endeavors both before and after. Although Star Trek may be fictional, its history often mirrors our own nonetheless, and an exploration of a “museum from the future” that tells the story of Star Trek can likewise offer a blueprint to our own future, a fact that Star Trek World Tour made abundantly clear.

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When the STAR TREK television series was canceled in 1969, the original sets were dismantled and largely destroyed, only a few small items of the actual sets remain today, and those that have survived are in private collections. Trek superfan James Cawley began the process of rebuilding the sets just as they would have been seen 50 years ago when the series was being filmed, a 14 year journey has culminated in the most accurate rebuild of the original sets, and is now open and welcoming STAR TREK fans from all over the world!

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Behind Vienna's scene: the best backstage tours

Vienna is considered to be a city of stages – and not without reason. Every year, world-famous operas, concerts, musicals and plays cast millions of visitors from around the world under their spell. There is plenty to discover not only in front of but also behind the scenes of Vienna's most famous cultural venues.

In Vienna's many art and cultural institutions, it is even worth taking a peek behind the scenes. Fancy the unique opportunity to look over the shoulders of the biggest creators of art and music in Vienna? These exciting backstage guided tours make it possible.

Note: The tour dates may vary and are subject to change at short notice. If you would like to book a guided tour, please check the relevant website in advance.

Backstage tour at ORF

In everyday Viennese life, most roads lead past the television and radio broadcasters of Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Whether Eurovision Song Contest, New Year's Concert or Ski Alpin: the ORF program, with its four TV stations, often produces memorable moments, excitement, and sometimes also tears of joy. A tour behind the scenes at ORF gives you the possibility to experience Austria's largest media not only in front of TVs and radios. The guided tours through the backstage areas of the TV studios are suitable for everyone (including children) and offer all sorts of interesting information. They are held in German as well as in English or Italian on request.

Behind the musical scenes at the Ronacher

The Ronacher has a unique story to tell: burned down in 1884, twelve years after its construction, rebuilt, and used as a temporary home for the Burgtheater after the Second World War, the Ronacher has now established itself as a permanent feature on the musicals scene . Which makes a backstage tour all the more exciting, because it not only presents historical facts but also gives exciting insights into the world of the musical. The guided tour lasts about an hour and is offered in German only.

Between splendor and prestige: the Burgtheater

As Austria's national theater, the Burgtheater is not only one of the largest and oldest spoken theaters in the Europe but is also considered to be the richest repertoire theater in the world. The prestigious building, whose stairways are adorned with ceiling paintings by Gustav Klimt and Ernst Klimt, is especially impressive thanks to its splendid architecture. The guided tours of the Burgtheater also focus mainly on these areas. The backstage tours are held in German and some in English with a written summary in French, Italian, Spanish, Russian or Japanese.

A house full of music

The Musikverein , home to the annual New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic , enchants countless music fans at home on TV and on location in one of the most beautiful and acoustically brilliant concert halls in the world. This magnificent building, which was constructed based on models from Greek antiquity, is located not far from Schwarzenbergplatz in downtown Vienna. You can get an idea of the impressive architecture and unique acoustics of the Musikverein for yourself on a backstage tour from Monday to Saturday – in German and English as standard.

From ballet to Opera Ball

With almost 60 different operas and 21 ballets on around 300 days per season, the Vienna State Opera is one of the best-known opera houses in the world. A guided tour of the State Opera is an absolute must both for locals and for guests from around the world. A 40-minute tour will take you right behind the scenes of the magnificent opera building, where a total of 950 people ensure everything runs smoothly every day. The backstage guided tours are held in German, English, and Spanish – and by arrangement also in Italian, French, Russian, and Japanese. Dates, information, and ways to register for the backstage tour can be found on the Vienna State Opera website.

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Discount valid for in-house musical productions by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien. In categories A to D (box offices, pavilion next to the State Opera, Tourist Info Vienna). Vienna Ticket Call Center: +43 1 588 85 111 and at ticket.viennacitycard.at

Accessibility

• (Automatic sliding doors 185 cm wide)
• Parking spaces for people with disabilities Seilerstätte 9 left of main entrance, signed accordingly
• Door 90 cm wide
• Seeing eye dogs allowed
• 10 Wheelchair spaces available (ground floor, 2 places in regular sales)
• Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Wheelchair seat can be booked at the daytime box office of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and by telephone from WIEN-TICKET on Tel. +43 1 588 85 until not later than 1 week before the performance for EUR 10 (for musical productions of Vereinigte Bühnen Wien) for the wheelchair seat, the companion gets a 50% discount on the respective ticket price. Visitors with disabilities receive a 50% discount upon presentation of a valid disability ID.

Seeing-eye dogs with muzzle and leash permitted.

Burgtheater (Burgtheater)

• https://www.burgtheater.at
• +43 1 514 44 4545  (Information at service center)
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Guided tours

Thu, Fri: 3 p.m.; Sat, Sun, Public Holidays: 11 a.m.

For guided tours in July and August see www.burgtheater.at.

Guided tour in German with written explanations in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese.

(subject to change)

• (Double swinging doors 170 cm wide)
• Ramp 300 cm wide
• 3 Parking spaces for people with disabilities in the Burgtheater parking lot – Volksgarten side
• Door 160 cm wide
• 12 Wheelchair spaces available (in the auditorium, access with the elevator)

At each performance, the Burgtheater provides places in the stalls with acoustic amplification by means of induction for visitors who wear a hearing aid. The acoustic signal is also amplified for all visitors. This can be received in the theater during the performance on radio frequency 99.2 MHz using a radio receiver, mobile telephone or MP3 player with radio reception. Please bring your own headset.

Special tours for visitors with disabilities and special needs on prior notification. Prior notification is necessary for visitors with wheelchairs for admission tickets and tours. Tel. +43 1 514 44-4545, [email protected]

Musikverein

• http://www.musikverein.at
• +43 1 505 81 90
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Opening times

The Box Office is open 9am-7pm (Monday-Friday) and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.

For all concerts organised by the Musikverein the Box Office opens one hour before the beginning of the performance (also on Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays). 

• no steps via ramp, automatic sliding door (opens with button from the outside)
• Ramp 164 cm wide

Ring the bell by the entrance to the concert box office (Bösendorferstr. 12); the box office staff will come to assist with ticket purchases at the door. Wheelchair-accessible elevator: to all floors. Brahms Hall: 6 wheelchair seats. Grand Hall: 2 wheelchair seats in orchestra, about 16 in balcony. Glass Hall/Magna Auditorium: 4 wheelchair seats.

Visit with seeing eye dog: please give notice in advance.

Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)

• http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at
• +43 1 514 44 2250  (Information)
• +43 1 513 1 513  (Tickets (credit card))
• 2 Steps (Swinging doors 87 cm wide)
• Parking spaces for people with disabilities Operngasse, Opernring intersection
• Door 80 cm wide
• 22 Wheelchair spaces available (4 in the stalls/orchestra, 18 seats in the gallery as needed)

Tours in ten languages, prior notification for wheelchair users necessary (Tel. +43 1 514 44–2606). Language display.

Portable ramps available for steps inside building. To reserve wheelchair and companion seats for performances, tel. +43 1 514 44-2653 (Mo-Fri, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm)

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