The biggest draw could be the Star Trek Experience, which recently completed a decadelong run at the Las Vegas Hilton.
"The museum and the arts center will represent the past and the present and the Star Trek Experience will represent the future," Joshi said.
The Star Trek Experience will have five components and most elements could be completed next year, when a new Star Trek movie is scheduled for release. Just as the new movie will have some familiar characters in some unfamiliar roles, the Star Trek Experience will be similar but different from its predecessor and includes significant upgrades.
There will be a food and beverage component, which will include a restaurant and lounge and a retail area with merchandise from all incarnations of the Star Trek concept. Star Trek fans are incredibly loyal and if the latest movie sparks yet another generation of supporters, the retail element could be very successful.
A museum that explores the entire history of Star Trek is also planned.
There will also be a 4-D movie theater designed to be an interactive experience with high-tech seats that will stimulate the senses.
"They will recreate sights, sounds and smells and take your body traveling through space," Joshi said.
The final element will be simulators - rides that are two levels high in Neonopolis' center court.
Although the project seems ambitious, especially in a down economy, Joshi says he has the backers to pay for the project and also the go-ahead from CBS Pictures, which owns the licensing rights to Star Trek.
TrekMovie.com has a new article on The Experience moving to Neonopolis.
TrekMovie.com has a new article on The Experience moving to Neonopolis.
Congratulations to Neopeius for getting a city named after him. Well done, Admiral.
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