OMFG they must be joking. That’s what I first thought when I saw the headline in the Green Prophet: Jordan’s Crazy Star Trek Park Will be a Cleantech Showcase. A Star Trek theme park? My kind of vacation. As some of you know, I’m a bit of a nut about Star Trek. Apparently King Abdullah II is a huge huge huge Star Trek fan, too, and he even managed to get himself a role as an extra in Star Trek Voyager. So now he’s gone and found over a billion dollars to build a Star Trek theme park in Aqaba? Meters from Eilat, Israel’s year-round scuba-snorkel-spa resort-city? Umm. Wow.
Here are the related articles. Have a blast. Check out some of the titles (giggle giggle). I’m sort of in shock.
- US $1.5 bn funding secured for Star Trek attraction (HotelierMiddleEast.com)
- Beam us to the Middle East, Scotty? (USA Today)
- Gonna be in Jordan soon? (StarTrek.com)
- Aqaba: To Boldly Go Where No King Has Gone Before
- The Final Frontier Will be in Aqaba, Jordan
- Chekov, Set the Enterprises Course for… Jordan?
- ‘Trekkies’ to boldly go to Jordan theme park
I am totally on board with this, they’ll let Zionist Trekkies into this, won’t they?
Totally – they’re probably relying on Jews in Eilat crossing the border. It’s meters away. We’re geeks. It’s not like people go on vacation to Aqaba now, do they? I’ll be the first in line, in any case.
And I’m right behind you. My husband is already rolling his eyes…
Who did the king play on ST:VYGR?
As far as I know, he was an extra. I can look it up for specific episode.
As far as I know, he was an extra. I can look it up for specific episode.
This is completely untrue!
It was TNG not VOY.
Shame on me of doubting you – you were right and I was wrong:
Holy cow you found the clip! Thanks