Star Trek The Exhibition Star Trek The Exhibition ( formerly Star Trek The Tour ; also referred to as Star Trek : Anniversary Tour ) is a traveling " Star Trek " - themed exhibit , produced by CBS Consumer Products and Premier Exhibitions . The exhibit was originally produced by SEE Touring Productions , Inc . , and presented by Metropolitan Talent . The exhibit was first announced in an advertisement carried in the program given to attendees at the Official " Star Trek " Convention in Las Vegas in . The tour originally planned to call at forty cities in the United States and Canada over a period of five years . Some initial reports also included a mention of ten European sites being part of the tour , but the press release launching the tour on referred solely to North American venues . The original exhibit covered a total of 50 , 000 square feet , and includes four motion simulator rides , a 360 - degree theater , recreations of sets from the various series ( including the bridge s of the and ) , and various interactive events . Wil Wheaton filmed a four - minute segment for the tour , appearing as Lieutenant Commander Wesley Crusher , assistant chief engineer aboard the . Tim Russ also appeared as Commander Tuvok , the ship ' s second officer and tactical officer Long Beach . The tour opened at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach , California , on . Three types of ticket packages were available – a general admission package ( ~ US $ 30 ) , a " Commander " package ( ~ US $ 100 ; valid Saturdays only , included a private guided tour , priority access , invitations to special events , and exclusive gifts ) , and a " Captain " package ( ~ US $ 150 ; as the " Commander " package , but valid for a full weekend ) . The tour ' s engagement – originally scheduled to last until – was extended until due to popular demand . Originally open seven days a week , the tour ' s opening hours were reduced to Friday - Sunday with effect from . According to reports , following the closure of the exhibit , disputes arose between SEE Touring and Plainfield Asset Management ( who held a security interest in the exhibit , providing investment capital for SEE ) , and between SEE Touring and the operators of the Queen Mary . An unpaid debt in the region of US $ 200 , 000 ( for security , food and lodging ) resulted in the Tour ' s equipment being retained at the Queen Mary , preventing the exhibit from moving on . An agreement was reached between Plainfield and SEE in mid - , with the former acquiring the exhibit in its entirety from SEE . The outstanding debt was then paid by Plainfield . The tour facility , which was originally believed to be opening in San Diego on , was expected to be moved from the Queen Mary by . Relaunch . The exhibit relaunched on at the San Diego Air & Space Museum , produced by Premier Exhibitions , and renamed as " Star Trek The Exhibition " . This first exhibit was a scaled down version of the original Tour display , but featured more interactivity . The " Enterprise " - D bridge , amongst other items , did not appear , and formed part of a second exhibit touring at the same time . The second engagement began in Phoenix , Arizona in . A parallel tour was launched as an international branch of the exhibit , starting in 2010 in Valencia , Spain . Somewhat smaller in scale than the US version , it did showcase original props and more interactivity , but none of the actual studio model s , they being reserved for the US . Instead lesser detailed replicas served as stand - ins . In 2011 , Austrian " Event Marketing Service GmbH " ( EMS Exhibits ) acquired the license from CBS Consumer Products to operate the tour , the Saint Louis venue being the first under the new management . Kuala Lumpur ' s ( only the second time an official " Star Trek " - exhibit landed at an Asian city – remarkably having passed over any in the otherwise science - fiction friendly Japan – , after the 1999 Singapore " Star Trek World Tour " venue ) Pusat Sains Negara venue proved to be the last exhibition for 2012 and later planned tour legs were initially postponed indefinitely . Still , " Star Trek The Exhibition " went on tour again in the US in 2013 , making it the longest running " Star Trek " exhibit tour to date .