Chance Morgan Selected to Supply Giant Gondola Wheel to HOCO Entertainment & Resorts

    This is old news (view the PDF of the press release), but I haven’t posted it before: Wichita, KS – June 30, 2005 – Chance Morgan is pleased to announce the sale of a 175-foot tall Giant Gondola Wheel to HOCO Entertainment & Resorts. Designed by Ronald Bussink Professional Rides based in Appenzell, Switzerland, the…

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      Golden Griddle almost ready to come down

      The new HOCO Ferris wheel is going to be where the Golden Griddle is on Clifton Hill. That portion of the building previously housed the Golden Griddle, the Quality Inn Clifton Hill Front Desk, and Q-Balls. Q-Balls hasn’t been open since the Great Canadian Midway and Boston Pizza opened. As previously posted, Ledcor is the…

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        2005: a memorable year for Niagara Falls

        From Niagara This Week: From whale baby boom to tightrope walks and the start of rebuilding the city’s roads, it was an exciting year

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          Loonie day at museums to benefit Cystic Fibrosis

          From Niagara This Week: …the 17th annual Loonie Museum Day fundraiser will run Jan. 8… Loonie Museum Day will open the doors to 15 attractions on Clifton Hill for only $1 for residents of Niagara Falls. The fundraiser has made as much as $8,000 in one day in the past and Clayton said she hopes…

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            Another Niagara Falls Blog…

            I figured eventually other bloggers would come online and blog about Niagara Falls, but I didn’t expect my blog name to be stolen. I mean isn’t it first come, first served? The problem is with the operators of the CliftonHill.com domain. They used to have a blog called the Clifton Hill Niagara Falls Blog (different…

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              A Great Big Sea of people

              From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 40,000 revellers jammed Queen Victoria Park Saturday night to usher out the old and ring in the new during the city’s annual New Year’s Eve festivities. Hosted by Mike Ryan and Noelle Sinclair from 105.1 The River’s breakfast club, the lineup for the night included local favourites Jonsey,…

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