One of the newer trends over the last few years is to have visitors to your attraction make a wax hand. The first attraction in Niagara Falls I remember having this was Movieland Wax Museum of Stars. Not too long afterwards Ripley’s added this to their Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum. Essentially you dip your hand in wax a few times and let it dry. You pull your hand out and you have a mould of your hand that can be filled and/or decorated.
I’ve scanned the promotional leaflet for Ripley’s Wax Zone and included the text below:
Front of leaflet:
Ripley’s Wax Zone
The Unique SouvenirMake Your Own Today!
Located beside Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
Top of Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, Ontario
905-356-2238Group rates available
Please note: Children must be 5 years old to participate
Back of leaflet:
Ripley’s Wax Zone
The perfect holiday gift!
Create your own hand in wax for a beautiful lasting keepsake memory!
Great Ripley’s gifts also available!
In a hurry!
Purchase a pre-made handOpen year ’round including all holidays
Ripley’s is a registered trademark of Ripley’s Entertainment Inc.
At the time of this posting, a single, hollow hand is $6.95 while a single, solid hand is $11.95. A double, hollow hand is $13.50 while a double, solid hand is $23.50. Additional colours are $1.99 each and glazing is $6.95 per hand. There are also a variety of accessories that can be added to the hands for various prices.
I have also created a PDF file of the leaflet if you’d like to download it and see it in full size/colour. You can download it here:
Ripley’s Wax Zone leaflet