As has been reported several times, the HUSS Topple Tower ride at Marineland is finally open. For comparison, it took about a year and a half to get the Topple Tower built and running, and it only took about 8 months to put up the Niagara SkyWheel.
I popped by Marineland on Saturday. The park was packed, but there was hardly anyone near the ride, and very few people on the ride itself. The location is in the far corner, so it may have a tough time getting riders. I took a video of the ride in action from beside the ride, and from the Sky Screamer platform.
I’ve already posted the pictures and video I took of the fireworks display that Pizza Pizza sponsored. Chris (a contributor to the Niagara Falls Blog) has posted some of his pictures in a nice gallery that uses Flash.
It was bumper to bumper traffic at Niagara border crossings over the weekend as motorists made a mass exodus south of the border.
A holiday weekend typically results in a backlog at the bridges - and there was no reprieve for drivers this time.
In some instances, drivers trapped in their vehicles in steaming summer weather resorted to honking their horns, and a few vehicles ran out of gas waiting to move….
Not all of the incoming traffic was heading state-side.
Much of the traffic dispersed at Stanley Avenue as travellers came to enjoy the sights and sounds of Niagara Falls. As well, the Caribana Festival in Toronto added to the traffic load.
The influx of vehicles resulted in traffic chaos in and around Clifton Hill and along Lundy’s Lane.
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