All things Niagara Falls tourism…
Yesterday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting a Marineland package and the new Fun Pass again. They also have some good mid-week rates.
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The motion simulator ride inside the Great Canadian Midway has had a rocky history. It started out as the Fun House Express Ride, then it became the FX Thrill Ride, then it became Cosmic Coaster, and now it is FX Ride Theatre (I might have the two FX names mixed up). They have only shown a couple of movies, and they are all in 2D. In fact, I think it is still the only motion simulator in Niagara Falls that is not 4D.
Last Thursday I went and saw their latest movie, Time Riders. It is “hosted” by John Cleese. He has created a time machine, and the story is you end up traveling through time. As you stop at different times, you end up being trampled by a woolly mammoth, facing underwater sea creatures, and going into the future into space.
The video is well done, but it just seemed to lack some excitement. It also seemed short (but I can’t remember for sure how long the other rides were). I suppose the ride caters to a particular audience. If you like these sorts of motion simulators, then you’d probably enjoy the ride.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Olympic torch could light up Niagara Falls before the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Mayor Ted Salci confirmed the Falls is one of the cities organizers will invite to participate in the 100-day relay leading to the Vancouver games.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
It’s now or never for a people mover system in Niagara Falls - even if it’s not as grand as originally planned, says Dave Schram, a consultant working on the project for six years.
“There are two choices. Either move forward with Phase 1 or forget about the project,” Schram told the city’s community services committee Monday.
City council endorsed a plan to proceed with what Schram called a “top of escarpment” transit system instead of the “fully looped” design that has been in the works since 1998.
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