Vortex VR Arcade bringing virtual fun to the Falls

From Niagara Gazette: The One Niagara Welcome Center is always looking to bring in tourists and now they’re taking a high-tech approach. “We looked into developing an arcade,” said Joe Grenga, son of operating partner Paul Grenga. “We wanted it to be state-of-the-art with VR.” Plenty of research and soft openings have given Niagara Falls…

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Niagara Falls Has 2 New Must-See Attractions This Summer

From StepOutBuffalo.com: As locals, it is easy to think we’ve done it all when it comes to visiting Niagara Falls. From your first boat ride on the Maid of the Mist, to the drenching walk through the Cave of the Winds, to paying your two quarters (apparently it’s a dollar now —inflation) to walk the…

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Triotech’s Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride opens in Canada

From IPM InPark Magazine: This first-of-its-kind dark ride experience delivers thrills and memories for all age groups. Clifton Hill is the centre of the Entertainment District in Niagara Falls, which welcomes millions of guests year round. Carnival Chaos, a 6,000 square feet dynamic, action-packed interactive dark ride features seven fully interactive scenes as well as…

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The tallest condo in Canada is coming to Ontario but it’s not in Toronto

From BLOGTO.com: Dubbed 77 Niagara, the development hailing from Fugiel International Group and Chamberlain Architects will rise out of the central Fallsview district of Niagara Falls near the corner of Stanley Avenue and Robinson Street, a stone’s throw away from the ever-buzzing Clifton Hill.

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Triotech Announces Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride for Niagara Falls

From Coaster101: Triotech and Clifton Hill announced today a major new attraction to be installed in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. Set for opening next summer season, the brand-new attraction will be called “Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride”. The experience will showcase Triotech’s Hyper Ride, an award-winning innovative interactive media-based dark ride that features a world’s first…

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Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre delayed

From Niagara This Week: Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre has been delayed again. But Mayor Jim Diodati, who toured the 5,000-seat facility Wednesday, said he’s confident the public will be “thrilled” with the venue once it opens. Work on the $130-million theatre at Stanley Avenue and Murray Street began in fall 2017. At the…

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NEW EXHIBIT TO PET STINGRAYS + SHARKS IN NIAGARA FALLS

From WYRK.com: How awesome is this going to be? At the Aquarium of Niagara they have been putting in new exhibits to attract new visitors out in Niagara Falls and now, one of the coolest is underway. It will cost about $1.85 million Shark and Ray Bay shallow tropical pool that will be right as…

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Cuomo announces $10M for revitalization of Niagara Falls’ Bridge District

From the Buffalo News: The effort to revive Niagara Falls’ Main Street received a $10 million boost from the state Wednesday. In an appearance in the Conference Center Niagara Falls, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Falls is this year’s recipient of funds from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative in Western New York. “The state has…

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Rooftop roller coaster latest addition to Clifton Hill

From Niagara This Week: Clifton Hill has long been described as ‘carnival-like.’ Cotton candy. Ferris wheel. Go-karts. Pretty soon, you can add roller coaster. Owner Ian Paul calls it the world’s first rooftop coaster, located above the House of Frankenstein haunted house. With installation nearly complete, it now needs approval from the province’s Technical Standards…

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