Graham on February 26th, 2010

From the Niagara Falls Review:
The death of a SeaWorld trainer who was attacked by a killer whale Wednesday has little chance of happening at Marineland in Niagara Falls, a company spokeswoman said.
That’s because Marineland stopped performances with trainers and whales 12 years ago with the opening of its viewing facility Friendship Cove.
“We don’t do routines [...]

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Graham on January 22nd, 2010

From the Welland Tribune:
Call it the $10,000 scream.
As seven-year-old Kieran Atkinson prepared for a trip on the Sky Screamer ride at Marineland last August, she wasn’t happy. With dad Tim zooming in with his video camera, she went to say, “I don’t like this ride.” But before she could finish, the thrill ride sent her [...]

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Graham on October 19th, 2009

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (with pictures):
Monday was thanksgiving holiday so we decided to take the opportunity to go to Marineland and Niagara. We thought that we would have heaps of time to do everything we wanted but of course ran out of time. What we did [...]

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Yesterday, someone left a comment on an old posting, saying that there were only 2 whales on display at Marineland, and that Athena was missing, but presumed dead. I asked around with some unofficial sources, but no one knew anything. Yesterday evening, someone else left a comment saying that Athena had died on Sunday.
I searched [...]

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From WHAM Channel 13 in Rochester:
Marineland is one of the more popular Canadian summer destinations. You’ve heard it sung countless times — “Every-One Loves! Marine-Land!”
But does Marineland love us?
For the first time in more than a decade Marineland has opted not to advertise in the Rochester area. Marineland executives say it is not [...]

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Graham on February 28th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Not everybody loves Marineland. Not the 47 individuals and families who will be losing their homes next year when their trailer park is closed.
Families living at the Green Oaks Trailer Park on Stanley Avenue say they are in shock after being told they have until the end of August 2010 to [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review:
Few business people understands the ‘build it and they will come’ approach better than Marineland owner John Holer.
“The business does not grow by itself,” Holer said. “You have to develop it. Every time I invest in a new attraction, more visitors come.”
That’s why tourism operators welcome the emphasis Ontario’s new tourism [...]

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Graham on December 9th, 2008

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Arctic Cove at Marineland had a few new residents move in over the weekend.
Eight Russian belugas – all females – landed in Hamilton Saturday morning after a 13 hour flight aboard a specially modified Aeroflot IL-76 jumbo jet.
From the airport, they made the one hour trip down the QEW to Marineland [...]

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