Scotiabank Convention Centre Newsflash – November 2011
Earlier this month I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
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Mickey and Minnie light up winter festival
From the Niagara Falls Review (includes video): With the push of a button by Mickey and Minnie, the CAA Winter Festival of Lights kicked off its 29th year Saturday night. The festival got under way in familiar fashion with a pair of free shows at Queen Victoria Park featuring magician Greg Frewin, the cast of…
NPC says it followed the rules for carousel deal
From the Niagara Falls Review: They won’t say how much it cost for the six-week rental of a carousel ride, but the Niagara Parks Commission says the proper bidding process was followed. The Victorian Candy Lane carousel opened Saturday at Queen Victoria Place and the NPC says more than 700 rides were taken on the…
FX Ride Theatre is gone
The FX Ride Theatre inside the Great Canadian Midway appears to be gone (although it still shows up on the Clifton Hill web site). The booth that was in the midway is gone, and the facade is gone.
Festival of Lights sets opening ceremonies
We had originally planned on going again this year (we went last year), but after reading about it, decided it would be the same as last year so we didn’t bother going. From the Buffalo News: Mickey and Minnie Mouse mascots will flip the switch Saturday evening to mark the official start of the 29th…
Whale of a police escort for U.S.-bound killer whale
From the Toronto Star: Ikaika the killer whale was escorted out of the country in a procession worthy of a head of state. A witness said he counted at least 14 Niagara Regional Police cruisers, with lights flashing, two transport trucks and a crane slowly escorting the 9-year-old male orca from Marineland toward Hamilton airport…
Whale at centre of custody battle returns to SeaWorld
From the Niagara Falls Review (includes a video): Ikaika is back home. The killer whale, the one at the heart of a custody battle between Marineland and SeaWorld, was removed from the Niagara Falls amusement park Saturday night by a fleet of transport trucks, a crane and more than a dozen Niagara Regional Police escorts…
Light Up the Season with Marriott – Festival of Lights Special $129!
Earlier this month I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
SeaWorld takes back killer whale from Niagara Falls park
From The Orlando Sentinel (via Canada.com): A 9-year-old killer whale at the center of an international custody dispute between a Canadian marine park and industry giant SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego over the weekend. The overnight transport took place Saturday evening, just 24 hours after a U.S. judge denied a…
Marineland’s last-ditch effort to get injunction to keep killer whale fails
From the Niagara Falls Review: Lawyers for Marineland hoped an 11th hour temporary injunction would block the return of one of its two killer whales to SeaWorld Friday. The injunction, however, was denied by a U.S. district court judge and that led to the dramatic transport of the 1,815-kilogram killer whale Ikaika Saturday night. More…