SCCN Newsletter – January 2012
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
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Incredible Hulk Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf
The last time I was in Marvel Super Heroes Adventure City, there was an attraction called the Incredible Hulk Encounter. I have no idea what it was, but it is no longer there. There is still an Incredible Hulk themed attraction, but it is now Incredible Hulk Mini Golf. It is glow-in-the-dark, similar to Cosmic…
Fallsview’s Biggest New Year’s Eve Party ?
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview and Spa.
Animals chillin’ at Marineland; Keeping marine life cool in summer heat a complicated task
From the Niagara Falls Review: Trying to beat the heat has been a whale of a challenge this summer, but not for the folks who care for the menagerie of animals at Marineland. As Marineland’s pod of belugas hail from the cool arctic waters along the Russian coast, they don’t care too much for the…
It’s a strange way to observe ‘Family Day’
From the Niagara Gazette: If you were driving anywhere near the border Monday, there’s a chance you observed the traffic lines waiting to cross the international bridges. It was, of course , the day for U.S. residents to honor their presidents. Meanwhile, in Ontario, it was a holiday called Family Day. Canadians seem to have…
‘It’s just captured people’s imagination’
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s just been open six days, but the new zipline attraction in Niagara Falls has become quite an international hit. Attraction operators and the Niagara Parks Commission have been flooded with interview requests from media across the world since last Friday, when riders were first able to descend 670 metres…
Twitter updates for 2010-07-23
The painting of the outside of the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill is coming along http://twitpic.com/27wgye # The volcano at the future Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf looks better every day http://twitpic.com/27wgri # RT @FrewinTheatre: On Wed Greg appeared on Canada Am and on Fri he will appear on Breakfast Television Toronto! Big week for the Magic…
Novel peers over the edge
From Niagara This Week: As a highly successful fantasy writer, Chris Van Allsburg knows first-hand that the only limitation on a great story is one’s imagination. But when it comes to dabbling in reality, the renowned children’s novelist and illustrator had to peer over the edge and simply hope for the best with his latest…
Public casinos, private finances
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ask the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. how much money Ontario’s four “resort” casinos contributed to the government’s coffers last year -after expenses -and the agency will happily answer: $217 million. Inquire about the net revenue from any one of the casinos individually, though, and you’ll be told you can’t have…
Saving Niagara Falls, One (Tightrope) Step At A Time
From WNYC Public Radio (you can listen to the 5-minute audio segment): Niagara Falls has long been a magnet for daredevils, but strict laws have kept them away for more than a century. That’s expected to change Friday, when circus performer Nik Wallenda will walk a two-inch-thick wire above the giant waterfall. It’s an exception…