Jim Pattison, the Canadian Billionaire, has owned the various Ripley’s rights for a while now. He has also had a long association with Guinness museums (including in Niagara Falls). Well, apparently he has taken it one step further and on Friday purchased the Guinness Book of “It gives us another iconic global brand that works…
I’m not sure when this started, but for several years now there has been an annual day for some of the local attractions let locals in for $1 (+ tax I think) and the money is collected for Cystic Fibrosis. This year, the day is Sunday, January 13 from 10 am to 5 pm. There…
Here is a blog posting by a family that visited Niagara Falls this past weekend: And so to Niagara Falls. We parked at the top of Clifton Hill which is a sort of mini-Las Vegas; the thundering falls merely a backdrop for Planet Hollywood, Frankenstein’s Fear Factory and Louis Tussaud’s (second cousin once removed of…
Canada.com has a current feature called 50 Canadian travel highlights. There is one reference to Niagara Falls on the list: 10. Take a ride on the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, Ont. Sure, it’s touristy, but worth every penny just the same. This isn’t particularly noteworthy, but there is a link to a…
As was mentioned in a previous comment, the building between Mama Mia’s and Tussaud’s was torn down recently. I don’t know anything about it as to who owns it or what is going to happen to the space.
Niagara Falls has changed over the years. In fact, the tourist area looks significantly different now compared to before the casinos opened up. So this week’s question is: What used to be in Niagara Falls that you now miss? This is your chance to think back on the places that are no longer. Was it…
Shoppers Drug Mart is a major pharmacy/drug store in Canada. They have teamed with TicketOps (CAA, Walgreen’s, and others have similar agreements) to offer discounted tickets to attractions around the country. Most of them are in Ontario, and there are several in Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls Aviary – Birds of the Lost Kingdom Louis Tussaud’s…
You’ll see this coupon book everywhere. I skimmed through the booklet, and have a few observations: Including the covers, there are 32 pages. The cover has a collage of the Skylon Tower, fireworks over the Falls, and some Beluga whales and Walruses from Marineland. It is an attractive cover. The next 10 pages are all…
The City of Niagara Falls Business Development Department September Newsletter has just been released. It is in PDF format, and can be downloaded at http://www.niagarafalls.ca/business/newsletters/ pdf/September_2005_newsletter.pdf. The newsletter highlights several projects that the Niagara Falls Blog has posted about. It is 4 pages long, and features Greg Frewin, Thundering Waters, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Louis Tussaud’s…
From the Pittsburg Post Gazette: The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! company opened a new attraction in Niagara Falls this summer, and has just broken ground on another site in Panama City Beach, Fla. Ripley’s opened Louis Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Niagara Falls in June. (Louis was a nephew of the more famous Madame Tussaud,…