Chance Morgan Selected to Supply Giant Gondola Wheel to HOCO Entertainment & Resorts

    This is old news (view the PDF of the press release), but I haven’t posted it before: Wichita, KS – June 30, 2005 – Chance Morgan is pleased to announce the sale of a 175-foot tall Giant Gondola Wheel to HOCO Entertainment & Resorts. Designed by Ronald Bussink Professional Rides based in Appenzell, Switzerland, the…

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      A new attraction for Niagara Falls

      As Drafty mentioned, the Niagara Parks Commission is starting to share more information about their development at Table Rock. According to a press release, they are going to have a candy shop, a restaurant, and an attraction called Niagara’s Fury. The biggest thrill, 10,000 years in the making, will take Niagara Falls by storm. This…

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      Parking rates revised for Niagara Glen

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has slashed its proposed annual parking fees in half at the Niagara Glen Nature Centre. The provincial agency announced in September paid parking would begin at the Glen – which had previously offered free parking – starting in the spring. Daily parking rates, between May and…

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      Nik Wallenda explains how he’ll walk a wire over Niagara Falls

      From the Hamilton Spectator: As the belly button goes, so goes the rest of the body. That saying never made it into the lexicon of high-wire walkers, but it helps explain how Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross over Niagara Falls on June 15. The daredevil will be 60 metres above the water barreling over…

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      Twitter updates for 2010-08-13

      RT @amybordoshuk @ESPN_Burnside: Pleased to report neither Pat Kane nor the Stanley Cup pitched into Niagara Falls. # Can A/C every be too cold? RT @wazspaceship: Attn Wendys restaurants niagara falls: your air conditioning is too cold. # http://twitpic.com/2ed17x – My kids are hooked on the Crazy Frog/Axel F song and are happy to see…

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      The $205 million Falls hotel that no one wants to talk about

      From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls Redevelopment has submitted a plan for a $205 million hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. Normally, city officials said, such a large project would be announced with plenty of hype. But in this case, the plans were simply dropped off at the city planning office on a Friday afternoon. “Usually,…

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      Competition for boat tour operator evolving, NPC says

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission will keep tweaking its process for picking a boat tour operator while it moves toward a Nov. 24 target deadline for companies to submit their bids to run Niagara River boat tours, general manager John Kernahan says. A month after the provincial agency launched a competition…

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