Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s Fury has finally blown into town. Nearly two weeks after the Niagara Parks Commission’s newest attraction was scheduled to open, the first round of survivors made their way into the massive 4-D theatre Saturday morning. Joel Noden, executive director of revenue operations and business at the Niagara Parks Commission,…
From a PRNewsWire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: After years in the making, months of speculation and interest from around the globe, The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) today officially celebrated the opening of its newest attraction Niagara’s Fury. Ontario Minister of Tourism, Peter Fonseca, was joined by NPC Chairman Jim Williams, Niagara MPP Kim…
From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda might not be the only daredevil around here, although he takes the risks and walks those crazy high wires while crowds watch in awe. As he returns to the region this summer for a 10-week stint at Darien Lake, local developers and officials are doing their own type of…
From the Globe and Mail: The Niagara Parks Commission, the secretive provincial agency that manages the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, has been ordered to review its decision to extend the Maid of the Mist’s monopoly on boat tours of the world-famous landmark. The Queen’s Park directive follows two government-ordered reviews of the agency launched…
Here are a couple of other things I should have included in the last update: The former Domino’s on Clifton Hill is now a “House of Cuban Cigars & Mini Mart” They built the “tower” for Al Macs on the ground, and I originally thought they were gazebos. I know some of you think this…
I know this is old news, but it was nice that they did this to honour Mandela. From the Buffalo News: Floodlights will project the colors of the South African flag on Niagara Falls Sunday evening in memory of South African leader Nelson Mandela, who will be laid to rest in an official state funeral…
Apparently the Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge has a new interactive game that is being installed. The Niagara Falls Review Business Beat has a report: You have to watch your step walking through the halls of Great Wolf Lodge. Even on a weekday winter morning, dozens of kids are running around from floor to floor…
On Saturday I received the latest newsletter from Falls Avenue. They are promoting various activities that are taking place during the March Break: To subscribe, visit their “Spin to Win” page and fill out the form. Be sure to check that you’d “like to receive news on Niagara Falls discounts and seasonal special eMail”.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Wanna be on TV? Bundle up and head down to Table Rock Thursday. Weather pending, a major illusion for an upcoming CBC magic special will be filmed at 7:30 p.m. Producers are being tightlipped about details, but it involves a local magician performing a huge (and dangerous) feat down by…