Clifton Hill Ferris Wheel progress

    The Ferris wheel that is being built on the HOCO property where the Golden Griddle used to be seems to be coming along on schedule. A close-up of a base/foundation for the Ferris wheel Several bases/foundations for the Ferris wheel. I presume these are for the legs that support the wheel These look like legs…

    Read Full News

    WWE Niagara Falls is gradually disappearing

    As was mentioned before, the WWE Niagara Falls location closed on March 31, 2011. As you can see the signs that actually used the WWE logo have been taken down. The wall-mounted hand prints of various wrestlers have also been taken down.

    Read Full News

      Cirque Niagara Avaia – Intermission

      In between acts one and two is a 20-minnute intermission. This gives you plenty of time to get a snack or drink, look through the retail items, or go to the bathroom (which, by the way, are the cleanest bathrooms I’ve ever seen at an attraction). I’m sure that they make quite a bit of…

      Read Full News

        The Beast delivers; Stage production of Disney’s classic movie is a classy, colourful and big affair

        From the St. Catharines Standard: You can always promise big. But you can’t guarantee good. After a year of hype, Silver Mist Productions’ Beauty and the Beast delivers both. And it does it the most basic way possible – taking what’s on the page and putting it on the stage. It’s a can’t miss show,…

        Read Full News

        Photo of the day: Lights over Niagara Falls

        The NBC Today show web site has a Travel section. The photo of the day a couple of days ago was of Niagara Falls at night. It is a very nice photo.

        Read Full News

          Quality Inn keycards

          I recently posted a sample of what the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa keycards look like. Here is what the Quality Inn Clifton Hill keycards look like. They aren’t nearly as pretty as the Marriott ones. It just has a generic Quality Inn logo without anything specific to their property.

          Read Full News

          Nik Wallenda successfully completes Niagara Falls highrope walk before spectators, television viewers

          From the National Post: Emerging out of a cloud of mist, Nik Wallenda ran the last few steps to become the first man in more than a century to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire and singlehandedly bring the Wallenda name back into the public consciousness. Although the walk was mostly free of theatrics,…

          Read Full News

          Falls casinos cash in on 2015

          From Niagara Falls Review: When October and November are “banner months” for a prime tourist attraction — and not the typical July and August — you know you’ve had a good year. “We’ve enjoyed a very solid year. The fall season has been especially good, with October and November being banner months for us,” said…

          Read Full News