Theme park anchors new Canadian development

    Another article on the Clifton Hill (HOCO) developments from Buffalo Business First: Theme park anchors new Canadian development James Fink Business First The already dizzying pace of development in Niagara Falls, Ont., is about to take another spin, this time with a project anchored by a 175-foot Ferris wheel. Hoco Ltd., a Niagara Falls-based hospitality…

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      Marineland development update (Topple Tower and Dragon Mountain)

      I think my most popular post ever was on the changes taking place at Dragon Mountain at Marineland. I had tried to get some information from Marineland, but hadn’t heard anything. I emailed them again, and got a nice response from Ann Marie Rondinelli, the Marketing Office Manager. I asked her about Topple Tower (I…

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      Animal cruelty charges dropped against Marineland

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Eleven counts of animal cruelty against Marineland have been withdrawn. The charges, filed in November and January by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), were dropped by the Crown Thursday morning at Provincial Offences Court in Niagara Falls. The charges related to the care of…

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      Unofficial start of Summer 2011

      Yes, Summer doesn’t start until June 21, but this weekend and next weekend are the unofficial start of Summer in the tourist area of Niagara Falls. I would think that generally the industry likes it when Memorial Day and Victoria Day fall on different weekends, like this year. It doesn’t seem like much was done…

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      Tweet: Breakfast buffet at Doubletree Niagara Falls @niag…

      Breakfast buffet at Doubletree Niagara Falls @niagarafallsdt was amazing. Then went swimming for almost two hours. Time to checkout now 🙁

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        Marineland “Terrors of the Sea” shark exhibit update!

        How was that for a headline?! 🙂 Well, yesterday I went to Marineland. Here is the update (click on the picture to see a larger version): To no one’s great surprise, there has been no progress. I’ll post a few more pictures and a video from our visit later in the week…

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        NFR exec seen aiding Wallenda in wire-walk bid

        From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda, who hopes to wire-walk across Niagara Falls sometime next summer, has attracted crowds each time he has come to the Cataract City. He has also attracted the attention of a man whose much-talked-about company has unveiled different plans for this city: Roger Trevino of Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC. Trevino…

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          Clifton Hill Tim Hortons sign is up

          The new Tim Hortons on Clifton Hill should be open in the next couple of weeks (I don’t know an exact date, but I assume they want it open around either the Victoria Day weekend or the Memorial Day weekend). I haven’t been by the site in a few days, but I noticed that the…

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          Update on construction at Starbucks on Murray St

          I have previously posted about some renovations going on at the Starbucks on Murray St and the one inside the Skylon Tower. With regards to the one outside, I couldn’t tell if it was still going to be a Starbucks, or if it was changing. Well, it looks like they’ve just been updating it to…

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