New pictures added to the Niagara Falls Attractions gallery
I added scans of a Movieland brochure to the Niagara Falls Attractions gallery. I added scans of a Zooz brochure to the Other Niagara Region Attractions gallery.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Dino Fazio
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a Wednesday afternoon a few days before Christmas and the last thing Dino Fazio wants to see is weather like this. As winter begins, rain is pouring onto the outdoor skating rink built near the Table Rock building. After seven years of heading up the Winter Festival of Lights,…
SPOTLIGHT – Cyrus – Special Ticket Offer!
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
The sound of Niagara Falls in Star Wars?
I’m not even sure of how I came across this, but last night I was reading something on the Wired web site from 1997. The article was about the improved sounds in the “Special Edition” versions of the original Star Wars movies. Ben Burtt, the sound designer from the original trilogy also worked on the…
“Big Top Amazing Mirror & Laser Maze” progress
You can’t see much because of the tarp, but the top of the “Big Top Amazing Mirror & Laser Maze” attraction looks nice. It really does look the the peaks of a couple of circus tents.
Canada at 150: Thanks, America, for keeping us sane
This isn’t specifically Niagara Falls related, but the Washington Post had an article the other day about Canada. There was nothing in it that mentioned Niagara Falls at all, but the feature image is of the Canada 150 sign in Niagara Falls.
Auction of former Hotel Niagara goes to Vancouver bidder for $1.25 million
From the Buffalo News: A 30-year-old Vancouver man placed the winning $1.25 million bid for the former Hotel Niagara at an auction Tuesday. Jamil Kara said he plans to turn the 12-story building at Rainbow Boulevard and First Street downtown into a boutique hotel and condominiums. Kara, who was one of 10 qualified bidders, said…
I Know Niagara
One of the things I picked up at the Niagara Tourism Expo was a leaflet for a program taught at the Tourism Industry Development Centre at Niagara College‘s Maid of the Mist Campus. It is for employees in the hospitality industry in the region and helps them understand the region more: Do YOU Know Niagara?…
“Your Marriott Valentine Retreat Awaits!”
On Thursday last week I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. They are promoting a Valentine’s Day package. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
Celebrate the Howl-I-Days at Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls Canada
On Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. They are promoting a Thanksgiving package, a Winter package, and a New Year’s Eve package. You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.