Tear down the wall: Oakes Garden pergola dismantled by NPC

From the Niagara Falls Review: The pergola wall at Oakes Garden Theatre has come down, but no one knows when it’s going back up. As announced earlier this year, the Niagara Parks Commission has removed the historic wall at the upper slope of the amphitheatre located at the base of Clifton Hill because of safety…

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Doors open on flipped house

From the Niagara Falls Review: In your face, gravity. The Upside Down House is now open. It defies logic and might turn some stomachs, but the 1,200-square-foot house sitting on its roof near Clifton Hill has opened its doors. Business partners Marek Cyran and Adam Nielbvowicz came up with the concept after seeing a similar…

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Face off on Clifton Hill

From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s best road hockey team will be crowned in Niagara Falls this September with the nation’s eyes watching. CBC’s Sports Day in Canada will be broadcasted from the top of Clifton Hill beginning Sept. 27 for the Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! ball hockey national championship tournament. More than…

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New dinosaurs at Dinosaur Adventure Golf

There have been some new dinosaurs put out at Dinosaur Adventure Golf on Clifton Hill. Along with the new dinosaurs, the existing ones have been fixed up (it is terrible the damage that people do to things), and some new plants have gone in. It’s looking good.

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Is the “Pile Driver” ride going to open again?

The former Pile Driver ride at the bottom of Clifton Hill used to be part of the WWE store (run by Canadian Niagara Hotels). That closed a while ago, and the ride hasn’t been operational for even longer. Recently the signs have changed. It now says “Niagara’s 200ft Drop”. I wonder if it is going…

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Exclusive: Marineland Baby Beluga Video and Pictures

The Clifton Hill Update has change recently. Rather than sending out the same sort of email every month, they’ve been mixing it up lately. This one was sent out a couple of weeks ago and it has to do with some new baby Beluga whales at Marineland. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update…

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Have you ever heard of “Niagara Falls Fudge Co”?

I have been to, and eaten fudge from the Fudge Factory on Clifton Hill and the Hershey store on Falls Avenue. Until a few days ago, I had never heard of the Niagara Falls Fudge Co. The line under the name says “a second generation family tradition”. I assume they have moved from another location,…

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Thousands pack convention centre for Comic Con

From the Niagara Falls Review: They came as zombies and as superheroes. They came in drag and in batsuits. Mostly, they came in droves to Saturday’s Niagara Falls Comic Con. When it was over, about 5,000 people passed through the pop culture party, making it one of the biggest single-day events at the Scotiabank Convention…

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Keeping things fresh at HOCO

From the Niagara Falls Review: Strapped into articulating yellow chairs and wearing 3D glasses, riders on the new XD Theater ride on Clifton Hill don’t know what they’re in for. But as the lights dim and the massive screen in front of them comes to life, they’re suddenly aboard a futuristic roller coaster hurtling them…

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Nik Wallenda souvenirs

I saw these souvenirs for sale at Canada Trading Company on Clifton Hill. I would assume that most of the stores around have some sort of Nik Wallenda items for sale.

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