Temporary closures for Niagara Parks attractions

From Niagara This Week: A pair of Niagara Parks attractions will be closed temporarily over the next few weeks. The shutdowns at the Butterfly Conservatory and Niagara’s Fury attractions are to accommodate for annual maintenance programs. These closures allow Niagara Parks staff to carry out needed maintenance to ensure the continued operation of these popular…

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IMAX Theatre to stay put despite land sale

From Niagara This Week: The sale of land on Fallsview Boulevard that is home to the IMAX Theatre Niagara Falls will have no impact on the operation of the theatre, the U.S.-based operator of the theatre says. The giant-screen, 600-seat theatre is owned by Utah-based Destination Cinema Inc., has been operating at the site since…

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The World’s Only Collection of Original Daredevil Barrels Open to the Public

Everyone is trying to get a piece of the Nik Wallenda action… From a CNW press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: As the excitement for the June 15 Wallenda Stunt Walk over the falls builds, so too does the interest in the daredevils who challenged the Falls before him. Those who want to climb…

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“It’s not about winning, it’s about the journey and the lessons you learn along the way”

Yesterday I posted a little about meeting Jon Montgomery, the gold-medal winning skeleton athlete.As I mentioned, he spoke for a few minutes. He is available as a speaker, and based on the couple of minutes he spoke for, I’m sure he does a good job at giving motivating speeches. I recorded his speech, and have…

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Jon Montgomery at Imax Theater in March 2010

Yes, I know that I am over 3 months late on this one, but better late than never… Back in March, the Niagara Falls IMAX Theatre hosted a free evening where they were previewing a new film called Extreme. To help with the promotion, they brought in Jon Montgomery. Jon won a gold-medal in skeleton…

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There’s an absence of Avatar at our Imax

This Niagara Falls Review article isn’t directly tourism-related, but it does involve the local IMAX theatre, so I figured I’d include it. Also, I’ve seen Avatar twice, and I’d love to see it in IMAX 3D 🙂 Still holding out hope to see Avatar at the Niagara Falls Imax? You might be waiting awhile. Despite…

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