Once again I apologize for dropping off the face of the earth after the Nik Wallenda walk. It’s not that there wasn’t anything to write about. It’s that the Tuesday before the walk we got the keys to our new house, and we’ve been busy for a few weeks and things are finally settling down….
I have a regular blog visitor who is quite a fan of Marineland and he often sends me some notes of what he sees. Here are some of his comments/observations from a recent trip: Kiska is not pregnant, confirmed by staff, trainers and tank supervisor. Kiska is only lapping around her tank, gained some weight but…
From a PR Web press release: Two of Niagara’s most popular family-oriented destinations, Marineland Canada and Clifton Hill, have teamed up to provide a spectacular summertime vacation offer. For a limited time, visitors can stay one block from the Falls on Clifton Hill, and enjoy both the excitement of Marineland and Clifton Hill’s World Famous…
So I posted back in January about a rumour I’d read that Kiska, Marineland’s remaining Orca whale, was pregnant. I hadn’t read the rumour anywhere else, but it was an exciting thought that there could be some baby Orcas on the way. Well, I have an update. It has as much authority as the last…
A regular visitor to the blog alerted me to a couple of notes on the Marineland section of the Screamscape website. Apparently there is a possibility that the Topple Tower ride at Marineland will be dismantled. At the very least, it won’t be running again this year. I took a video of the ride almost…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
There is a new fence at the back of Marineland. This might not seem like much, but they had one at all before. You could just climb up over the hill/berm and end up right beside Dragon Mountain. It always amazed me that they didn’t have a fence, and now they finally do.
(as you can tell, I’m trying to get caught up on some posting before the busy summer season) For several years we had Marineland passes each year. Then we went a couple of years without passes. Last year we got them again, and went half a dozen times. If you’ve been to Marineland any time…
This was brought to my attention by regular visitor and Marineland fan “D”. I was referred to a news item on the OrcaHome.de web site which claims that Kiska is pregnant, with twins! Wow, if it is true, then the employees at Marineland must be ecstatic. That might also explain why Marineland didn’t fight the…
From the Toronto Star: Ikaika the killer whale was escorted out of the country in a procession worthy of a head of state. A witness said he counted at least 14 Niagara Regional Police cruisers, with lights flashing, two transport trucks and a crane slowly escorting the 9-year-old male orca from Marineland toward Hamilton airport…