Clock ticking on trailer park

From the Niagara Falls Review: …In February of last year, nearly 50 individuals and families received a letter from Marineland and Game Farm, the owner of the property, advising them the trailer park was being closed and the landlord was converting it to other purposes. That news came as a shock to many tenants because…

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New Marineland Ride – Ocean Odyssey

As was mentioned before, Marineland will have a new ride this summer. Their web site has the following: Ocean Odyssey – Opening Soon! – new, family thrill ride. (42″ unless with adult. Minimum height requirement is 36″). I haven’t seen the ride, but I’ve come across a couple of things that shed a bit more…

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Day of action sparks protest at Marineland

From Niagara This Week: It was a mostly soggy Saturday morning and afternoon for the dozens of activists who stood just outside the Marineland property, seeking honks of support for their efforts to raise awareness for captive ocean animals. Lining up along Marineland Drive, the protestors held up a variety of large, handmade signs with…

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A few Niagara-related items in the Summer 2010 CAA magazine

The other day I received the latest CAA magazine. I’m in the Niagara Region, so there are always local things highlighted in the magazine. I noticed these 3 things in particular. I’m not sure which (if any) of them might have been in other regional editions of the magazine: The small “Coaster Craving” article doesn’t…

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Marineland jingle McNeil’s biggest hit

From the Niagara Falls Review: She may not visit often, but singer Suzie McNeil and Niagara Falls are now forever linked. Singing one of Ontario’s most familiar commercial jingles will do that. Come summertime, it’s McNeil’s voice you hear on TV telling you — over and over — everyone loves Marineland. “It’s pretty incognito,” she…

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Trainers safe from killer whales at Marineland

From the Niagara Falls Review: The death of a SeaWorld trainer who was attacked by a killer whale Wednesday has little chance of happening at Marineland in Niagara Falls, a company spokeswoman said. That’s because Marineland stopped performances with trainers and whales 12 years ago with the opening of its viewing facility Friendship Cove. “We…

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Falls family has America’s funniest video

From the Welland Tribune: Call it the $10,000 scream. As seven-year-old Kieran Atkinson prepared for a trip on the Sky Screamer ride at Marineland last August, she wasn’t happy. With dad Tim zooming in with his video camera, she went to say, “I don’t like this ride.” But before she could finish, the thrill ride…

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