From Niagara This Week: Visitors will now have to pay for parking at two Niagara Parks lots. Visitors to Thompson Point will be charged for parking starting this month while the same will come to the lot at the Niagara Glen Nature Centre starting next spring. In a news release, the Niagara Parks Commission said…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a genuine hit! As a new and much anticipated Niagara Falls attraction, Wildplay’s MistRider Zipline, which debuted last month, has attracted a massive amount of interest. Four high-speed parallel lines descend 670 metres into the Niagara River Gorge from Niagara Parks’ Grand View Marketplace near the foot of Clifton…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was like a sunny island in the midst of gloomy seas — a happy news story at a time when most of the news, especially if it came from the European war front, was decidedly depressing. That “happy” story was on the front page of The Niagara Falls Review…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has issued a request for qualifications to move forward its plans to redevelop Miller’s Creek Marina. Following input received from a public information session, and a formal request for information process, the commission is seeking third-party interest on one of three development options. One option is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Construction is expected to start next month on Niagara Parks’ new zip line and aerial adventure course attractions. “There’s a lot of behind the scenes work going on now, including the final designs, and construction will be starting in February, weather permitting,” said David Adames, senior director of business development…
The Niagara Parks Commission is redeveloping the lower level plaza at its Incline Railway. NPC plans $600K railway plaza redevelopment From the St Catharines Standard: The Niagara Parks Commission is redeveloping the lower level plaza at its Incline Railway. The $600,000 worth of improvements are intended to create a more welcoming environment for the thousands…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Are you having any fun? Has your disability, the wheelchair or scooter, stolen your inner child? Think Clifton Hill. It’s always talked about as the tacky or zany part of the Niagara Falls experience. Something like a nutsy, loud brother-in-law that is part of the family but everyone wishes he’d…
Last week the Niagara Parks Blog posted some information about Journey Behind the Falls turning 125: For 125 years over 50 million people have experienced the awe-inspiring spectacle that is Journey Behind the Falls. It has captivated its visitors throughout time with its rich history and awesome power. Over one-fifth of the world’s fresh water…
From Niagara This Week: Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome checked out the sights of Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake on the weekend. While here, the gnome was spotted at such places as Niagara Parks Journey Behind the Falls and taking in a close up view of the Horseshoe Falls aboard a Hornblower Niagara Cruises catamaran. He was also…
From the Niagara Falls Review: An average of 700,000 people a year get up close and personal with the Horseshoe Falls at Journey Behind the Falls. On Saturday, actor Adam Sandler and his family took in the popular Niagara Parks attraction. Sandler, the Saturday Night Live alumnus and star of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy…