{"id":17445,"date":"2016-05-25T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=17445"},"modified":"2016-05-23T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T17:19:25","slug":"press-release-regarding-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/25\/press-release-regarding-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-reopening\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release regarding Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know that the renovated Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Odditorium has been open for almost a week now, but I still wanted to share the press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17446\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17446\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17446\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/25\/press-release-regarding-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-reopening\/rbionlogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rbionlogo.png?fit=484%2C116\" data-orig-size=\"484,116\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rbionlogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rbionlogo.png?fit=484%2C116\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rbionlogo.png?resize=450%2C108\" alt=\"rbionlogo\" width=\"450\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rbionlogo.png?resize=450%2C108 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rbionlogo.png?w=484 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls is <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>NOW OPEN after top-to-bottom renovation<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Experience the all new &#8220;Oddventure&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Niagara Falls, Ont. (May 20, 2016) &#8211;<\/strong> After experiencing perhaps the world&#8217;s strangest &#8220;extreme makeover,&#8221; Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001skeoU-YIX48PEmd4bLGU0wNIZSMgTmNu9RY7w50d-u1724yKC1ib05f8zOjHOhh4BVSdz1_--pvl3HT53llXtEZTQlVHLAi6fC_j_FqdNbaNjMXtaax6cIBzYh2BMjYePi3FqP6v-k_2yI8EYq6AGSXPfbHGbzYYYKBYEQISO2v9mPKJfWmQE3lfrnc_Zu6Z&amp;c=Je513zYze1r5bgXfrIyeBXeT4WZlmDpgyNOAZDIVEskKgo_vxV4h5Q==&amp;ch=YWuXen-Jm0LF57sCxybTheSKHMkBuH7dVtfz5PBwRbmPx3T0RqqqWQ==\">Niagara Falls Odditorium<\/a> is now open once again.<\/p>\n<p>After an extensive, six-month renovation, a new<em> Oddventure<\/em> awaits visitors with dozens of new exhibits and interactives throughout the expanded 12,000 square foot Odditorium &#8211; 13 different themed galleries in all.Some of the must-see, unbelievable displays include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Niagara Water Wall &#8211; a very hands-on H2O experience. Guests control the flow of water through a series of pipes by turning wheels and cranks; as they do, the water changes its flow, its color and even its shape!<\/li>\n<li>A rickshaw painstakingly carved from jade<\/li>\n<li>An actual segment from the Berlin wall<\/li>\n<li>Kids Crawl &#8211; explore what lurks in several mysterious crates; guests must first figure out how to activate each exhibit<\/li>\n<li>Tightrope over the falls &#8211; balance on a graphic of a tightrope on the ground while you watch yourself walk over Niagara Falls on a projection screen<\/li>\n<li>Small vs. Tall &#8211; grab a partner and enter this quirky room that shrinks one person and turns the other into a giant<\/li>\n<li>An animatronic Robert Wadlow, the tallest person ever at 8&#8242; 11&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Ripley&#8217;s has been entertaining Niagara Falls visitors for more than 50 years,&#8221; said Tim Parker, Ripley&#8217;s Niagara Falls General Manager. &#8220;We&#8217;re now proud to offer our biggest and best experience yet, with an amazing collection of items and exhibits that will keep people laughing and learning at every turn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls Odditorium is located at 4960 Clifton Hill, and is open Monday-Thursday from 10 am to 11 pm and Friday-Sunday from 9 am to midnight, 365 days a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Media contact:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim Parker<br \/>\nGeneral Manager, Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls<br \/>\n905-356-2238<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:parker@ripleys.com\">parker@ripleys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ripley Entertainment <\/strong><br \/>\nRipley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001skeoU-YIX48PEmd4bLGU0wNIZSMgTmNu9RY7w50d-u1724yKC1ib06xnGXjLEEClZ35FnBcC-OsVpKD45W0HiZeOAmbdKyOHUxuBRyyPzWIeRFLFQfrhAQDTbD0xza0dTnkVHfI2t0w8q8Rm4L4qUPsEPBo35Kj3X6e7v5ZNlok=&amp;c=Je513zYze1r5bgXfrIyeBXeT4WZlmDpgyNOAZDIVEskKgo_vxV4h5Q==&amp;ch=YWuXen-Jm0LF57sCxybTheSKHMkBuH7dVtfz5PBwRbmPx3T0RqqqWQ==\">www.ripleys.com<\/a>) family of worldwide attractions,\u00a0the global leader in location-based entertainment.\u00a0 More than 13 million people visit its 95-plus attractions in 10 countries each year. \u00a0In addition to its 32 Believe It or Not!Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know that the renovated Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Odditorium has been open for almost a week now, but I still wanted to share the press release: Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls is NOW OPEN after top-to-bottom renovation Experience the all new &#8220;Oddventure&#8221; Niagara Falls, Ont. 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