The Niagara Skywheel stands among the other attractions owned by the Harry Oakes Company in the 2010's. If you haven't already heard, the Harry Oakes Company (HOCO), which owns the Niagara Skywheel and all the attractions on the same side of the street, has announced plans to demolish the Skywheel and build a new, taller wheel in it's place. But this isn't just a simple upgrade. It's part political response, part hope for the future, and potentially, the end of an era. The

Gizmos Wax Hands, one of Clifton Hill's new updates this year that's replaced Tim Horton's. It seems like every year recently, the landscape of Clifton Hill changes much more dramatically and frequently. We saw several updates before the tourist season started this year, ranging from the usual annual shuffling around/removal of arcade machines to the closure of the historic Dairy Queen location that's been located in the Thriftlodge building since it opened as the "Peppermin

Spring has sprung on Clifton Hill, and with that means the de-winterization of Dinosaur Adventure Golf. We usually see updates to the course around this time of year, usually a new figure or two or maybe some new signage, but this year's new additions are probably the most important in the course's history to longtime fans of Clifton Hill or anyone who grew up in the Falls. Built in 2010 and opened in 2011, Dinosaur Adventure Golf was the spiritual successor and sort of exp

The main stage at Captain Carnival Pizza Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Animatronics fans rejoice. Footage of the elusive Captain...

The "Wizard" as he appears in Feartek's catalog (left), or "Merlin" (right) as he was better known in West Edmonton Mall's now-walled-off...

Niagara Falls, Ontario company Enter-Tech (formerly Waxattract) has been discussed in great detail on this site, even getting a rare...

When I rarely have a few minutes of downtime every few months, I'll check YouTube for any recently uploads of under-the-radar vacation...

The store's chase light adorned sign that also contains the last mentions of the sorely missed Rock Legends Wax Museum, which closed in...

New Lobby Display In Spring 2024, I visited Clifton Hill and noticed almost instantly that the iconic Castle Dracula sign that stands...

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