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The main stage at Captain Carnival Pizza Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Animatronics fans rejoice. Footage of the elusive Captain Carnival, the homegrown Canadian response to Chuck E. Cheese's, has been found. For the uninitiated, Captain Carnival Pizza Theatre was a short lived chain of family entertainment centres that operated in Southwestern Ontario for only 18 months. Founded in 1983 by Joe Sorgi and Phil Jakobi, the chain only expanded to two locations, the original in Windsor and a second location in London, Ontario. There were ambitious plans to expand into American markets, with planned locations in Atlanta, Pittsburg, New Jersey, two in Massachusetts, and five more Canadian stores; two in Toronto and three in Vancouver. Despite these ambitious plans, the 1984 over-saturation of animatronic pizza restaurants caused a market crash from which not even Chuck E. Cheese's was safe (their original company folded in 1984), resulting in Captain Carnival topping out at the two locations before falling into obscurity. Davey Jones and the Beach Bones, a wisecracking skeleton band, occupied half of the stage left of the Captain's pirate ship. The animatronics for the stores were provided by Elnicky Enterprises, who also provided the rare " Family Album " human band animatronic shows to a small handful of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theaters in the early 80's, as well as " The Hot Fudge Show " to the Clawson, Michigan location, which was based on characters from a local children's TV show. The stage consisted of Captain Carnival's ship containing the Captain at the helm, his parrot named Pinza, and a pizza chef (who it turns out sounded more like the Swedish Chef than a stereotypical Italian chef). Located to the left of the boat was a small island containing Davey Jones and the Beach Bones , a loudmouthed, surf-rock skeleton band that served as the comic relief. After the chain's abrupt closure, The Beach Bones from the Windsor location ended up at legendary local arcade Fast Eddy's on Riverside Dr., where they spent their final days. The characters had a gimmick that set them apart from other animatronic pizza chains at the time, that being that they could be controlled/voiced live like puppets from backstage to actually interact with guests on special occasions. The Captain himself. The discovery of this clip is quite interesting, as lost media has surrounded this restaurant for years. Aside from all footage and show tapes of the show being lost, there was also a 1983 TV commercial known to have been filmed at the Windsor location. This unearthed footage is not the missing ad however, instead appearing to be part of a local children's show involving a wizard (calling on you Windsor locals for help ID'ing it). It was uploaded to YouTube by the channel " CPRWindsorsub ", who allegedly had it recorded due to a family member providing the voices to some of Captain Carnival's animatronics. After allegedly seeing that footage of the show was lost in showbizpizza.com 's fantastic research video on the chain, they uploaded their footage to the internet. The segment is a good chunk of advertising for the restaurants, showing a good chunk of the show, some closeups on food and merchandise, and some great early 80's arcade footage. We can spot Super Pacman, Galaga, Millipede, Baby Pacman and classic Skee Ball machines amongst the games. Shot of the ticket redemption counter. In the background, two leather-clad guests play Bally/Midway's pinball-video hybrid "Baby Pacman", while the side art of Atari's "Millipede" can be seen behind it. All things considered, the fact this footage surfaced at all is incredible. While birthday party footage from the place may still surface in the future, seeing nearly seven minutes of professionally shot footage we didn't even know existed is probably a greater discovery than the lost commercial, and probably had a slimmer chance of resurfacing as well. Unlike the commercial, which may reside on a dusty VHS tape somewhere containing any Southern Ontario commercial break from 1983-1984, this likely only aired once or twice as a segment on this obscure local show. Huge thank you to CPRWindsorsub for this footage. With it, an entry in the Lost Media section of the website can be checked off. Video can be found below:

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 and abandoned "Merlin's Haunted Laboratory" attraction. Feartek productions was not a Canadian company, rather being based in New York City, however they supplied theming to some of Canada's most famous haunted attractions.  Feartek was founded sometime in the late 70's by James and Earle Goodman, two brothers who had worked under the legendary Fred Mahana along the amusement-rich Jersey Shore.  Mahana's attractions were so creative and successful that he garnered the nickname "Fast Buck Freddy" amongst amusement operators for how fast his attractions could return a profit.  Mahana was a visionary with a keen eye for horror specifically, creating an iconic, cartoonish art style that came to define East Coast amusement piers and attractions. "Blackbeard" figure created by Mahana for Brigantine Castle in Brigantine, NJ. The coffin hallway in Mahana's "Morbid Manor" attraction in Ocean City, Maryland. The Goodmans would combine this art style with a more modern take on prop design and digital technology to create high tech attractions with Feartek.  Their most high-profile and well known attraction on Canadian soil, which you can still visit today, is The Haunted House on Clifton Hill, which opened in 1984 in a former section of what was once the World's Largest Gift Shop underneath the Honeymoon City Motel (now Travelodge).  Speculation flew for years around the true creators of this attraction.  Early theories included Freddy Mahana himself, as well as his cousins' company, due to the identical art style found on the attraction's facade to several of the Mahanas' other attractions. Fred Mahana's famous Haunted House attraction on Morey's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. The clear influence on Feartek's "The Haunted House" on Clifton Hill is striking. Clifton Hill's Haunted House prior to minor renovations in the mid-2010's. It wasn't until a Feartek ghost identical to one that can be found in The Haunted House was found in Waldameer Park's legendary Wacky Shack, that the full story became clear.  Several ghouls from The Haunted House can be seen in this newly surfaced 1981 Feartek prop catalog courtesy of Reddit user Ok-storage3530 .  Bits and pieces of this catalog have been floating around the internet the past year, but seeing the full product line tells us a lot more about Feartek, and The Haunted House, than was previously known. The ghost figure seen in both the Wacky Shack and The Haunted House that finally tied the mystery together. In The Haunted House, two identical copies of this figure appear and disappear on either side of guests via a mirror trick. The "Wheel of Death", "Apparition" and several more of the prop skeletons, skulls, creatures and even background sets are all longtime mainstays of The Haunted House.  There's also speculation this company designed The Fun House next door, which also took up a portion of the former gift shop space and opened the same year under the same owners.  The Fun House originally contained a wide variety of murals and artwork that matched the cartoonish style, and there's even unconfirmed claims that at one point, the attraction featured a skeleton scene at the end despite not being a haunted attraction.  All these signs definitely point towards Feartek designing the attraction, however concrete evidence is yet to surface.  Skeleton props matching the style of ghouls hanging around The Haunted House. Background set components that can be found throughout The Haunted House. "The Wheel of Death" in Feartek's catalog. The "Wheel of Death" in The Haunted House. Several of The Haunted House's props have slight cosmetic difference to the versions shown in the catalog. This is likely due to the fact the attraction opened 3 years after this catalog was printed, implying these are early versions. Feartek's 80's polish, high-tech (for the early 80's) motion detection technology, and larger-than life sets and props created a middle ground between the classic boardwalk haunts of the 70's and the modern props we see in the haunted attraction industry today.  Tributes to Mahana can be found throughout The Haunted House, but this cartoonish art style crossed with a clear 80's dark fantasy influence, create a style unique to Feartek that resembles an 80's Saturday morning cartoon (the likes of He-Man, Dungeons and Dragons, and the short-lived series based on the Dragon's Lair arcade game come to mind.) Feartek's rare and impressive "Troll King". Speaking of the fantasy genre, a much more obscure, but much more infamous Canadian Feartek attraction lives on in the memories, and nightmares, of Edmonton-area locals.  West Edmonton Mall's Fantasyland amusement park once featured a little-known haunted attraction named "Merlin's Haunted Laboratory"; a labyrinth of twisting caves housed inside a faux rock cliff face.  The attraction took guests past baby dragons, dungeon-dwelling creatures, and most infamously, Merlin himself.  The animatronic wizard reportedly became a legendary piece of nightmare-fuel amongst young visitors due to his sudden appearance, towering stature, and close proximity to guests.  Most inexplicably, the attraction was located in the children's area of the park, only adding fuel to the warped memories and trauma the attraction left in it's wake. West Edmonton Mall's Fantasyland in 1983. Merlin's Haunted Laboratory was located just out of shot near the dominoes on the right. While obviously meant to be an all-ages attraction with a cute and lighthearted tone, the low ceilings, lack of lighting, and median age of the audience who experienced it made this attraction go down in history as an obscure but haunting part of West Edmonton Mall history.  The attraction closed in 1995 when the park renovated, and for years only lived on as whispers on Edmonton schoolyards, mentions on old park maps, and lost internet users posting into the online void in an attempt to find anyone else who survived the attraction without repressing the memory. That is until Best Edmonton Mall's documentary series "From Fantasy to Galaxy" uncovered the first images of inside the attraction's walls ever found, but these were not 30 year old, historical photographs, these were of the attraction as it looks today.  In a horrifying turn of events that only adds fuel to the nightmarish legend of this attraction, it turns out after the attraction closed in 1995, it wasn't demolished, but walled off and abandoned for nearly three decades, where it remains rotting away to this day.  These horrifying photos not only show just how eerie this attraction would have been when it was operational, but also the decrepit state its in today.  An incredibly sad end for such a legendary attraction, but perhaps a fitting one, as it has only helped further its secretive and legendary status.  While the aforementioned baby dragons aren't included in this photo set, if they even still exist (part of the attraction may have been demolished, as despite these developments, there's still a lot that isn't known about what else this attraction contained), photos of the dungeon creatures as well as Merlin himself surfaced, sitting in their rotted and melting state. Merlin behind glass, his white beard now dark grey with dust. Dungeon-dwelling creatures peer out from their nest in a small cave in the rock walls. This brings us back to Feartek.  Going through the catalog, we find the exact Merlin animatronic that sists abandoned at West Edmonton Mall.  It also turns out that Fantasyland's dungeon critters were actually referred to as "Nerfs" by Feartek.  These connections, as well as the fantasy theme which Feartek specialized in (their logo even contained a dragon), no doubt place Feartek as the true wizards behind this mythical Canadian attraction.   Merlin as he would have looked before three decades of dust. This is also where the catalog and the photos of Merlin's Haunted Laboratory start to fill in gaps for each other.  The catalog gives a name to these creatures, and also describes what their animation would have been (the catalog states their heads bobbed up and down as well as side to side), going on to describe that "an amusing soundtrack has a nest of Nerfs talking about the viewers, sniffling and coughing and wheezing in alarm".  The catalog states however that the heads pictured are unfinished props, and that each would be attached to a "furry, baggy body" and situated in a nest.  These bodies as well as the nest can be seen in the photos of the abandoned figures at WEM, giving a strong sense of what this scene would have appeared like, albeit with a little melted latex that's deteriorated over time and given the Nerfs long snouts. Feartek's catalog page for the Nerfs. The Fantasy Excursion Railway (later renamed "Fantasyland Express"), the original train ride which took guests through the park, contained a horror themed section inside a tunnel as the train passed through the same rock cliff facade which housed Merlin's.  Even less is known about this area than Merlin's, as the darkness of the tunnel combined with poor home video recording capabilities at the time has left nothing but questions.  Several people remember a Werewolf, severed heads, and Frankenstein's Monster.  If Feartek supplied the theming for Merlin's, it stands to reason that this area's props would be their handywork as well, and sure enough, all of the props so far remembered as being in this haunted tunnel identically match ones found in this catalog. Could this be the Werewolf that once hunted the guests aboard Fantasyland's train? Hanging severed heads offered by Feartek. Feartek eventually disappeared sometime around the mid-late 80's shortly after these attractions opened, leaving little paper trail.  Fortunately, their props, which seem to have been more popular sold individually rather than as part of entire attractions like these, can still be found littered around North America in haunted attractions, dark rides, and carnival spook houses.  They were an early innovator in a new age of haunted attraction theming that would fully form by the dawn of the 90's with companies like Distortions Unlimited, Lifeformations, and Scarefactory.  Perhaps they just existed in too much of an in-between for their own good, with their over-the-top props being a little too ahead of their time, yet being a little too early to catch the wave that later companies would in the latter half of the 80's. Feartek's 7-foot-tall "Frankenstein Jr." prop.

The store's chase light adorned sign that also contains the last mentions of the sorely missed Rock Legends Wax Museum, which closed in 2019. December 1st will be a sad day for both heavy metal fans and the Niagara Falls tourism landscape. Rockworld, the souvenir and merchandise store that has sat on Centre Street half a block past where it becomes Clifton Hill for nearly half a century, will close permanently. The store has been a staple of the top of Clifton Hill since it opened in 1983, and is predeceased by the iconic Rock Legends Wax Museum which the same owners operated upstairs from 1997-2019. The wax museum's collection had been sculpted entirely by the owner, Pasquale Ramunno, who coincidentally wasn't even a rock music fan and allegedly had an ear for opera. Thankfully, he had an eye for art, and apparently for business as well, as Rockworld became a legendary pit stop for Ontario metalheads, punk rockers, and classic rock fans alike for generations. A section of the store named the "Niagara Souvenir Centre" offered more generic Canada and Niagara Falls themed items. When the wax museum was added upstairs in 1997, it greatly helped further the identity of the more thematically darker attractions in the up and coming "top of the Hill" area that was becoming popular with teenagers and young adults, joining Alien Encounter, The Criminals Hall of Fame, and the Screamers haunted attraction chain (Rockworld was actually neighbors with the short-lived 3rd Screamers location named "Horror Manor"). The museum's giant neon guitar and wall of musician's faces on the front of the building became a staple sight of the area. Rockworld, Rock Legends Wax Museum, and the iconic neon guitar. After years of success, the wax museum's visitor numbers unfortunately started slowing down in the mid-2010's as the Niagara Falls tourism landscape (and greater amusement industry as a whole) went through a turbulent period. By 2014, all the attractions I listed above that used to rub elbows with Rockworld were gone. With mounting pressure from record labels and their exorbitant licensing fees, the decision was made to close the museum in October 2019, allegedly (according to a conversation I had with the owners some years ago) due in part to YouTube's infamous copyright algorithm flagging vlogs of the museum for use of music, thus alerting media companies to the museum's existence. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic less than 4 months later essentially halting the entire tourism industry for two years, it appears the decision may have been the right one. The incredible and impressive Locomoland, a model train attraction that replaced the wax museum upstairs and was operated by a third party, also unfortunately closed down this past summer (stay tuned for more on that). This also decreased traffic through the store as the wax museum formerly let out into Rockworld, therefore Locomoland did as well after it. The store was carried on for years by Ramunno's children Nick and Maria, but they've decided it's finally time to retire. I was a regular at the store, not for the reasons I'm a regular at most Clifton Hill area attractions, but as a heavy metal fan. The store was well known in the metal scene (allegedly even "back in the day") as a place to get rare and imported merchandise, and as Ontario's other rock stores, headshops, and other headbanger hangouts closed throughout the 2000's and 2010's, the king of them all stood strong. Nowadays, you have essentially three options to buy music merchandise. If you're looking for merchandise from an A-list band (Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, etc.) you might be lucky enough to find something at a run of the mill mall store like Hot Topic or Spencer's, but don't expect them to be quality, or anything other than the most basic designs. If you're a fan of more obscure bands like me, you could order them online directly from the band or an online merchandise store, but as a Canadian, expect shipping costs as high as the price of the item you're buying. The third option is buying merchandise at a band's concert, if you're willing to pay an arm and a leg, and if you're willing to wait for the band to roll through a city near you, which is especially problematic if a band usually only tours Europe or even worse, no longer exists. Rockworld was the only place left you could buy an officially licensed Razor, Destruction, or Mercyful Fate shirt in person and for a decent price, examples I use because this is probably the only excuse I'm going to have to mention those names on this website. Not only that, they carried a variety of items you simply don't see anywhere anymore like patches, flags, pins, and a variety of spiked/studded accessories. The best part? The store didn't charge the city's infamous "tourist tax", and proudly displayed that above the door. It'll be sad to see the store go, but the owners definitely deserve a good rest after everything they've done for both the Niagara Falls and metal communities. The store is currently on massive discount and getting more and more picked over by the day, so if you were a regular here or even want to squeeze in your first visit before it's too late, I suggest you make the voyage as soon as you're able. For die-hard rock fans or attraction operators, the museum's impressive collection of over 70 figures hand sculpted by Pasquale Ramunno (including the ones that were relocated to the store after the museum's closure), are in storage and still up for grabs, but expect to pay what these works of art are worth. If you've ever wanted an identical replica of Alice Cooper in your living room, Gene Simmons in your basement, or Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie in your Halloween display, now is the time to act.

Lost Media This section attempts to list, archive and track down pieces of media related to the Canadian amusement industry. "Lost Media" is any type of media confirmed to once exist, but is no longer available to the general public on the internet, in accessible archives, public libraries, or any other openly accessible resource. This section lists our most wanted pieces of media for our archives, most of which are extremely obscure and not discussed anywhere in other amusement and lost media communities on the internet. Castle Dracula Radio Spot - Castle Dracula (Lost radio commercials for U.S. l ocations, mid-late 1970s) Castle Dracula T.V. Commercial(s) - Castle Dracula (Lost television commercials for U.S. locations, mid-late 1970s) Coaster Chaos - FX Ride Theater (Lost edit of "Funhouse Express" ride film with additional footage, 2010) Country Hound Jamboree - Magic Harbour (Lost showtapes/footage of Waxattract-built animatronic show for U.S. park) Crystal Ball Projection Video - Castle Dracula (Lost film used to create special effect, 1974) Dracula Face Projection Video - Castle Dracula (Lost film used as projected face for figure in U.S. location, 1975) Captain Andy's Rivertown Revue - Boblo Island Amusement Park (Partially lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show) Captain Carnival Commercial - Captain Carnival Pizza Theatre (Lost commercial for family entertainment centre, 1983) Captain Carnival Show - Captain Carnival Pizza Theatre (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show) PARTIALLY FOUND "Cat in the Hat" Ride Film (Existence Unconfirmed) - Extreme Movie Ride 4D, MGM Studios Plaza (Lost motion ride film, 2002) "Country Jamboree" - Crystal Beach Amusement Park (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show) Ghostblasters Attraction Trailer - Ghostblasters, Great Canadian Midway (Partially lost advertisement for ride) Good Times Jamboree - Pyramid Place (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show, 1979) Good Times Jamboree Cartoon - Pyramid Place (Lost animated preshow film, 1979) Harry Houdini "Talking Head" Projection Video - Houdini Hall of Fame (Partially lost film used to create special effect) Hillbilly Bear Jamboree - Maple Leaf Village (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show, 1982) The Hot Air Fantasy - Marineland (Partially lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show, mid-late 1980's) "Ice Cave" Projection Video - Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum (Partially lost film used to create special effect) John Bradshaw Show Ripley's Episode - Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum (Lost television showcase of the attraction, 1964) Marineland Promotional "Sailor Seal" Video - Various locations (Partially lost advertisement used in promotional stands) Marineland "Sailor Seal" Show - Various locations (Partially lost showtapes/footage of animatronic used in promotional stands) Meet Mr. Lincoln - Maple Leaf Village (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show, 1984) Monster Mash - Castle Dracula (Lost showtapes/footage of animatronic show, 1974) Monster Mash Projection Film - Castle Dracula (Lost film used as projection effect in U.S. location, 1975) MGM Multi-Media Films - MGM Great Movie Journey, MGM Studios Plaza (Lost presentation films from attraction, 2003) Robots of Mars 3D Adventure - FX Ride Theatre, Great Canadian Midway (Partially lost motion ride film, 2005)

Manitoba and Saskatchewan Amusement and Theme Parks Don't let these prairie provinces' mostly rural nature fool, they're still home to major cities and several regionally-oriented tourism getaways. Several small towns also contain a small attraction or two such as a mini golf course or arcade that's a beloved cornerstone of the community, due to providing a space for people to come together. Kiddieland - Regina, SK Playland - Grand Marais, MB Sunset Park - Regina, SK Tinkertown Family Fun Park - Springfield (Winnipeg), MB Arcades, Mini Golf and F.E.C.s Adventure Mini Golf Clear Lake - Wasagaming, MB Amanda Pizza + More - Service Rd. #2, Shellbrook, SK Arcade - Canarama Shopping Centre, Saskatoon, SK ATS Amusements - Winnipeg Square, Winnipeg, MB Baller's Recroom - Dewdney Ave., Regina, SK Battle Creek Adventure Park - Moose Jaw, SK Beach Corners Ice Cream & Mini Golf - Loon Lake, SK Big Putts Mini Golf - Onanole, MB Blue Room Billiards - Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg, MB Bobo’s Arcade - Confederation Mall, Saskatoon, SK Break Billiards - Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB Brightsand Mini Putt - Brightsand Lake, SK Broken Rack Billiards - Albert St., Regina, SK Buffalo Bill's - Normanview/Southland, Regina, SK Bugsy's Hideout - Central Ave., Saskatoon, SK Captain Silver's - Campbell Ave., Saskatoon, SK Cherrydale Golf - Yorkton, SK Chuck E. Cheese's - Regina, SK Chuck E. Cheese's - Winnipeg, MB Circuit Circus - Saskatoon, SK CJs Snack Shack and Mini Golf - Rivers, MB Classic Billiards Bar & Grill - Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB Command HQ/LVR Games - Circle Park Mall/The Centre, Saskatoon, SK Command HQ - Lawson Heights Mall, Saskatoon, SK The Corner Pocket Billiards - Sherritt Ave., Lynn Lake, MB The Corner Pocket Restaurant - Broadway St., Cartwright, MB The Cove - University of Saskatchewan Shops, Saskatoon, SK Crazy 8 Billiards & Lounge - Berry St., Winnipeg, MB Crystal Palace - Donald/Ellice, Winnipeg, MB DJ's Arcade/Sand Dunes Fun and Games - St. Clements Row, Grand Marais, MB DJ’s Video - Primrose Dr., Saskatoon, SK Dooly's - Main St. N., Moose Jaw, SK Duffer’s - 22nd St. (later moved to 24th/Wall), Saskatoon Dutch Treat Mini Golf - Greig Lake, SK Echo Par Mini Golf - B-Say-Tah, SK Emma Lake Mini Golf - Emma Lake, SK Excalibur - Garden City Mall, Winnipeg, MB, Fairhaven Billiards - Saskatoon, SK Falcon Lake Mini Golf - Falcon Lake Golf Club, Falcon Beach, MB Family Leisure Centre - Albert/?, Regina, SK Flea Whiskey's - Erin St., Winnipeg, MB The Fun Factory - Quebec Ave., Saskatoon, SK Fungoes Golf Centre - East Saint Paul (Winnipeg), MB Fun Land Arcade - Regina, SK Fun Park Amusement Centre - Winnipeg, MB Funstrip - Broadway Ave., Saskatoon, SK Games on the Avenue - Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MN GameWorld International - Primrose Dr., Saskatoon, SK Geppetto's Mini Golf - Richer, MB Gobbles Putt For Par - Shell Lake, SK Golden Mile Arcade - Regina, SK Goldwave - Main St., Moose Jaw, SK The Golf Dome - Winnipeg, MB Grand Prix Amusements - Springfield (Winnipeg), MB Gravity Zone - Broadway Ave., Saskatoon, SK Grenfell Little Greens Mini Putt - Grenfell, SK Gull Lake & District Kinette Club Mini Golf Course - Gull Lake, SK Jack Pott's Thrill Zone - Regent Ave. W., Winnipeg, MB Judy's - Main St., Canwood, SK Hackers & Smackers Mini Golf - Hackers & Smackers Golf Driving Range, Winnipeg, MB The Hanger Billiards and Sports Lounge - Scurfield Blvd., Winnipeg, MB Harbourview Mini Golf - Harbour View Golf Course, Winnipeg, MB HI Bar - Cardinal Crescent, Saskatoon, SK Hidden Valley Mini Golf - Hidden Valley Golf & RV Resort, Estevan, SK Highland Miniature Golf - Brandon, MB The Holland Windmill Mini Golf - Holland, MB Huggie Bear - Market Mall, Saskatoon, SK IQ's Cafe & Billiards - Winniped, MB Kat's Arcade - Desmond St., Grenfell, SK Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay Mini-Golf Course - Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay, SK KK Entertainment - Eaton Place , Winnipeg, MB Krazy Leo’s - 33rd St., Saskatoon, SK Lakewood Arcade - Lakewood Camping Resort, Cross Lake, MB LanMark Games - Circle Park Mall/The Centre, Saskatoon, SK Laser Illusions - Confederation Mall, Saskatoon, SK Laser Illusions - Polo Park Mall, Winnipeg, MB LaserTopia - Waverley St., Winnipeg, MB Las Vegas Amusements - Vaughn St., Winnipeg, MB Long John Silvers - Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB Little Al's Mini Golf - Waskesiu Lake, SK MagicLand - Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB MagicLand- Winnipeg Beach, MB Magic Mike's - Charleswood Centre Mall, Winnipeg, MB Market Mall Mini Golf - Market Mall, Saskatoon, SK Mar's Mini Golf - Saskatoon, SK Masters Mini Golf - Kenosee Lake, SK Matty's Fun Centre - Melville, SK Maxwell's Amusements - Regina, SK Mercer's Manitou Mini Golf - Manitou Beach, SK Par-Tici-Putt Mini Golf - Good Spirit Lake, SK The Pas Billiards & Sports Bar - Fischer Ave., The Pas, MB Pete's Grand Putt - Grand Marais, MB Phantom Amusement - Kildonan Place (later moved to Forks Market Rd.), Winnipeg, MB The Pirate's Den - Grant Park Shopping Centre, Winnipeg, MB Pike Lake Mini Golf - Pike Lake, SK Playland Arcade - Playland, Grand Marais, MB Playland Arcade - Main St., Winnipeg Beach, MB Pokeys Pinball Cafe - 33rd St. W., Saskatoon, SK Prairie Jurassic - Saskatoon, SK Putt 'N Bounce Mini Golf - Saskatoon, SK Putters Dream Mini Golf - Belair, MB Putter's Grill & Mini Golf - La Broquerie Golf Course, La B roquerie, MB RC Amusements - Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB Ruckers Amusement Centre - 8 St. E., Saskatoon, SK Ruckers Amusement Centre - Regent Corner Shopping Centre, Winnipeg, MB Ruckers Amusement Centre - 22 St. W., Saskatoon, SK Rudy's Arcade - Sheppard St., Winnipeg, MB Rustic Wilderness Mini Golf & Ice Cream - Goodsoil, SK Sharkey's Billiards - 101 St., North Battleford, SK Sherwood Village Arcade - Regina, SK Shooter's Family Golf Centre - Winnipeg, MB SkyPark Regina - Regina, SK The Snooker Shack - 8 St. E., Saskatoon, SK Stoked Centre - Owen Mnr., Saskatoon, SK Syd's Carousel - Regent Ave. W., Winnipeg, MB Syl's Drive Inn Mini Golf - Syl's Drive Inn, Carman, MB T-Birds Food Fun Games - Currie Blvd, Brandon, MB Tee Off Park - Regina, SK Top Gigio - UniCity, Winnipeg, MB Thunder Rapids Amusement Park - Headingley, MB Tuxedo Golf Club Mini Golf - Tuxedo Golf Club, Winnipeg, MB U-Puttz Amusement Centre - Winnipeg, MB VicSquare Fun Park - Regina, SK Waves Ice Cream & Mini Golf - Kamsack, SK Wonderland - Regina, SK Wizard's Castle - Circle Park Mall/The Centre, Saskatoon, SK Wizard's Castle - Lawson Heights Mall, Saskatoon, SK X-Cues Cafe & Lounge - Sargent Ave., Winnipeg, MB Arcade (Name Unknown) - Central/111th St. W., Saskatoon, SK Arcade (Name Unknown) - Dewdney Ave., Regina, SK Arcade (Name Unknown) - Midtown Plaza, Saskatoon, SK Arcade (Name Unknown) - Northgate Mall, Regina, SK Arcade (Name Unknown) - Polo Park Mall (lower level), Winnipeg, MB Arcade (Name Unknown) - 22nd St. W. & Avenue T, Saskatoon, SK Arcade (Name Unknown) - Wildwood Mall/The Centre, Saskatoon, SK Specialty Hotels and Gift Shops The Atlas Hotel - Regina, SK Canad Inns Destination Centre Brandon - Brandon, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry - Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City - Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park - Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Portage la Prairie - Portage la Prairie, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Transcona - Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Destination Centre Windsor Park - Winnipeg, MB Theatres, Bowling Alleys and Miscellaneous Allan Bowl/Pins & Pints Bowling - Allan, SK Alley Oop Building - Radville, SK Auto Cinema Saskatcheone - Manitou Beach, SK The Biggar Bowl - Biggar, SK Billy Mosienko Lanes - Winnipeg Boissevain and Area Bowling Lanes - Boissevain, MB Bolorama Lanes - Regina, SK Bowlers Lanes - Gimli, MB Broadview Bowl - Broadview, MB Carman 5 Pin Bowl - Carman, MB Carnduff Bowl - Carnduff, SK Chateau Lanes - Winnipeg, MB Coronation Bowling Centre - Winnipeg, MB Cross Road Lanes - Thompson, MB Cut Knife Country Lanes - Cut Knife, SK Dakota Bowling - Winnipeg, MB Esterhazy Bowl Arena - Esterhazy, SK Estevan Bowl - Estevan, SK Foam Lake Bowling Centre - Foam Lake, SK Galaxy Lanes - Melita, MB Glencarin Bolodrome - Regina, SK Golden Mile Bowling Lanes - Regina, SK Gutters Bowling and Game Centre - North Battleford, SK Hepburn Centennial Bowl - Hepburn, SK Hunter's Eastview Bowl - Saskatoon, SK Hunter's Fairhaven Bowl - Saskatoon, SK Jake's Place - Watrous, SK Kemway Lanes - Humboldt, SK Kindersley Bowl-A-Drome - Kindersley, SK LaVerendrye Lanes - Winnipeg, MB Lipton Bowling Alley - Lipton, SK Melfort Bowl - Melfort, SK Melville Bowl Arena, Melville, MB Minnedosa Bowl - Minnedosa, MB Moonlight Movies Drive-In - Pilot Butte, SK Nipawin Bowl - Nipawin, SK Nitehawk Drive-In - Indian Head, SK Nortown Bowling Lanes - Regina, SK Outlook Bowling Alley - Outlook, SK Park Alleys - Winnipeg, MB Parkway Lanes - Dauphin, MB Planet Lazer - Regina, SK Polo Park Bowling Centre - Polo Park Mall, Winnipeg, MB Prairie Dog Drive-In Theatre - Carlyle, SK Rossmere Lanes - Winnipeg, MB Selkirk Bowling Centre - Selkirk, MB Shamrock Drive-In - Killarney, MB SilverCity St. Vital Cinemas - St. Vital Centre, Winnipeg, MB South Hill Bowling Centre - Moose Jaw, SK Southport Bowl - Southport, MB Stardust Drive-In - Morden, MB Steinbach Bowling Alley - Steinbach, MB St. James Lanes - Winnipeg, MB Tisdale Bowling Lanes - Tisdale, SK Treherne Bowling & Billiards - Treherne, MB Twilite Drive-In - Wolseley, SK Uptown Alley - Winnipeg, MB Up Your Alley Bowling Center - Swan River, MB VB's Entertainment Center - Winkler, MB Westwood Lanes & Games - Winnipeg, MB Weyburn Super Bowl - Weyburn, SK Wheelies Family Roller Centre - Winnipeg Themed Restaurants, Bars and Stores The Disney Store - Polo Park Mall, Winnipeg, MB Water Parks and Attractions Atlantis Indoor Waterslides - Winnipeg, MB Fun Mountain Water Slide Park - Springfield, MB Penguin Village - Saskatoon, SK Skinner's Wet 'n Wild - Lockport, MB Soaked! Waterpark - The Atlas Hotel, Regina, SK Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre, Brandon, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry, Winnipeg, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City, Winnipeg, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park, Winnipeg, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre Transcona, Winnipeg, MB Splasher’s Indoor Pool and Waterslide - Canad Inns Destination Centre Windsor Park, Winnipeg, MB Splash Island Water Park - Portage la Prairie, MB Turtle Tide Water Slides - Grand Marais, MB

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