Saturday, August 23, 2025

VIDEO: Hot new attraction at Niagara Falls (the good side)

Agent 78 has called our attention to a video promoting "Niagara Takes Flight", the brand new catchpenny attraction on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It's a fully-immersive flying theatre ride, taking visitors to the skies for a breathtaking journey along the Niagara River corridor, with thrilling views of Niagara Falls and its surrounding landscape from the sky.

Sez the promotional copy, "You'll soar across 56 kilometres of parkland, from the shores of Lake Ontario to the edge of Lake Erie, as breathtaking landscapes unfold beneath you. Gliding over swirling rapids and steep rock faces, past lush forests and through dramatic battles that changed the course of history, all before getting closer than ever before to the thundering Horseshoe Falls."


Cinematic visuals shot across all four seasons unfold on a 55-foot dome screen while motion-based and other sensory effects like wind, mist and scent come together to create the exhilarating illusion of free flight. 

There is a pre-show voiced by James Cameron (yes, that James Cameron) which is heavy with woke "land acknowledgment" propaganda -- how the Indians First Nations saved the falls from the rapacious white colonizers.

There's almost no attempt to explain the historical moments and sites shown on the screen, but hey, the ride's the thing, and I think the Niagara Parks Commission -- kudos to them! -- hopes at least a few of the tourists will visit the other sites shown and learn that there's much more to Niagara than just the falls! Tell `em Walt sent ya!

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