PTR: Niagara Falls/Marine Land

[sickskillz14]

Well I just got back around 6 eastern time today from Niagara Falls and must I say it was pretty fun. The only dissapointment is that my parents wouldnt take me to Fantasy Land (or island?) and SFDL . Overall Niagara Falls was fun and exciting not to mention the Journey behind the falls and the Maid of the Mist. Marine Land was also very fun. Only downside is the park is pretty BIG but everything is soo spread out. Not to mention the tripple tower at the top of a hill that takes 10 minutes to get up because the walkway goes around in a circle . Dragon Mountain was pretty decent but you could tell how old it was since it was shaking and bumpy on the straight after the loops and leading into the volcano of nothing. I'm too tired right now to write up a whole trip report of what i did so i will do that tomorrow and just post the pics now. . Enjoy. If anyone wants any of the pics in a bigger size just ask and i will send you the originals. Or if anyone wants me to upload the cheap quality vids of Dragon Mountain just ask. But i had to take 2 diff vids since the camera only records 60 seconds so i missed the part where there is supposed to be the replication of somethin (niagara falls?). Well there is like all metal there.

The falls and some of the major hotels and the Skylon Tower which was deffinately my favorite place since it was nearly 775 ft. in the air or somewhere around there. They could really use a nice Kingda Ka clone over at Marine Land for a nice view of the f

So much freaking Mist! But hey what can you do about it? Not like you can stop mist from producing when water is pouring in at 39 million gallons a minute.

Woah! My South Park shirt glowing in the dark! TACO FLAVORED KISSES! =D

Good Bye Niagara Falls. See you sometime in the future

Again. On the Maid of the Mist. Overall it was really exciting and I got a nice shower.

Up close to the raging water at the bottom of the horshoe falls on the Maid of the Mist.

The American Falls. Why do we get the small and cheap falls? =(

Horshoe Falls (The Candian Falls)

Taste. The. Rainbow...

Glow in the dark golf. It was actually fun and they played some decent music. Now if only the ball WANTED TO GO IN THE FREAKIN HOLE!

What i had to endure for the 8 hour drive there from New Jersey..... lets just say it wasnt pretty...

Yes that is 5! dolphins. Show was pretty cool and entertaining.

3 flipping dolphins.

Entrance to Marineland

Me on Sky Hawk.

Magic Experience. Pretty decent forces. Not what i expected though =(

Ohhhh Arrow un-heartlined goodness

Super high quality shot of the bowtie?

Dragon Mountain pointless straightaway!

Random killer whale shot

A killer whale doing a twist

[pkdcoaster]

Really awesome pictures of the falls from that tower. I have never seen pics from up there.

 

JEFF

[sickskillz14]

Yea, the view is awesome from up there. Only downsides are its expensive and windy as all hell up there. Deffinately worth it though.

[Calvin]

What was the Magic ride like? I've been so curious about this for so long. I'v also been curious about the Condor ride, but apparently it's just really boring...

[dandaman]

Hey, I kinda liked the Condor. Like a tilting Scrambler in mid-air...

 

Nice pics, and dead-on about the Sky Screamer walkway.

 

Sidenote: If you went to the mini-golf on Clifton Hill, I was there last month.

[sickskillz14]

The Magic Ride was like a Tilt O Whirl with less spinning of the cars but still pretty decent forces when you did spin, and the condor was pretty fun. It didnt feel like really a thrill ride though. Went pretty slow but it was nice n relaxing and went pretty high up. They should make them a bit faster though so the cars go beyond a 30 degree angle (guessing the measurement from onride).

[CommanderLock]

Eh, I live in NJ too, but it took us 10+ hours. It was a pretty good trip, I just didn't go to Marineland.

[niiicolaaah]

Where did you take that picture of the Horseshoe falls from? The Skylon Tower? That picture is awesome.

 

I live 5 minutes from Niagara Falls, so I always love seeing pictures.

[sickskillz14]

Yea i got it from the Skylon Tower. It deffinately has one of the best views of the falls. Sucks i didnt get a chance to go into the rotating dinning room. Which always makes me wonder. They must have used some crazy concrete and motors to make that dang thing move. Unless of course the floor is wood. In which case then disregard my last statement

[bgwfreak]

Very nice report.

 

They should take that silly ride from Vegas and put it over the edge of the falls and let you get stuck there instead. lol

[sickskillz14]

^That would be amazing . I would go on it the whole time.

[FlyingScooter]

Nice pics.

 

You didn't miss much by not eating at the Tower. That food is so over-priced.

 

We went to the falls during the winter 3 years ago. Stayed on the Canadian side and ate at the tower. Two kids meals, two bowls of French onion soup and two salads, two coffees and two pops=85 american. that didn't include tip.

[ECZenith]

^ Are you serious??? That could feed me for a week in Orlando. Now I remember why I go to grocery stores for all my food on trips, especially out of the country.

[sickskillz14]

Nice pics.

 

You didn't miss much by not eating at the Tower. That food is so over-priced.

 

We went to the falls during the winter 3 years ago. Stayed on the Canadian side and ate at the tower. Two kids meals, two bowls of French onion soup and two salads, two coffees and two pops=85 american. that didn't include tip.

 

Wow i would have jumped out a window if i saw those prices. Im glad i didn't eat up there. It sucks that everything was overpriced. Even the applebees right next to my hotel was like 11 american dollars for a regular cheeseburger.