Before the Skylon we went by the Glass Factory, it was amazing to see them make glass ornaments. I have seen this in Europe quite a bit but my kids have never seen it... I was pretty worried in the showroom as each piece was like $100 and up.... lots of pieces were $500.... Well they were beautiful and they have Cranberry Glass.
Well I was chuffed that I managed not to BREAK anything! Lol!
then we went off to the Skylon....
If you have a blue badge, you can park at the Skylon for FREE! not advertised... but there is very limited disabled parking in Niagara.. So you can park for free.
If you want to go to the Toilet in Skylon with a wheelchair... aim to go 30 mins before you want to go as you have to go to the front desk to get a person to use the elevator and take you down so you can go and then wait for the person to come back and pick you up!!!
The Skylon itself wasn't bad value...
But it wasn't very wheelchair friendly like to go on the observation deck outside you have to get down 3-4 steps, no disabled doors and is a 2-3 person job! and Oatie as you can see is SMALL!
It was nice and you got some nice vantage points....
you can save if you buy online, but you have to print out your tickets or you get stuck at the desk for 30 minutes.
When I was a kid there was a place where you could get a Barrel photo like you're going over the falls... the only place in Niagara where you could get that special effect photo was at Skylon and for $25 you could get 2 different portraits and I thought it was good value for what you got.
DO NOT go for the Legend of Niagara, part of the Skylon package.. esp if you are in a wheelchair....
We were told it was in the basement where the disabled toilets are... it was OUT SIDE THE BUILDING.... then you had to get down an escalator, 30 or so steps or use the elevator. The Elevator and the escalator were BOTH BROKEN!!!! BOTH! my husband and almost 9 year old had to take Oatie down in stages, it was a nightmare...
Then inside, it was a horrid Violent jerky cinema system, it's meant to be 4d... but Captain Eo at Disneyland California is smooth and quiet and Oatie loved it. This was like you were in a car crash!
Can you believe that there is NO WARNING TO TELL PREGNANT PEOPLE IT WASN'T SUITABLE EITHER!!! totally shocking! Do NOT GO!!! even if it's free, do NOT go to Ledgen of Niagara with a wheelchair! there is also no really wheelchair friendly seating either...
After that we went to...
Another nice Indian in Niagara Falls was the Guru, it was full of Indian people so that's always a good sign lol! (I'm Indian) and well it was very nice and there was another family with an Adult with quite severe CP. We didn't get stuck in the corner, they had this other family and us in the middle of the restaurant and they were very lovely to Oatie.
After spending $60 per attraction... we decided to find some FREE attractions...the glass factory was free... we decided to take the kids to the St.Catherine's museum... it's how the big boats get around Niagara falls... and is Canal Lock System... there are loads in England... but the first locks I've seen in Canada.
The museum was nice, it has relics from the past and things about the Canal, and it was free to enter and you could give a donation if you liked towards the upkeep... but the whole viewing of the locks was free too... so a great day out and it was FULLY wheelchair friendly...
There was the warm observation lounge and you could get out to the Catwalk walk way with the wheelchair from the elevator... so someone who can't walk can enjoy it just as much as those who do.
We spent 3 hours there had a picnic inside the observation lounge and the kids found it fascinating!
It was time to say bye to Niagara and head up to Toronto! More tomorrow
Sorry a typo, it's meant to be Legend! blogger on my ipad won't let me amend it lol!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you guys had such a great time, at least most of it, despite Boston Pizza. There is really nothing like getting home for everyone...I hate leave home. Now, back to ABRing...(lol)
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