NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Niagara Takes Flight is Ontario’s newest attraction that will open its doors to visitors on August 29. The attraction is a flying theatre experience, featuring a 180-degree domed screen that invites guests to soar above the region’s landscapes. Located inside Niagara Parks’ flagship site, Table Rock Centre, at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls, this ride uses drone technology to take passengers on a 56-kilometre journey celebrating Niagara’s geography, history and people.
The theatre will feature a 17-metre-wide domed screen and gondola-style seating, which suspends riders in the air. Wind, mist and scent effects complement the dynamic motion of the ride.
In 2023, Niagara Parks completed a competitive procurement process, awarding development of the attraction to Brogent Technologies, with recent projects in Vancouver, Chicago, New York and Las Vegas. Attraction industry legend and former Disney imagineer Rick Rothschild, who was a principal creator of the very first flying theatre attraction, Disney’s Soarin Over California, is serving as the creative director on the project.
Conceptual design and media production planning began in January 2024, with construction starting this September. Filming took place between September 2024 and January 2025 at sites across the Niagara River corridor, including the Niagara Parks Power Station, Niagara whirlpool, landscape of Nations Memorials, Old Fort Erie and Horseshoe Falls.
The attraction’s design and thematic elements have been supported by Toronto-based experiential design firm FORREC.
The thematic environments designed by FORREC for the immersive pre-show areas will be produced by Great Lakes Scenic Studios, a Burlington, Ont.-based design and fabrication shop with a global portfolio.
“Niagara Falls is a Canadian icon and a one-of-a-kind tourism attraction that draws millions of visitors from across the globe every year,” says Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. “With Niagara Parks’ new attraction, Niagara Takes Flight, visitors will be able to experience and appreciate the Falls like never before. Through cutting-edge interactive technology, people will be taken on an immersive visual experience across Niagara and see what makes this part of Ontario so special. I’m excited to welcome this new attraction as a cultural experience and a new economic driver for the region.”
“There’s an incredible amount of history in this region,” says Rothschild. “This film is more than just a showcase of the 56 kilometres of parkland; it aims to help understand the geology and the centuries-old human story of Niagara.”
