Disney entering maid of the mist contract competition

[TLPL]

From Niagara Falls Reporter:

The list of 13 bidders now standing in line to take over the concession to operate sightseeing boats below Niagara Falls from public docks on the Ontario side of the river reads like a who's who of international tourism superstars.

Three different Disney press spokespeople told the Reporter that company policy forbids discussion of deals that have yet to be consummated, and the Ontario provincial government has refused to provide the names of any of the potential bidders to the public. But Disney representatives will be among those to conduct an inspection of the Canadian dock site next month, the independent sources confirmed.

The Walt Disney Company has based its wide appeal on family-friendly entertainment that has included classic films, television programs, fabulous theme park resorts and, more recently, Disney Cruise Lines, which owns and operates a private Caribbean island and offers destinations from Alaska to the Mexican Riviera and Europe.

WHAT???
Disney Crusie Lines go to Niagara Falls??
How can it be possible?

 

[mkmommy]

That would be so good, Disney excels at moving people through lines, and those lines at the Maid of the Mist are not the most fun, especially with little kids.

 

[tone.def]

Was this a April Fool's article?

 

[encinc]

Was this a April Fool's article?

My thinking exactly!

 

[Kurby]

ohhhh just when i was getting excited - I HATE APRIL FOOLS

it would be soooooooooooo good if DIsney took over the Maid of the Mist.

I wish they'd bring a park to Canada too but that's never gonna happen

 

[TLPL]

That is what I read from their website:

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/cover3.30.10.html

It was posted on March 30, so I don't think it is a April Fool joke.

 

[Kurby]

very very interesting read

lets hope it's true - even if disney doesn't get it at least someone else will and make it so much better

 

[TLPL]

If Disney really interested in doing business here in Niagara, I don't think they want just to operate a steamboat ride. Hopfully they have some big master plan behind it.... maybe a resort hotel like the one that is being built in Hawaii?? (not a theme park)