Niagara Parks Power Station

Overview

Power Station

After a long career as one of Ontario’s most important electricity sources, the station was left behind when technology moved forward but recent modifications to the facility have turned it into an interactive display of hydropower.  The daytime experience takes visitors on a tour of history through science, restored artifacts, exhibits and interpretive installations.

Currents-Niagara’s Power Transformed

This attraction really shines at night, when the experience evolves to include a 3-D multimedia experience “Currents-Niagara’s Power Transformed”. The night time show features spectacular state-of the-art sound and projection mapping technology for a electrifying light show to the beat of an energized musical score. The show immerses guests in the hydroelectric process by following a droplet of water on its journey through the historic turbines to become electricity.

The Tunnel

This new attraction uncovers a never-before-seen underground world and reveals more fascinating details about Niagara’s incredible story of power. You will descend 180 feet beneath the main generating floor to a 2,200-foot-long tunnel which was once the spillway for spent water from the hydroelectric process to flow back into the Niagara River basin. Here guests experience unparalleled views of both the Horseshoe and American Falls. The newly constructed viewing platform offers a new perspective of the lower Niagara River and Falls.  The tunnel experience at the Niagara Parks Power Station is included with regular admission to the station.

Hours

Open Daily

Evening shows begin hourly, on the half hour