Niagara’s Fury

I came during the off season so it wasn’t packed. It came with my pass so I decided to give it a try. There are 2 parts to this show… one where you’re standing & watching a cartoon about the history of Niagara Falls. They will then transfer you to the theatre room where they have a 360 screen around the room with moving floors & water that squirts during the show. Don’t stand in the front if you don’t want to get wet. Since it came with my package, I was happy to experience it. Since I came off season, there was no line so I just went right in. If I had paid separately for this or had to wait in line, I probably would’ve gotten upset.

This attraction came with our adventure pass but I definitely would not recommend paying separately for it. It’s unclear what this attraction is as it sounds pretty awesome in the brochure, so let me break it down for you.
1. You cram into a dark and fairly warm room/​theater (standing room only) with a bunch of other people until it is full to capacity.
2. An animated video comes on discussing the falls (I’m guessing. I didn’t really pay attention to the content of the video because I was annoyed and hot).
3. After the short video (maybe 5−10mins), everyone then proceeds to cram in a connecting room/​theater where the special effects (which are not so special) will take place.
4. Another movie is played but it’s more of just the falls flowing on screens. It is narrated, the floor begins to move slightly beneath your feet and your are sprayed with water I guess to emulated the falls.
Now I actually made #4 sound exciting but trust me it is subpar at best. Some people say that’s it’s good for kids but I was with my 7 year old and he was less than impressed.
So 2 stars for Niagara Fury’s effort. The idea is good but the execution is just blah.

Needs to be clearer in the advertisements, this is a children’s exhibit (under 8). We thought it was some more historical, scientific, educational, but ended up sitting through a cartoon and poorly done special effects show. Good for the kids, but skip if the adults.

This attraction is definitely for 2 types of people:
1) The very young crowd. And when I say young, I mean under 8 years old. The simplistic description of the creation of Niagara Falls can be very appealing to the young when expressed by talking cartoon animals.
2) Those who want to escape the hot humid weather outside and drench themselves in A/​C, fake frozen «snow» and «torrential rains».
You will get really wet and need to hold onto the stabilizer bars so that you don’t fall or stumble. No chairs though for tired feet. Be sure to cinch your plastic hoodie bag BEFORE entering the main theater so that no snow or rain seeps in and onto your hair or clothing. Once the show starts and the floor starts to move you really will not have a good opportunity to do so.
This attraction was part of the Niagara Parks Adventure Pass and it was thrown in amongst the other activities that we wanted to do. Yes as part of the package it was fine to fill up downtime between activities. However I would not go out of my way to pay for this attraction since the same information and wet cold rains experience can be gained from reading placards and taking a trip on one of the real boats.

Not worth paying for. Just a tourist gimmick. Kind of dumb. Rather see real falls than experience fake ones in the making.

I saw this attraction with the Niagara Parks Adventure Pass Plus ($ 80 per person). This attraction was a «bonus» that we didn’t need to see to get our monies worth, but since we were in the area, had free passes, and were wet we decided to go.
First, you are brought into a room and you watch a cartoon about the history of the falls. Then you go into the little ride area and «experience» the falls.
I could see how thus is good/​cool for children but I wouldn’t need to experience ever again.

Kid cartoon for the first 10 minutes, after that, about another 10 minutes of bubbles and water being sprayed at you to make you feel like you’re in the falls. I hate to say it but definitely not anywhere close to what the price was, I honestly would not recommend this even if it was half off. It just wasn’t that intriguing and you could learn everything that they offer here on other banners and signs all around Niagara. Save the money and go do another attraction where you’re physically somewhere and not just in a theater room.

Not worth it. Fury is such a misnomer. Cheesy story with a beaver and owl because why? Doesn’t really tell you much other than «erosion happened.» Ends with a 360 view of the various stages of the erosion with some water being sprayed on the crowd for some cheap thrills. Save your money and pass.

This was included in an Adventure Pass along with a boat ride into the falls, the Behind the Falls self-​guided tour and some other attractions. It was easily the most disappointing thing we did in Niagara Falls, possibly because we got close to the falls in person before doing it. It’s a low-​fi virtual reality thing with a twee animated film that might entertain those with an age in the single digits, but offers little to older kids or adults. As noted by another reviewer, it’s all standing and getting soaked by a low-​quality virtual recreation of the falls, when you can experience the real thing yards away. I loved our short visit to Niagara Falls, but «Niagara’s Fury» is a tourist cash-​grab of the lowest variety, and I can’t recommend it at all.

Starts out with a movie that tried to be Disneyesque – it stars a stereotypical cutesy beaver child, wise owl guide and funny moose – but we did learn a few interesting facts among all the eye-​rolling nonsense. One was that the falls probably formed in a matter of days when what’s now known as the Niagara River dug through the solid surface rock that forms most of its bottom and hit a huge soft area that crumbled away and made the falls very quickly.
The silly movie was followed by being led into another room to watch a «4D» movie in which we got fairly beautiful views of the falls from all angles, unfortunately accompanied by being snowed on, rained on, shaken, and surrounded by loud thunder and lightening.
I don’t recommend this if what you want is to learn something. If you’re bored (is that possible at Niagara Falls?) or have a little time to kill, just know what you’re getting for your money.

There’s something deeply absurd about putting on a raincoat… then walking into a room to get rained on… in an effort to feel like you are experiencing the Falls… when the Falls are right there!
The cartoon at the beginning is truly dumb — they spend half the time explaining to kids how they are not going to learn anything in THIS cartoon, then they try and teach them something, but the narrative is completely disjointed and ends abruptly. As such, they are true to their word — you will learn nothing by watching this but you may laugh out loud at the irony — I know I did.
The saving grace is that the ride is technically interesting — you do in fact get rained on in a room, which I would imagine is not an easy feat to implement. Plus, you will be able to laugh for years with your family and how dumb this whole experience was, and that’s worth something. Two stars, go to Cave of the Winds to have this experience for real

This 4D experience would be the coolest thing ever if I were a 7 year-​old. But, I’m not. Pretty much you watch a 10 minute cartoon clip about the creation of Niagara Falls. Then you put on your poncho and enter the 4D room where they sprinkle soap bubbles and spray cold water at you. It would be wise to wear flip flops or sandals for this event because your feet will get wet.
Overall, I would not be willing to pay full price for this attraction, but if it’s in a bundle package then go for the experience. Especially if you are with younger children, this is something they might enjoy. Good event for kids.

If you get the Niagara Fall package deal (JBF + NF + Butterfly + 2 day bus), only go for this if you have spare time. Otherwise, it does not worth a penny to watch a 10-​min boring cartoon and stand on a shaking platform for 5 min with water pouring at you. I believe Niagara is more furious about how human beings pollute mother earth by wasting all these raincoats.
FYI. There are 3 «dry» spot on the platform if you don’t want to get wet (ask the staff).

I saw this because it made more sense to get the package deal when going to see Niagara Falls (for $ 20 you get admission to the Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara’s Fury, and the Butterfly Conservatory). You watch a 10 minute movie about how Niagara Falls was created (very kid friendly) and then are asked to put your poncho on (they are provided to you) to walk into another room and you are simulated as if you are riding the waves and going over the falls yourself. You do get wet! It’s not an incredible experience, but definitely a fun little thing to do if you’re touristing in the area.

This was very cute. You are handed ponchos also. First off, you are in a little theater to watch a 10 minute movie about a cute beaver and his journey in a dream. You learn a little about Niagara falls. After the movie, you go through the doors and stand in another theater where you view another movie in 360. The ground will shake, there will be water, there will be wind, there will be loud sounds, and foam may get into your eyeball because it got into mine.
A small kid around age 5 – 6 was so scared, she had to leave with her mom during the beginning of the fury. Don’t waste your money if you have young children and if they get scared easily.
Definitely don’t pay for this unless you have purchased the Niagara falls attraction package where you are saving money in general. It is something to see at least once in your life. Very short attraction.

This is definitely the best Tourist Trap I’ve ever come across in my time.
In theory this is a great idea — you go into a room and see a ten minute Pixar crafted video about the formation of Niagra Falls. I liked this part since it was well animated but the whole thing is just far too short. It’d have been a whole lot better if it was about ten minutes longer (so twenty minute video) since a couple of things are mentioned briefly and then that’s that. More explanations would have been great.
But the real let down is the supposed 4D part of this thing. You go into a room and stand at a hand-​rail. The lights go down and a 360 degree video screen turns on showing different elements of Niagra falls. This thing is both a) intensely cheesy what with the fake snow and light rumbling that it does and b) incredibly boring. If you’re standing in select spots you can get sprayed with water but honestly you can stand on this thing and not get a drop on you if you’re in the wrong area. Supposedly the water level was supposed to go up to your ankles as well but this didn’t happen when I was there. So it was just all around lame.
I’m not sure how expensive this thing is since it was part of our package from our hotel (worth it since that handled Maid of the Mist, Behind the Falls and several other great visits) but I’m hearing that it’s somewhere between $ 15 — 20 which is a huge waste of money. Just go watch Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic at the rundown IMAX.