Great site, CBC had on the news this morning that Graffiti's restaurant on Main St. is closing because their kitchen is CN Rail land, and they won't let them renovate their kitchen. The owner is looking for another location
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Victoria's Secret and Pink have been uncrated at Champlain Place. The storefronts look quite nice. Grand opening is this weekend.
Of course, as a male, I won't be investigating the stores or else I will be accused of being a lecherous old man…… :haha: |
Crystal Palace is closing September 1st
It seems that Crystal palace is closing on september 1st and both McGinnis Landing and Ramada Plaza Hotel will received their last clients on october 31st. Bass Pro Shop will setup shop there. So now we know where it will go! :)
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I have read the same thing, Cadillac fairview has been looking to offload crystal palace for some time. too bad about the Ramada, also going to miss the Sunday brunch buffet at the restaurant....and true we now know where BPS is going. defiantly going to stir some debate in town with fans of the crystal palace.
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Re: Crystal Place
I'm quite surprised by this, but I checked the Crystal Palace website and there's an announcement. I also checked for November & December 2014 at the Ramada Crystal Palace and there is no rooms available... I imagine Chapters will stay? Just my 2cents, but I believe Cabela's will do better and is better known that BPS around our neck of the woods anyway. |
The release I read said that the company that owns Magic Mountain bought all of Crystal Palace's assets, wonder if they'll build an indoor park somewhere??
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It would be nice to see Magic Mountain expand to be a year round amusement park with indoor and outdoor attractions, eventually growing to something akin to "Canada's Wonderland East" or something ideally. With the Zoo and the (woefully underused) concert grounds all on site, and the Casino in spitting distance, that should be a major entertainment hub for Moncton. |
Adding some rides at Magic Mountain is good news. Zoos, amusement parks and waterparks are made to work together, however I would not expect a Canada's Wonderland of the east, we don't have the capital and tourist numbers to support this, Canada's Wonderland attracts over 3 millions visitors per year. However, it it will give a run for their money... to PEI's Cavendish or Upper Clements Park in Nova Scotia.
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The company that owns MM also owns sandspit and shining waters on pei... so sadly we might not see any of these rides stay in NB and all could end up on pei.
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Seems to me that if a lot of people from around the region will travel here to shop at these two stores, then they might also visit Magic Mountain/Zoo/Crystal Palace 2 at the same time. I can definitely see this bringing a lot of people and money into the city. |
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This is Magic Mountain's big chance to build a year round entertainment and amusement facility. Here's hoping they seize upon this opportunity. Carpe diem!! |
Perfect! Im glad to hear that
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Well, with Bass Pro Shops set to replace Crystal Palace, this will put pay to all the grumbling out there that Champlain Place is becoming nothing more than a female focussed fashion mall........ :haha:
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Why does this mean that this will be a year round attraction? Adding some rides from an indoor park doesn't mean they will build an enclosure for the rides, all amusement park or carnival rides are meant to be outside and just closed during the winter. I think Magic Mountain will build a small ride area (theme park area) for the rides and games near the waterpark and it will be a dual-park and will add a new ride every other year to keep things interesting. This is good news because, not much has been done to Magic Mountain for the past few years.
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With the news of BPS moving into Crystal Palace/Ramada/McGinnis, I wonder if they got the jump on a sooner Grand Opening date than Cabela's. With Cabela's not even putting steel up yet and BPS now having an existing building with interior remodeling only needing to be done. I am thinking BPS will now be open sooner than Cabela's.
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BPS won't be able to begin the reno work until November 1, after the hotel and restaurant have closed. My money is on Cabela's opening first. |
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Meanwhile, BPS will only be able to get started by the beginning of November, and, although they might be able to salvage a bit of the frame of Crystal Palace, I'm banking on a lot of demolition work before they actually start on construction. BPS has their own architectural style, which is incompatible with the form of Crystal Palace. Most of Crystal Palace will get torn down. I suspect that construction of the BPS will only begin in early 2015, and that the opening will be no sooner than late fall (probably November). Cabela's therefore will have a 4-6 month head start on BPS which, given the fact that it will be only half the size of BPS, may be critical on building brand loyalty in our market. In any event, having both Cabela's and BPS in Moncton will be huge in terms of destination and retail tourism. Anyone in the Maritimes who is interested in camping, the outdoors, birdwatching, fishing or hunting will naturally think about coming to Moncton in order to comparison shop between Cabela's and BPS. Comparison shopping is the precise reason why both BPS and Cabela's might be able to coexist in our market. BPS and Cabela's will be the biggest revolution in retail in greater Moncton since the arrival of Costco 20 years ago……….. :yes: |
Maybe BPS can use the existing restaurant site (McGinnis Landing) for one of their 6 different restaurants they have at some of their stores. The below pictures is the restaurant and bar I have ate at in their Bolingbrook, Illinois location (outside Chicago).
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This is an article from the Charlottetown Guardian today, and the Islanders seem to be laying claim to our rides!!! Quote:
The City of Moncton should be getting on the phone tomorrow to try to convince the owners that the rides belong in Moncton, if not for purely sentimental reasons, then for sound business reasons. There is only an 8-10 week tourism season in Cavendish. If an appropriate facility were built at Magnetic Hill to house the rides, they could be guaranteed a much longer season. The synergies between an amusement park, a water park and a zoo cannot be ignored. There are as many people living in greater Moncton as in all of PEI, and we have far more year round visitors than they get on PEI. Cavendish is great in the summer, but is a backwater for 42 weeks of the year. There is much more economic opportunity for a permanent amusement facility in Moncton. The Jelley's must be aware of this…... |
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