ah man sorry you had a crap time, ya i hadnt been there since i was a kid as well, it was much more enjoyable as an adult, the ripleys museum was the only museum we did and it was alot of funWhen we showed up there we had just driven from the Maine Coast. We had been camping and it poured down buckets on the last day. So we had all this wet gear in the Mini and the windows kept fogging over. So we were seriously beat when we got there. The wife had never been there and I had not since I was about 12. It was trippy. All that mist kept evaporating on our skin and playing havoc on our weakened constitutions. Clifton hill was a nightmare for us and the funicular was under repair.
If ya didn't know it, Niagara Falls is a cautionary tale here. We have seen it as an example of the worst possible way to treat a natural wonder. The falls are still pretty badass though. Get your butt to a canyon now. Although glaciers are cool too.
Glad you had a great time.
as for the falls, they get repaired alot my father works for the company that does it , which is a branch fo the hydro company than theres the american side who also do up to their line as well, they actually take great care of it, and restore the natural rock foundation alot because it erodes over time due to the amount of water running through there, you cant tell but they actually slow the falls down at night