Changelog: Price and Date Updates, Niagara Boat Tours

Short answerThis log records every price, date and factual change on the site, newest first. The first entry, October 17, 2026, is the initial verified release. Policy: every price or date change gets a dated entry, and we do not edit figures silently.

Sources last checked October 17, 2026.

October 17, 2026: initial verified release

All pages were written from operator and park sources checked on this date. The key verified facts at release were:

Maid of the Mist 2026: US$30.25 adult, US$19.75 child (ages 6 to 12), ages 5 and under free; season April 24 to November 8, 2026; a 20-minute ride; two 600-passenger electric boats.
Niagara City Cruises 2026: adult from CA$47.95, child CA$32.95 (Niagara Parks) or CA$27.95 (Niagara Falls Tourism), before 13% HST; opened May 1, 2026; no closing date or 2027 dates published.
Niagara Falls Pass 2026: Classic CA$89, Plus CA$109, Premium CA$129, valid April 20 to November 1; no tier includes a boat tour.
Niagara Parks fireworks 2026: nightly May 15 to October 12 at 10 pm; the 2027 schedule is unpublished.
Rainbow Bridge tolls: cars US$6.00 or CA$8.50 one way into Canada; pedestrians US$1.00 or CA$1.25 into the US.
The 1950 Niagara Treaty minimum flows: 100,000 cfs in set daytime hours, 50,000 cfs otherwise.

Facts we check because they are often repeated wrongly

This is the first published release, so there are no earlier published versions to correct. These are claims that circulate elsewhere and that this site deliberately does not repeat.

Claim often repeated	What the sources say	Basis
The Falls Incline Railway goes to the boat dock	It does not. It links Fallsview and Table Rock Centre. Niagara City Cruises has its own funicular, whose current status is unconfirmed.	Niagara Parks Falls Incline Railway page; operator pages
The Adventure Pass is the 2026 pass	The Niagara Falls Pass replaced the Adventure Pass name in 2026. No tier includes a boat tour.	Niagara Parks Falls Pass page
Hornblower won the contract in 2013 or 2014	The contract was awarded in February 2012. Maid of the Mist's Canadian service ended in late October 2013, and Hornblower opened on May 15, 2014.	CP24, Soundings, City Experiences blog
Maid of the Mist VII and VIII	The electric boats are James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla.	Maid of the Mist 2026 press release
Canadian boats go into the mist at night	Before sunset they enter the heart of the Horseshoe Falls. After sunset they go only to the outer edge, with light mist.	Niagara City Cruises ticket page
A single child price for Canada	Two conflicting child fares are shown, with their sources.	Niagara Parks and Niagara Falls Tourism
Poncho colours	The operators do not state colours, so we omit them.	Operator FAQs
Detailed accounts of the 1861 rapids run	Only sourced facts are kept; destination and initial are shown as disputed.	Company history, Brock University exhibit

Changelog policy

Every change to a price, season date, hour, fee or rule gets an entry with the date, the page, the old value, the new value and the source.
Corrections to published pages are logged the same way.
Dates in the future are never published as facts. We add 2027 season dates only after an operator publishes them.
Entries are never deleted. If we reverse a change, we log that too.

Changes we expect to log

Maid of the Mist's 2026 season is scheduled to end on November 8, 2026, and we will log its 2027 dates once published. We will do the same for Niagara City Cruises' closing date, the Winter Festival of Lights dates for 2026-27 (not yet announced by Niagara Parks), and the 2027 fireworks schedule. See the methodology for how we verify, or report an error through the contact page.

Sources and further reading

Facts were last checked against these sources on October 17, 2026. Operator schedules, prices and conditions change; confirm with the operator before you travel.