At one point a few years ago they had an 'attraction' in the CN tower on the main floor. It was a sort of interactive sci-fi adventure, the story being that there was a hole below the tower that went down as deep as the tower is high. It was a silo for launching a small space ship. We paid our money and then went on the tour. it was hilarious, started with a vaccinating mist ( a stranger in a fur coat literally held me in front of her as a human shield to avoid the spray). Then we were led through corridors to an elevator that we stood in for a long time while the youth employment tour guide in star-trek type costume went through his routine about how far underground we were going. Then we got into one of those virtual reality ride compartments that shakes you around while they project on a screen at the front. The idea was that we were getting into the space ship, which tilted way back, and then shot up through the earth and into outer space. It was dorky, but somehow the illusion worked pretty well. I think the fur coat lady was on a bad date, but I'm pretty game for cheesey stuff like that , and had a blast.
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- sally mckay 12-30-2003 10:30 pm