Here you'll find links to various other websites containing information, photographs and videos on the amusement industry in Canada and abroad.  While some this information is also available here, many of these sites offer a compelling different look or angle into the specific niche they fill.

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Access Niagara - A blog dedicated to the more day-to-day happenings in Niagara's tourism industry.  While not dedicated specifically to attractions, they are often discussed here.

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Arcade Heroes - News site following updates in the classic arcade gaming world, including updates and closures to historic arcades and amusement centres.

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Best Edmonton Mall - A website dedicated to the history of Canada's largest shopping and amusement centre.  Matthew Dutczak has done some incredible research to create this phenomenal site.

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Bill Tracy Project - Website dedicated to American dark ride legend Bill Tracy, which also chronicles some of his projects here in Canada.  Tons of great information on his props and story can be found here.

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Canadian Coaster Enthusiasts - A great history and database website focusing on the history of roller coasters in Canada.  Many of the rides and parks discussed on this site predate parks we talk about here at Canadian Amusement History, so if you're a history buff, be sure to give this site a visit.

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Classic Arcade Game Locations - This massive online database is a user-submitted list of locations of physically-playable classic arcade machines across North America.  This site features not only arcades, but also one-off machines that have managed to hang on in the corners of pizza parlours and laundromats through the years.

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Dark Ride Archive - A Facebook page and YouTube channel documenting the history of both permanent haunted attractions and temporary Halloween haunts.  Creator Adam Lee's incredible archival work covers both the U.S. and Canada, and was he was incredibly generous by providing images and media for Canadian Amusement History.  Please consider supporting his project.  

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Laff in the Dark - Named after the early mass-produced dark ride of the same name, this website features several articles and resources on dark ride history specifically.

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Niagara Falls Public Library -  The Niagara Falls Public Library and their incredible archives have been by far one of the largest resources in the creation of this website, please consider browsing their collections, which date back much farther than the information you'll find discussed here, or donating if you're able.

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Pinball Map - A crowdsourced map of Pinball machines at a variety of locations across the world.  It currently consists of over 40,000 machines across almost 10,000 locations.

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Retrontario - Archival website focused on preserving Ontario-specific media.  This incredible website's creators have put an amazing amount of time and effort into it, with most of their content coming from tapes and materials they found themselves in the attics and storage rooms of donators.

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Roller Coaster Database - A global archive of former and current roller coasters, their histories, locations, and dates of opening/closure.

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ShowbizPizza.com - Named after the American chain of Family Entertainment Centres of the same name, this site is an archive of animatronic shows in various F.E.C.s, restaurants, amusement parks and more.

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