Ultimate Access

That thrilling summer day spent on the hi-tech rides are based on one emotion – fear. Ride designers want to jolt you, disorient you and flat-out scare you. In fact, it’s too much for some people to handle. Meet a psychologist who developed a program to cure people of this irrational fear. The show will also explore the design of these rides – built for maximum impact and maximum safety.

Something is going over the falls. As danger looms we will expose the inner power of Niagara, see a behind the scenes tour of this natural wonder.

Someone’s getting busted. Elite members of the emergency task force are going to take down the criminal before anyone gets hurt. Nothing can be left to chance. Now you’ll get Ultimate Access to a police tactical team.

What if the famous crystal ball doesn’t drop? What if the electricity that lights up the world’s biggest New Years party is cut off? And what if something much, much worse happens? Countdown to midnight with us.

Everyone who buys a ticket to their favourite sports team play is having a good time thanks to several other teams they’ll likely never see. At the Air Canada Centre the kitchen team services the best restaurant in the city, the Platinum Lounge. The security team screens the fans and the players. The ticketing team uses a bar code scanner on every ticket to track stolen seats. The event team is responsible for entertaining fans every second the basketball team isn’t. Of course the hockey side has it easier, they just trot out the Zamboni. This show explores the technology behind the game, including the building of Zambonis, the construction of a basketball court and the design of a big league arena.