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=== 2010s: EdgeWalk === [[File:EdgeWalk on the CN Tower.jpg|thumb|right|EdgeWalk atop the main pod]] On August 1, 2011, the CN Tower opened the EdgeWalk, an amusement in which thrill-seekers can walk on and around the roof of the main pod of the tower at {{convert|356|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}, which is directly above the 360 Restaurant.<ref>{{cite news| title=New CN Tower attraction offers a walk on the outside| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/article/988150--new-cn-tower-attraction-offers-a-walk-on-the-outside| work=Toronto Star| access-date=January 3, 2013| date=May 9, 2011}}</ref> It is the world's highest full-circle, hands-free walk. Visitors are tethered to an overhead rail system and walk around the edge of the CN Tower's main pod above the 360 Restaurant on a {{convert|1.5|m|ft|adj=on}} metal floor.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/Plan-Your-Visit/Attractions/EdgeWalk/EdgeWalk-Overview.html| title=Toronto's Most Extreme Attraction| access-date=February 25, 2012| quote=It is the world's highest full circle hands-free walk on a 5 ft (1.5 metres) wide ledge encircling the top of the tower's main pod, 356m/1168ft (116 storeys) above the ground.| publisher=CN Tower| archive-date=March 9, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309075800/http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/Plan-Your-Visit/Attractions/EdgeWalk/EdgeWalk-Overview.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> The attraction is closed throughout the winter and during periods of electrical storms and high winds. One of the notable guests who visited EdgeWalk was Canadian comedian [[Rick Mercer]], featured as the first episode of the ninth season of his [[CBC Television]] [[news satire]] show, ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]''. There, he was accompanied by Canadian pop singer [[Jann Arden]]. The episode first aired on April 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/episodes/season-9/season-9-episode-1|title=Season 9 - Episode 1|series=Rick Mercer Report|date=April 10, 2013|work=CBC Television}}</ref> ==== 2015 Pan Am Games ==== The tower and surrounding areas were prominent in the [[2015 Pan American Games]] production. In [[2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony|the opening ceremony]], a pre-recorded segment featured track-and-field athlete [[Bruny Surin]] passing the flame to sprinter [[Donovan Bailey]] on the EdgeWalk and parachuting into Rogers Centre. A fireworks display off the tower concluded both the opening and closing ceremonies. ==== Canada 150 ==== On July 1, 2017, as part of the nationwide celebrations for [[150th anniversary of Canada|Canada 150]], which celebrated the 150th anniversary of [[Canadian Confederation]], fireworks were once again shot from the tower in a five-minute display coordinated with the tower lights and music broadcast on a local radio station.
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