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Canada's Wonderland
Previously known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland
Paramount Canadas Wonderland logo.png
Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Opened May 23, 1981
Owner Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.
Slogan Where Else?
Operating season May through October
Area 330 acres (1.3 km2)
Attractions
Total 48 Thrill Rides & 200 Attractions
Roller coasters 15
Water rides 20 Acre (81,000 m²) Waterpark – Waterpark, Outdoor Wavepool, 16 Water Slides
Website canadaswonderland.com

Canada's Wonderland, often called Wonderland, is a huge theme park in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It's about 30 kilometers north of downtown Toronto. This park is one of North America's top theme parks, packed with over 200 exciting attractions!

You can visit the park from May to October each year. From 1994 to 2006, it was called Paramount Canada's Wonderland. This was when Paramount Pictures owned it. Then, it was bought by Cedar Fair and went back to its original name, Canada's Wonderland. It was even the most visited seasonal theme park in North America in 2005 and 2006, with millions of visitors each year.

Exploring Canada's Wonderland

Wonderland has many different themed areas to explore. Each area has its own unique look and feel.

Here are some of the main themed areas:

  • International Street
  • Medieval Faire
  • International Festival
  • Nickelodeon Central
  • Hanna-Barbera Land
  • Kidzville
  • White Water Canyon
  • Splash Works
  • Grande World Exposition of 1890
  • Action Zone

Awesome Roller Coasters

Canada's Wonderland is famous for its many thrilling roller coasters! Here are some of the most popular ones:

  • The Bat - A steel coaster that goes forwards and backwards with a loop.
  • Behemoth - A giant steel coaster with a 70-meter drop. It reaches speeds of 125 km/h!
  • Dragon Fire - A steel coaster with two loops and two corkscrews.
  • The Fly - A fun Wild Mouse roller coaster with sharp turns.
  • Backlot Stunt Coaster - This coaster launches you like a movie stunt car. It used to be called Italian Job: Stunt Track.
  • Mighty Canadian Minebuster - A classic wooden roller coaster.
  • SkyRider - A steel stand-up roller coaster with a loop.
  • Thunder Run - A steel mine train coaster that doesn't need a lift hill.
  • Time Warp - A unique flying roller coaster. It used to be called Tomb Raider: The Ride.
  • Flight Deck - An inverted roller coaster with five inversions. It was once called Top Gun.
  • Vortex - A steel suspended coaster that swings below the track.
  • Wild Beast - Another exciting wooden roller coaster.

Coasters for Younger Riders

Even younger kids can enjoy some fun roller coasters:

  • Scooby's Gasping Ghoster Coaster - A wooden coaster designed for children.
  • Silver Streak - A family-friendly inverted steel coaster.
  • Taxi Jam - A steel coaster perfect for little ones.

Other Exciting Rides

Besides roller coasters, Wonderland has many other types of rides. These include bumper cars, carousels, and rides that spin you around.

Here are a few popular flat rides:

  • Psyclone - This ride swings and spins you high into the air, over 33 meters tall!
  • Shockwave - A ride that twists and turns you in every direction possible.
  • Riptide - (formerly Cliffhanger) This ride has twin gondolas that flip and spin, and you might even get wet!
  • Klockwerks - An old favorite that spins you around, pushing you outward.
  • Sledgehammer - This ride spins you on two axes and blasts you up and down 25 meters.
  • Action Theatre - (formerly Action F/X Theatre) A motion-based ride where your seats move along with the show, like Sponge Bob Squarepants in 3D.
  • Drop Tower - (formerly Drop Zone) This tall tower ride slowly lifts you to the top, then suddenly drops you all the way down!

Splash Works Water Slides

Splash Works is the park's water park area. It has many fun water slides to cool off on!

  • Black Hole
  • The Plunge
  • Super Soaker
  • Body Blast
  • Riptide Racer
  • Barracuda Blaster
  • Whirlwinds
  • Splash Island Waterways
  • Splash Island Kiddie Slides

Images for kids

  • Wonder Mountain at Canadas Wonderland

    During the park's development, it was decided that Wonder Mountain would serve as its centrepiece, as opposed to the replica Eiffel Towers found in its sister parks.

  • Canadas Wonderland International Street Alpine Building 1981

    Canada's Wonderland was opened to the public in May 1981.

  • Black Hole Splash Works

    The Black Hole is a water slide built during the first expansion of Splash Works in 1996.

  • Portaocw

    In 2005, the park introduced Fearfest, a Halloween-themed event featuring haunted house attractions.

  • Main entrance of Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada - 20110717

    Entrance to the park featuring its original name. The park reverted to its original name in 2007, after it was acquired by Cedar Fair.

  • Leviathan lift hill with train

    The tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada, Leviathan, was opened at the park in 2012.

  • Yukon Striker under construction (31582221128)

    Yukon Striker under construction in October 2018

  • Aerial Canadas Wonderland May 2011

    Aerial view of the park in May 2011. The park is surrounded by urban development.

  • Canada's Wonderland (6169838649)

    International Street, Canada's Wonderland entry area, is lined with shops and restaurants.

  • Canada's Wonderland Main Square

    International Street's fountain, and Wonder Mountain behind it. The fountain and mountain host shows presented at the park.

  • Train Behemoth

    Behemoth is a large steel hypercoaster located in Action Zone.

  • Sledge Hammer (28877523297)

    Situated in the Action Zone, the Sledge Hammer is the only ride of its kind presently operating in the world.

  • Grande World Fair globe

    Grande World Exposition of 1890 is an area themed to resemble a 19th-century world's fair.

  • Swings of the Century at night in Canada's Wonderland

    Swing of the Century is a swing ride located in the Grande World Exposition.

  • White Water Canyon - Canadas Wonderland

    White Water Canyon is a river rapids ride located in Frontier Canada.

  • Vortex Wonderland

    Vortex is a suspended roller coaster located in Frontier Canada.

  • Alpengamespeachbskt2007

    International Festival includes rides and midway games.

  • Shockwave (4887223026)

    Shockwave is a Top Scan ride in the International Festival section.

  • Canada's Wonderland castle

    The Medieval Faire's setting, and most of its rides, are medieval-themed.

  • CW Medieval Faire Thrill Burger

    A restaurant with a medieval-themed facade at the Medieval Faire

  • Leviathan Lift and Sculpture

    Entrance to the Leviathan, a giga coaster in the Medieval Faire

  • Planet Snoopy (7412138574)

    One of the entrances to Planet Snoopy, a children's area themed after the Peanuts comic strip.

  • Charlie Brown's Pirate Adventure, Canada's Wonderland

    A Peanuts character at the Playhouse Theatre in KidZville, one of two children's areas at the park

  • Ghoster Coaster at Canadas Wonderland

    Entrance to Ghoster Coaster, a children's roller coaster that debuted at Wonderland in 1981

  • Canada's Wonderland (6176923756)

    Opened in 1992, Splash Works is an 8-hectare (20-acre) water park located within Canada's Wonderland.

  • Original Canada's Wonderland logo

    1981–1993

  • Original Paramount Canada's Wonderland logo

    1994–2003

  • Paramount Canadas Wonderland logo

    2003–2006

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