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Canada's Wonderland
Paramount Canadas Wonderland logo.png
Slogan Where Else?
Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Owner Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.
Opened May 23, 1981
Previous names Paramount Canada's Wonderland
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 referred to locally as Wonderland) is a 330-acre (1.3 km2) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, 30 kilometres north of downtown Toronto, Ontario. It is considered one of North America's premier amusement parks, with more than 200 attractions. The park is open seasonally from May to October. While under Paramount Pictures (later bought by Viacom) ownership from 1994 until 2006, the park was known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland until it was sold to Cedar Fair and reverted to its original name. The park has also been the most attended seasonal theme park in North America for two years running (2005 and 2006). Park attendance in 2005 was 3.7 million people. In 2006, attendance was just over 3.2 million.

Attractions

The park's themed areas are:

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

Water slides

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

Roller coasters

Main page: Rides at Canada's Wonderland
  • The Bat - Steel shuttle coaster with a loop and cobra roll, built by Vekoma
  • Behemoth - Steel sit down coaster with a 70 metre drop and travels at 125km/h; new for 2008, built by Bolliger & Mabillard
  • Dragon Fire - Steel double-loop, double-corkscrew with a downward helix, built by Arrow
  • The Fly - Wild Mouse roller coaster built by MACK Rides
  • Backlot Stunt Coaster - (formerly Italian Job: Stunt Track) steel, powered launch, built by Premier Rides
  • Mighty Canadian Minebuster - Wooden coaster with modified out-and-back layout, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company
  • SkyRider - steel stand-up, with one loop and a downward helix, built by Togo
  • Thunder Run - Steel mine train coaster with no lift, built by MACK Rides of Germany
  • Time Warp - (formerly Tomb Raider: The Ride) Steel flying roller coaster, built by Zamperla
  • Flight Deck - (formerly Top Gun) Steel inverted looping coaster, 5 inversions of various types, built by Vekoma
  • Vortex - Steel suspended coaster, built by Arrow Dynamics
  • Wild Beast - Wooden, modified Bearcat/Wildcat, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Child-oriented roller coasters

  • Scooby's Gasping Ghoster Coaster - Wooden, children's coaster, double out and back layout, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company
  • Silver Streak - Inverted steel family coaster, built by Vekoma
  • Taxi Jam - Steel children's coaster, built by Miller

Flat rides

Besides the large number of roller coasters it has, it also has a huge variety of flat rides, such as bumper cars, carousels, many of these relying on centrifugal forces, and other funfair rides, such as:

  • Psyclone - A Mondial Revolution, swinging and spinning reaching heights of over 110 feet (33.5 m)
  • Shockwave - A Mondial Top Scan that twist and turns on every possible axis.
  • Riptide (formerly Cliffhanger) - A Mondial Splashover with twin gondolas that flip and go around in the air, but you might get wet.
  • Klockwerks - An old classic that rotates and with the centrifugal force pushes you outward.
  • Sledgehammer - Spins riders on two axes and blasts you up and down distances of 85 feet (25.9 m).
  • Action Theatre (formerly Action F/X Theatre) - Motion based seating ride in two large theatres featuring Sponge Bob Squarepants in 3D)
  • Drop Tower (formerly Drop Zone) - A vertical tower-like ride that begins by slowly taking its passengers up the towards the peak of the tower and then immediately drops the passenger down until he/she reaches the ground.

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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