Canada's Wonderland

Amusement park in Canada


Canada's Wonderland
Location
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Status Operating
Opened 23 May 1981
Owner Cedar Fair
Area 330 acres (133.5 hectares)
Website http://canadaswonderland.com/
The entrance in 2012

Canada's Wonderland is an amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It opened in May 1981 and was Canada's first major amusement park.[1] From mid-1992[2] to 2006, the park was owned by Paramount Parks and was known as "Paramount Canada's Wonderland". The park was sold Cedar Fair in June 2006,[3] and the park proceeded to revert to its original name for the 2007 season. In 2019, some of the opening day rides were restored back to their original British names. Canada's Wonderland also holds the record for third most roller coasters in a park with a total of seventeen roller coasters. It is one coaster ahead of Cedar Point, is one behind Energylandia, and is two behind the number one record-holder Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Roller coasters

Present

Class Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
Roller Backlot Stunt Coaster Premier Rides Launched May 1, 2005 Operating
Roller Bat Vekoma Shuttle 1987 Operating
Roller Behemoth Bolliger & Mabillard Hyper May 4, 2008 Operating
Roller Dragon Fyre Arrow Dynamics Sit-Down May 23, 1981 Operating
Roller Flight Deck Vekoma Inverted May 7, 1995 Operating
Roller Fly Mack Rides Wild Mouse May 2, 1999 Operating
Roller Ghoster Coaster Curtis D. Summers Wooden May 23, 1981 Operating
Roller Leviathan Bolliger & Mabillard Giga May 6, 2012 Operating
Roller Mighty Canadian Minebuster Curtis D. Summers Wooden May 23, 1981 Operating
Roller Silver Streak Vekoma Inverted May 6, 2001 Operating
Roller Snoopy's Racing Railway ART Engineering Launched May 18, 2023 Operating
Roller Taxi Jam E&F Miler Industries Kiddie 1998 Operating
Powered Thunder Run Mack Rides Sit-Down May 23, 1981 Operating
Roller Time Warp Zamperla Flying May 2, 2004 Operating
Roller Vortex Arrow Dynamics Suspended May 12, 1991 Operating
Roller Wilde Beast Curtis D. Summers Wooden May 23, 1981 Operating
Roller Wonder Mountain's Guardian ART Engineering Dark Ride May 24, 2014 Operating
Roller Yukon Striker Bolliger & Mabillard Diving May 3, 2019 Operating

Past

Class Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Relocated
Roller SkyRider TOGO Stand-Up May 1985 September 1, 2014 Cavallino Matto

Attractions

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Antique Carousel Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel 1981
Beagle Brigade Airfield Zamperla Junior Suspended Whip 2021
Blast Off S&S Worldwide Junior Drop Tower 2001
Boo Blasters On Boo Hill Barbisan Tracked Dark Ride 2000
Character Carrousel Bradley & Kaye Carousel 1981
Drop Tower: Scream Zone Intamin Drop Tower 1997
Flying Canoes Preston & Barbieri Jets 2018
Flying Eagles Larson International Flying Scooters 2016
Frequent Flyers Bradley & Kaye Balloon Race 1981
Joe Cool's Dodgem School Lusse Bros. Junior Dodgems 1981
Jokey's Jalopies Bradley & Kaye Track Ride 1981
Jumpin' Jet Zamperla Junior Flying Carpet 2001
KidZville Station Mack Rides Track Ride 1981
Klockwerks HUSS Ramba Zamba/Swingaround 1981
Krachenwagen Lusse Bros. Dodgems 1981
Lucy's Tugboat Zamperla Rockin' Tug 2010
Lumberjack Zamperla Ranger 2018
Peanuts 500 Zamperla Junior Whip 2010
Pumpkin Patch SBF Visa Group Balloon Tower 2003
Psyclone Mondial Frisbee 2002
Riptide Mondial Top Spin 2000
Sally's Love Buggies Preston & Barbieri Junior Jets 2003
Shockwave Mondial Top Scan 2001
Skyhawk Gerstlauer Sky Roller 2016
Sledge Hammer HUSS Jump 2 2003
SlingShot Funtime Slingshot 2015
Snoopy vs Red Baron Bradley & Kaye Junior Jets 1981
Snoopy's Revolution Zamperla Junior Ferris Wheel 2010
Snoopy's Space Race Bradley & Kaye Junior Paratrooper 1981
Soaring Timbers Mondial Inferno 2017
Speed City Raceway J&J Amusements Go-Karts 1997
Spinovator Mack Rides Calypso 1981
Sugar Shack Zamperla Junior Teacups 1998
Swan Lake Bradley & Kaye Scenic Boat Ride 1981
Swing Of The Century Zierer Waveswinger 1981
Swing Time Zamperla Junior Chair-O-Plane 1998
Timberwolf Falls Hopkins Shoot The Chute 1989
Treetop Adventure Caripro Monorail 1998
Tundra Twister Mondial Avalanche 2023
Viking's Rage HUSS Pirate Ship 1981
White Water Canyon Intamin River Rapids 1984
Wilde Knight Mares HUSS Round-Up 1981
WindSeeker Mondial Star Flyer 2011

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Bayern's Curve Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve 1981 2000 Unknown
Fury Eyerly Aircraft Company Polyp 1981 2003 Relocated to Kings Island for spare parts on Monster
Great Whale of China Mack Rides Sea Storm 1981 2003 Relocated to Carowinds
Jet Scream Intamin Ranger 1990 2010 Relocated to Parque Grano de Oro
Orbiter HUSS Enterprise 1981 2018 Scrapped
Pharaoh's Eye Hrubetz Round Up 1981 1987 Unknown
Xtreme Skyflyer Sky Fun 1 Inc. Skycoaster 1996 2023 Unknown
Zumba Flume Arrow Development Log Flume 1981 1994 Scrapped

References

  1. Malcolm, Andrew. "A Theme Park Called Wonderland Opens Near Toronto". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Paramount to buy 4 theme parks for $400 million". United Press International. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 1992. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "MEETING WITH POTENTIAL LENDERS RE: ACQUISITION OF PARAMOUNT PARKS FROM CBS". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ?? June 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair