Canada's Wonderland
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| amusement park | |
| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | May 23, 1981 |
| Owner | Cedar Fair |
| Area | 330 acres (133.5 hectares) |
| Website | http://canadaswonderland.com/ |
Canada's Wonderland is an amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1981 and was Canada's first major amusement park.[1] From 1994 to 2006, the park was owned by Paramount Parks and was known as "Paramount Canada's Wonderland". When sold to Cedar Fair in 2007, the park reverted to its original name. In 2019, some of the rides were restored back to their British names. The park also holds the record for second most roller coasters in a park along with Cedar Point at a total of seventeen roller coasters, two behind record-holder Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (17)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backlot Stunt Coaster | Premier Rides | Launched | May 1, 2005 | Operating |
| Bat | Vekoma | Shuttle | 1987 | Operating |
| Behemoth | Bolliger & Mabillard | Hyper | May 4, 2008 | Operating |
| Dragon Fyre | Arrow Dynamics | Sit-Down | 1981 | Operating |
| Flight Deck | Vekoma | Inverted | 1995 | Operating |
| Fly | Mack Rides | Wild Mouse | May 2, 1999 | Operating |
| Ghoster Coaster | Curtis D. Summers | Wooden | 1981 | Operating |
| Leviathan | Bolliger & Mabillard | Giga | May 6, 2012 | Operating |
| Mighty Canadian Minebuster | Curtis D. Summers | Wooden | 1981 | Operating |
| Silver Streak | Vekoma | Inverted | May 6, 2001 | Operating |
| Taxi Jam | E&F Miler Industries | Kiddie | 1998 | Operating |
| Thunder Run | Mack Rides | Powered | May 23, 1981 | Operating |
| Time Warp | Zamperla | Flying | May 2, 2004 | Operating |
| Vortex | Arrow Dynamics | Suspended | May 12, 1991 | Operating |
| Wilde Beast | Curtis D. Summers | Wooden | 1981 | Operating |
| Wonder Mountain's Guardian | Triotech | Sit-Down | May 24, 2014 | Operating |
| Yukon Striker | Bolliger & Mabillard | Floorless | May 3, 2019 | Operating |
Past[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Relocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyRider | TOGO | Stand-Up | 1985 | 2014 | Cavallino Matto |
Attractions[edit | edit source]
Operating[edit | edit source]
Closed[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Whale of China | Mack Rides | Sea Storm | 1981 | 2003 | Relocated to Carowinds |
| Orbiter | HUSS | Enterprise | 1981 | 2018 | Scrapped |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Malcolm, Andrew. "A Theme Park Called Wonderland Opens Near Toronto". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/24/travel/a-theme-park-called-wonderland-opens-near-toronto.html. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
| Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | California's Great America • Canada's Wonderland • Carowinds • Cedar Point • Dorney Park • Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park • Kings Dominion • Kings Island • Knott's Berry Farm • Michigan's Adventure • Valleyfair • Worlds of Fun | ||||||||
| Former | Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom • Knott's Camp Snoopy | ||||||||