Moved from. [56] The five original sections include International Street, Medieval Faire, Grande World Exposition of 1890 (renamed Action Zone; Grande World Exposition of 1890 returned in 2019 by renaming a portion of Action Zone), International Festival, and the Happyland of Hanna-Barbera (divided into more than one children's area since 1998). Moved to its current location in 2001 after the introduction of Shockwave. Rider Height and Safety Guide. [45], Due to the pandemic, the 2020 edition of Toronto's original Santa Claus Parade - which is normally held on the streets in Downtown Toronto in previous years - was pre-recorded from Canada's Wonderland with no spectators on site and was broadcast on prime time on 5 December 2020. A Hawk 48 that is located beside Soaring Timbers. During the Halloween season, it is re-themed as the "Haunted" Thunder Run, with a darker tunnel and more strobe lights, fog machines, and black-light lit scenes featuring the "skeletons" of miners.[18]. The park has two public entrances and one entrance for staff, deliveries, and buses. In 1996, Splash Works expanded, with a new water slide, a wave pool and a new child-friendly water playground (The Black Hole, White Water Bay and The Pump House). [49], The park has several themed areas. Designed as a dive coaster from manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the general public on 3 May 2019 in place of SkyRider, a roller coaster that was removed from the park in 2014. The 1-minute and 54-second ride features 40 seats facing outwards that rotate from a central pendulum as the ride reaches its maximum arc angle of 120 degrees. The ride spins around on an angle while guests (restrained on the seats) are spun around at almost every possible angle the ride operates on. In addition to Leviathan, Canada's Wonderland also opened the Dinosaurs Alive! Lumberjack is a thrill ride that takes guests to heights of 23 metres (75 ft) on two swinging axe-themed pendulums, propelling them into a looping 360-degree experience. Professional divers perform acrobatic dives off a 18 metres (60 ft) platform from Wonder Mountain's Victoria Falls into the pool below . Unlike the use of replica Eiffel Towers at Kings Island and Kings Dominion, Wonder Mountain, the park's centrepiece, appears at the end of the street. Wild Beast was modeled after the defunct Wildcat coaster at Cincinnati's Coney Island and is one of four original roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland. The ride uses a drive motor with a rubber wheel in the front of the train to drive it around the track, rather than a traditional lift. For additional information, download the guide below. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. The park holds a number of Canadian records, among them the most roller coasters, with 17. [26] Canada's Wonderland stated that the total cost for the show was approximately $1 million,[28] with 16 million different colours and 300,000 LED lights. Available to riders for an additional upcharge fee, the experience is co-developed with Mack Rides, a German amusement ride company. It is modelled after the Wildcat coaster at. Canada's Wonderland is tied with Ohio's Cedar Point for the second-biggest collection of roller roasters at 17. And as the second-largest roller coaster in Canada (second only to Canada's Wonderland's Leviathan), this is no easy feat. [44], The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the park remaining closed for the 2020 season. In 1994, when Paramount Pictures (later Viacom) purchased the property, the name of the park changed to include the word Paramount, a practice Paramount Parks implemented with all of its parks in 1993. [62] The area is themed after a boom town found during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush, with most of its inspiration coming from Dawson City, Yukon, and its surrounding area. Splash Works also received its third and most current upgrade, with the addition of a child water playground area called Splash Island and the removal of Pipeline. Halloween Haunt runs in the late evenings on October weekends. It is the shortest and least intense coaster in the park and makes two passes. It is the first ride of its kind in North America. It was also described as part of a "roller coaster renaissance" where theme parks distinguished itself by introducing bigger and faster rides to attract guests. The ride opened as the tenth roller coaster in the park, as a part of the brand-new KidZville which opened in 1998. Three children were sent to hospital as a precautionary measure. Planet Snoopy is a section of the park themed after the comic strip Peanuts. In 2019, Canada's Wonderland introduced the world's longest, tallest and fastest dive roller coaster - Yukon Striker! The section operated as a part of Action Zone until 2019, when the eastern portion of Action Zone reverted to its original name and world fair theming. Construction began immediately and continued on to early 1981. It is bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Jane Street to the east, Major Mackenzie Drive to the north and an access road approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Rutherford Road to the south. The Wonderland promoters were able to convince the province to amend the planning policy for the region, and the park secured infrastructure improvements, including a highway overpass and sewage systems, that were expanded and built out to the site. The attraction is a 4-D interactive dark ride/ roller coaster with animations from Montreal-based Triotech. A Mondial Top Scan that is located on the former site of Klockwerks before the attraction was relocated within the park. Fast Lane is Canada's Wonderland's two-line system since 2012, which is also implemented at other Cedar Fair parks. Canada's Wonderland is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Vaughan Mills and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station of the Toronto subway system. At this point Canada's Wonderland Continues to use Action theatre South and Action Theatre North was closed and now used as a Haunt Attraction During the park's Haunt season. Canada's Wonderland was also responsible for changing the master development plan for the province of Ontario. We are committed to providing our guests with a safe environment and enjoyable day. One of the KidZville rides, and originally a Kids Kingdom ride, Jumbo Bumps, was removed to make way for these three rides and the new section. In addition to these two attractions, the park announced an expansion to the Splash Island pool (located in Splash Works), which would double the size of the pool and include new interactive water features and children's slides. Canadian companies were partners on the preliminary design and engineering of the project. Roller Coaster; Steel; Sit Down; Extreme; Shuttle; Make: Vekoma Model: Other / Boomerang. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. Riders plunge down a 15-metre (50 ft) drop into a pool of water that soaks riders. Using a format borrowed from sister parks Kings Island and Kings Dominion, both sides of the street are lined with shops, including souvenir shops, clothing stores, restaurants, and candy stores. However, rides such as Drop Tower: Scream Zone and Speed City Raceway have no medieval theme. Replaced the Splash Island Kid's Pool. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. It is one of the five roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981, and is one of three wooden coasters at Canada's Wonderland, modelled after a ride at, A steel custom looping roller coaster manufactured by, A wooden roller coaster. The spectacular opening ceremony included 10,000 helium balloons, 13 parachutists, 350 white doves, and a pipe band. The three areas were themed as Yogi's Woods, Scoobyville, and Bedrock; the first was converted to Smurf Village in 1984 and the last also had a marine mammal show held at the Bedrock Aquarium. In 1998, the park expanded by adding KidZville, which was mainly designed for infants and children. These guests enter either at the ride's exit or get a time from the associate at the beginning of the ride, such as Wonder Mountain's Guardian, Leviathan, Behemoth, and Yukon Striker. Riders traverse through a wooded forest with rapids, drops, waterfalls and other water effects. As of July 2020 Coaster type: Dive Height of drop: 245 feet (75 metres) *includes underground tunnel Top Speed: 130 km/h (80 mph) Inversions: 4 Length: 3,625 feet (1,105 metres) Duration: 3 minutes, 25 seconds Trains: 3 Riders per Train: 24 Currently the only ride of its kind in the world. Taft was concerned about opposition and flew a group of opponents and regional councillors to Mason, Ohio (near Cincinnati) to show them the positive impact of one of its theme parks on the local community. A canoe-themed interactive family ride based on. In 1986, the ride was relocated to Wonder Mountain. On 26 August 2016, Canada's Wonderland announced that a new flat ride would be added in the 2017 season: Soaring Timbers (a Mondial Inferno). Was originally known as, A wooden roller coaster. Frontier Canada is the newest themed section of the park, debuting for the 2019 season. Spooktacular was open on weekends during the daytime, while Fearfest remained open at night. For additional information, download the Guest Assistance Guide. [19] Fearfest got renamed to Halloween Haunt and Spooktacular to Camp Spooky. Take a 360, VR, video ride on Canada's Wonderland Leviathan roller coaster - YouTube.