List of Canada's Wonderland attractions

Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre (130 ha) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, a suburb directly north of Toronto and owned by Cedar Fair. When Canada's Wonderland first opened in 1981 under Kings Entertainment Company ownership, there were 26 attractions. Today, there are 69, including the attractions inside Splash Works, a water park adjacent to the main theme park.[1] Since the opening of the amusement park, at least one attraction has been added every year except 2009 and 2013.[2] In addition, SkyRider closed permanently in 2014; it was the only roller coaster to close in the park's history and was relocated to Italy.[3] SkyHawk, a Sky Roller by Gerstlauer Rides, and Flying Eagles from Larson International opened in 2016. The 2017 additions include Soaring Timbers and Muskoka Plunge and the 2018 additions include Lumberjack and Flying Canoes; Soaring Timbers, Lumberjack, and Flying Canoes are flat rides, while Muskoka Plunge is a water ride.

View of Canada's Wonderland from an airplane in 2011.
Aerial view of Canada's Wonderland in 2011, showing most of the park's attractions

Up until 1992, Canada's Wonderland did not have a water park. Eleven years after the park opened, Splash Works was constructed in the area surrounding the Mighty Canadian Minebuster.[2] Original plans and park maps during construction of the park show that the area that is now Splash Works and formerly White Water Canyon was originally planned to be a themed area called "Frontier Canada", a section of the park devoted to the Canadian wilderness.[4][5][6] Although this section became realized in 2019, albeit under Cedar Fair management, several of the elements that were to be included are scattered across the park before then.[4] Yukon Striker, a dive coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard, was added in 2019 in the Frontier Canada section to replace SkyRider.

For safety, Canada's Wonderland uses a ride rating system that classifies the attractions based on the intensity of the ride. The ratings vary from 1, for rides that are calm and gentle, to 5, for rides that have high speeds, aggressive forces, and rapid elevation changes. A separate set of ride ratings criteria is used for attractions inside Splash Works, though the rides are still rated on a scale from 1 to 5.[7]

Main theme park

Attractions located in the main theme park
RideImageRide manufacturerType or modelLocationRef(s)
Antique Carrousel Philadelphia Toboggan CompanyCarousel RideGrande World Exposition of 1890[8]
Backlot Stunt Coaster Premier RidesLaunched roller coasterAction Zone[9]
The Bat VekomaBoomerang roller coasterInternational Festival[10]
Beagle Brigade AirfieldZamperlaFlying TigersPlanet Snoopy[11]
Behemoth Bolliger & MabillardHypercoasterAction Zone[12]
Blast Off!S&S WorldwideFrog hopperKidZville[13]
Boo Blasters on Boo HillSally CorporationInteractive dark ridePlanet Snoopy[14]
Character Carrousel Chance RidesCarouselPlanet Snoopy[15]
Dragon Fyre Arrow DynamicsSteel roller coasterMedieval Faire[16]
Drop Tower: Scream Zone IntaminGiant DropMedieval Faire[17]
Flight Deck VekomaSuspended Looping CoasterGrande World Exposition of 1890[7][18]
The Fly Mack RidesWild Mouse roller coasterInternational Festival[19]
Flying CanoesPreston & BarbieriAvioFrontier Canada[20]
Flying EaglesLarson InternationalFlying EaglesKidZville[21]
Frequent FlyersBradley & KayeBalloonKidZville[22]
Ghoster Coaster Philadelphia Toboggan CompanyWooden roller coasterPlanet Snoopy[23]
Joe Cool's Dodgem SchoolLusse Brothers IncorporatedBumper carsPlanet Snoopy[7][24]
Jokey's JalopiesBradley & KayeAntique carsPlanet Snoopy[25]
Jumpin’ JetZamperlaCrazy BusKidZville[26][27]
KidZville Station Mack RidesTrain rideKidZville[28]
KlockwerksHussSwing AroundInternational Festival[29]
Krachenwagen Lusse Bros.Bumper carsInternational Festival[30]
Leviathan Bolliger & MabillardGiga coasterMedieval Faire[7][31]
Lucy's TugboatZamperlaRockin' Tug[32]Planet Snoopy[33]
LumberjackZamperlaHawk 48Frontier Canada[34]
Maplepark TreehouseChildren's playgroundKidZville[7]
Mighty Canadian Minebuster Canada's Wonderland Rides Company / TAFT Rides CompanyWooden roller coasterFrontier Canada[35]
Wilde KnightmaresHussUFOMedieval Faire[36]
PEANUTS 500ZamperlaSpeedwayPlanet Snoopy[37][38]
Psyclone MondialFrisbee/RevolutionGrande World Exposition of 1890[39]
The Pumpkin Patch SBF Visa GroupAir balloonsPlanet Snoopy[40][41]
Riptide MondialTop SpinMedieval Faire[42]
Sally's Love BuggiesPreston & BarbieriEurekaPlanet Snoopy[43]
Shockwave MondialTop ScanInternational Festival[44]
Silver Streak VekomaSuspended Family CoasterKidZville[7][45]
SkyHawkGerstlauer RidesSky RollerAction Zone[21]
Sledge Hammer HUSSGiant Jump 2Action Zone[46]
SlingShot FuntimeSling ShotAction Zone[47]
Snoopy's Racing RailwayART EngineeringFamily launch coasterPlanet Snoopy
Snoopy's RevolutionZamperlaChildren's ferris wheelPlanet Snoopy[48]
Snoopy's Space RaceIntaminMini EnterprisePlanet Snoopy[49]
Snoopy vs. Red BaronBradley & KayeJump Around[nb 2]Planet Snoopy[50]
Soaring TimbersMondialInfernoFrontier Canada[51]
Speed City Raceway[nb 1] J&J AmusementsGo-kart trackMedieval Faire[52]
SpinovatorMack RidesTeacupsMedieval Faire[53]
Sugar ShackZamperlaTeacupsKidZville[18]
Swan LakeBradley & KayeSwan ridePlanet Snoopy[54]
Swing of the Century ZiererWave SwingerGrande World Exposition of 1890[55]
Swing TimeZamperlaChildren's swingKidzVille[7][56]
Taxi JamE&F Miler IndustriesChildren's roller coasterKidzVille[57]
Thunder Run Mack RidesPowered roller coasterInternational Festival[58]
Timberwolf FallsHopkins RidesShoot-the-ChutesFrontier Canada[59]
Time Warp ZamperlaVolareGrande World Exposition of 1890[60]
Treetop AdventureCaripro Amusement TechnologyTramKidZville[61]
Tundra TwisterMondialAvalanche (Swinging pendulum ride with free-swinging gondolas)Frontier Canada
Viking's Rage HUSSPirate BoatMedieval Faire[62]
Vortex Arrow DynamicsSteel suspended roller coasterFrontier Canada[63]
White Water Canyon IntaminRiver rapids rideFrontier Canada[7][64]
Wilde BeastTaft BroadcastingWooden roller coasterMedieval Faire[65]
WindSeeker MondialWind SeekerAction Zone[66][67]
Wonder Mountain's Guardian Triotech4D interactive dark rideInternational Festival[68][69]
Woodstock WhirlybirdsSBF Visa GroupSatellitePlanet Snoopy[70][71]
Yukon Striker Bolliger & MabillardDive CoasterFrontier Canada[72]

Splash Works

The amusement park is also home to Splash Works, a water park with a number of rides and attractions.

Splash Works opened in 1992, eleven years after Canada's Wonderland opened.[2] Four years later, Canada's Wonderland expanded the water park by adding Whitewater Bay (a wave pool), The Pump House (an interactive children's playground), and The Black Hole (an enclosed water slide).[2] There were two more expansions in 1999 and 2002, introducing new slides and attractions to the water park.[5]

12 years later, the park announced that Splash Works would receive a new water slide, Typhoon, and an interactive aquatic playground, Splash Station.[73]

In 2017, Muskoka Plunge opened, replacing the former Body Blast. 2018 saw the addition of two new children's slides & the renovation of the Splash Island Kiddie Pool, transforming the area into Lakeside Lagoon. The 2020 season introduced Mountain Bay Cliffs, a cliff-jumping attraction featuring platforms of various heights that guests can jump off of into a large pool. The opening of the attraction was delayed to the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some attractions require a personal flotation device (PFD; "lifejacket") in order to ride.

Attractions located in Splash Works
Ride NameRide ManufacturerType/ModelYear Opened
Barracuda BlasterProSlide TechnologyBowl water slide2002
The Black HoleProSlide TechnologyEnclosed water slide1996
Lakeside LagoonChildren's pool and water slides2018
Lazy RiverWater TechnologyLazy river1992
Moosehorn FallsWhiteWater WestBoomerango-style raft slide2024
Mountain Bay CliffsCliff jumping-style attraction2021
Muskoka PlungeSplashTacular4 trapdoor-style speed slides2017
The PlungeProSlide TechnologyFamily raft water slide1999
The Pump HouseSpecialized Component Supply Co.Interactive aquatic playground1999
TyphoonProSlide TechnologyTornado 122015
Riptide RacerProSlide Technology8-lane mat racer water slide2002
SpraygroundInteractive water playground2002
Splash Island WaterwaysProSlide TechnologyChildren's raft water slide2002
Splash StationInteractive aquatic playground2015
Super SoakerProSlide TechnologyFamily raft water slide1999
Whirl WindsProSlide Technology2 intertwining speed slides1992
Whitewater BayAquatic Amusements Associates Ltd.Wave pool1996

Notes

  1. ^ Denotes the requirement that guests pay an additional fee for the ride or attraction.
  2. ^ Denotes that the ride is similar to another manufacturer's model name.[74]

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