Canada's Wonderland - September 11th, 2026

 On the evening of September 11th, my brother Scott and I went to Canada's Wonderland for an evening of Oktoberfest fun!

We had a fun four hours taking in the sights of Oktoberfest being held in Medieval Faire, enjoying some of the great food served during the event! We also managed to get on quite a few rides too.

Be sure to enjoy the photos from my ninth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! 🙂🥨🎢

We arrived at the park just before 5:30pm for an evening of Oktoberfest, held at the park on select days from September 11th to 20th, 2026.

The sun was shining brightly as the evening began to cool down.

Oktoberfest is set up in Medieval Faire in front of Canterbury Theatre.

Our first ride of the evening was on Leviathan.

Up next was a ride on Vortex!

Recently the park's maintenance team has installed new shock absorbers on Vortex on the first half of the trains. These new shocks prevent the cars from swinging insanely as you hit the brake run. While they decrease the swinging of the cars, I guess they do help by putting less stress on the track caused by the swinging of the cars over the years, ultimately (hopefully) increasing the life span of Vortex as it is celebrating 35 years of operation this year.

We then walked back over to Medieval Faire for a ride on Drop Tower.

We then went over to Oktoberfest for a meal.

Here is one of the Oktoberfest performers.

Here were the offerings at this year's addition of Oktoberfest. The Oktoberfest Flatbread was new.

Here's a look at the food options that could be ordered during this year's Oktoberfest event!

I ordered the chicken schnitzel with a side of herbed spaetzle.

The chicken schnitzel was served on a soft pretzel bun. It was all very delicious. Scott ordered the Oktoberfest Flatbread with a side of apple sauce.

There were German music performers playing at Oktoberfest.

The crowd seemed to be enjoying their music!

After a delicious meal, I ordered the Everything Pretzels with Obatzda cheese spread. They were quite soft and very tasty, too!

The Happy Wanderers really brought the spirit of Oktoberfest to the park!

Here's another performer, a juggler juggling pins above his head!

After eating and enjoying the Oktoberfest festivities, we took a ride on Dragon Fyre.

We then took a spin on Spinovator.

We then began to venture to the Frontier Canada and Action Zone sections of the park. On our way over, we noticed the park has began to set up for Halloween Haunt, which begins on September 25th.

We took a thrilling ride on Tundra Twister! We managed to get some good rocking action during this cycle!

Up next was a ride on Mighty Canadian Minebuster. Once we got on, the sun had set, giving us an amazing night ride!

Up next was a ride on Behemoth! It sures flies after dark!

We then rode Sledge Hammer which was fun as always!

We then took a night ride on The DareDeviler!

It still rides very good with the new trains that were introduced this summer! I like how this photo turned out, making the orange train just a blur!

We then walked back over to AlpenFest. On our way over, I captured this beautiful nighttime view of the Royal Fountain from the bridge on International Street.

Wonder Mountain was also quite beautiful at night.

We then hopped on Thunder Run. It seemed faster than usual! Maybe it was, or the cooler weather was giving that illusion.

Scott decided to sit out on AlpenFury, my final ride of the night!

Here's the inverted top hat element peaking out behind the peaks of Wonder Mountain.

With my single use Fast Lane pass thanks to my Prestige pass, I got on AlpenFury in just a little over 5 minutes! The train looks ghostly at night as it zips into the depths of Wonder Mountain! My last ride of the day was amazing as I got a backrow seat on AlpenFury! It's a very fun night ride!

After a great evening of Oktoberfest and rides, it was time to go home! Thanks for checking out the photos from our visit to Canada's Wonderland! 🙂

Canada's Wonderland - August 31st, 2026

 What a great way to end the month of August! 🎢

Today I made my eighth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland with my mom! With it being rainy most of the day, I managed to get on a total of 26 different rides in 8 hours, with a re-ride on White Water Canyon and Vortex and two additional rides on AlpenFury! I took up on a free single play of the basketball game through my pass perk. While I didn't win, it was worth a shot.

Also during my visit, I checked out the wooden markings that recently appeared on the former land of Time Warp. The markings are looking to be for a roller coaster or other tracked attraction, but only time will tell! 👀

Overall it was a great day, as my last weekday visit of the season! I'm greatly looking forward to weekend visits at the park this Fall! Enjoy the photos of my visit, below! 🙂

It sure was raining quite hard when we pulled into the parking lot on the last day of August!

With a water resistant jacket on, I was prepared to ride!

I was going to make AlpenFury my first ride of the day, but it was having technical difficulties. So, there was no early ride time to be had on AlpenFury during this visit! 🙁

Instead, I made my first ride of the day on Thunder Run!

I then took a ride on Vortex, which felt insanely fast in the rain!

My mom and I then ventured down to Action Zone where I took a ride on Behemoth. All the rides, including the larger coasters were practically walk-ons all day!

With line lines being non-existent in the morning, I then hopped onto Backlot Stunt Coaster. It looks like the sign shop finally made an arrow at the entrance of Backlot Stunt Coaster to prevent people from going down the exit path by mistake!

My next ride was on Mighty Canadian Minebuster. It was absolutely flying with the rain on the tracks!

I then dived 230 feet on Yukon Striker! Luckily the rain had let up a bit by the time I got on it!

I then had a solo ride on Tundra Twister, which gave some good stalls and a head dive towards the ground!

As it was 11am, I ventured to White Water Canyon where I got two laps on it as the line was non-existent! It's hard to believe Labour Day is just around the corner!

After having two rides on White Water Canyon, I got lunch at Lazy Bear Lodge. I ordered the chicken drumsticks with a side of smashed potato wedges. The chicken drumstick meal is now served with three drumsticks.

After lunch, I took my first ride of the day on AlpenFury! Front row rides are still very insane!

Speaking of insane, Shockwave was giving insane rides with many flips during this visit!

I then took a ride on The Bat as it had a less than 5 minute wait!

After The Bat, a solo ride on Drop Tower was next! There's something about being the only one on a ride high above the ground! 😅

Once back on the ground, I rode Leviathan! I hadn't been in the second row in a while, so that was a nice change!

Medieval Faire was quite foggy throughout the day!

Up next was a spin-dry cycle ride on Spinovator.

I then took a spin on the classic Dragon Fyre.

To my surprise, a modified version of Watchtower dive show on Arthur's Baye in Medieval Faire went on at 1:30pm.

Regardless of the rain, the performers did some high diving stunts!

The flowers around the park did very well this summer with all the rain they received!

After I rode many rides in Medieval Faire, we headed over to the Grande World Expo.

The DareDeviler stands out on rainy days with its new paint scheme.

Sadly the Grande World Eatery is closed once again. Hopefully it reopens this Fall!

Since my last visit to Canada's Wonderland on August 14th, a new wooden fence and markings have appeared on the land of the former Time Warp.

The markings even went along the queue of The DareDeviler, near Kingswood.

Today I got a front row ride on The DareDeviler! It is just so much fun with the new trains!

Here's a closer look at the new fence put up around the former land of Time Warp.

One would think that many markings must indicate something big is coming to the park.

Here's a close-up on one of the markings by the former station of Time Warp.

Here's another one near the former entrance of Time Warp.

The temporary fencing has been removed, reveling the old entrance of the former Time Warp roller coaster. I am guessing the theming will be reused for whatever is coming next!

There are more markings heading up towards the Kingswood Event building.

The window on the former box office to Kingswood Music Theatre was boarded up after being open for the past few years.

My Mom and I took a spin on the Antique Carousel.

Here's my mom and I on the Antique Carousel.

Sadly the floor of the Antique Carousel is quite dirty.

After a relaxing ride on Antique Carousel, I took a thrilling ride on Sledge Hammer!

I then took a ride on Psyclone, facing the sky on today's ride!

Afterwards, I took a spin on Swing of the Century. The double seats are even popular on rainy days!

During this visit I had possibly my worst ride on Krachenwagen. The floor was wet from the rain, causing the cars not to move very well, causing pile ups on the floor!

Klockwerks was providing a swinging time in the rain!

I then took another ride on Vortex, this time in the middle of the train.

The line was really short for AlpenFury, so I took another ride on it!

I then had my second meal of the day from Apres Poutinerie in AlpenFest. The cheese actually melted a bit, which was good!

I then walked over to Planet Snoopy for a ride on Ghoster Coaster...

Followed by a ride on Snoopy's Racing Railway!

As it was a very quiet, rainy day at the park, I even took Taxi Jam for a spin in Kidzville. 😂

On my way out of Kidzville, I took a ride on the fun Flying Eagles!

One of the pass perks this month was a free single play at the basketball game. Due to the rain, the game by Wonder Mountain was closed for most of the day. Luckily it opened in the late-afternoon. I gave it a shot, but didn't get the ball in the net! I was very close!

Before heading out, I took a third ride on AlpenFury! Three rides on AlpenFury in one day is really good in my books!

Here's my mom and I before heading home! 🙂