Canada's Wonderland - June 25th, 2026

 What a great 9 and a half hours Scott and I had at Canada's Wonderland for our fourth visit of the season!

The threat of rain and storms kept many away, allowing for us to get on many rides with little to no waits all day long! Thankfully the weather never materialized, only giving a very light sprinkle of rain for a few minutes in the mid-afternoon! It was nice taking in the park at a leisurely pace, re-riding some of our favourite rides a few times.

Be sure to check out the photos and updates from our great fourth visit of the season at Canada's Wonderland! 😄🎢

As we pulled into the parking lot before 9:20am, AlpenFury was testing!

Once inside, we immediately headed over to AlpenFury as there were very few guests in the park this morning due to the potential threat of rain and storms in the afternoon.

We arrived at AlpenFury, being on the first train of the day! To our surprise, they opened the ride 15 minutes before the rest of the park opened! 

The early opening allowed me to get back on for my second ride of the day on AlpenFury before 10am! My second ride was in the front row, something I hadn't experienced on AlpenFury before! It was awesome seeing the inversions coming at you as you speed along!

After two exhilarating back to back rides on AlpenFury, we got on Vortex at 10am. It was riding very well on this cooler day!

Scott and I then got on The Fly as it was a walk-on. The brakes hit quite hard during this visit! 🤕I hadn't been gut-punched on it in quite a while!😂

Afterwards, we ventured across the park to ride the recently re-tracked Mighty Canadian Minebuster! It rode just as well as it did during our visit on June 11th! I just absolutely love it!

After another amazing ride on Mighty Canadian Minebuster, we went on Yukon Striker as it too was also a walk-on.

After a great ride on Yukon Striker, we then rode Behemoth!

With it getting on to 11am, we ventured over to White Water Canyon!

With the light crowds, we managed to be the first-riders of the day on White Water Canyon. It was so quiet, we got to go around twice without getting off! The couple Scott and I were seated with in the raft had a blast predicting who would get soaked! 😂

After two fun cycles on White Water Canyon, Scott and I went to Lazy Bear Lodge for our first meal of the day. Here's a tasty serving of chicken drumsticks with a side of smashed potatoes. The drumsticks seemed larger this time, which was nice to see as they've been quite small on previous visits.

As the park was rather quiet, I took my first ride on the 2026 season on Wilde Beast. Sadly I didn't get my usual seat (first row, second car), I did have a decent ride in the front row of the third car. I do hope the park tackles Wilde Beast with a retracking like the one Mighty Canadian Minebuster received, as it is greatly needed!

The sun came out as we got in line for Leviathan. All day long it had an under 10 minute wait!

We then took a ride on Spinovator.

Grande World Expo is set up for Celebration Canada happening from July 1st to 5th, 2026.

Recently, The DareDeviler (formerly Flight Deck) received some modifications to the supports leading into the brake run. I wonder if this has anything to do with the new trains? The notches made in the supports would make you think so. Hopefully it is ready to reopen with the new trains soon!
Of interest, the Grande World Eatery located across the way had staff cleaning inside. Maybe it will be reopening soon as it has yet to serve guests this season.  It reopened on Saturday, June 27.

We took a spin on Swing of the Century. The double seats are proving to be quite popular!

I then took a ride on Psyclone, as I hadn't been on it since Winterfest!

From one Mondial ride to the next! While riding Tundra Twister, I had a thrilling ride as the gondola slowly rolled upside down nearly 150 feet above the ground!

As it was a very quiet day at the park, we headed over to KidzVille and Planet Snoopy to ride the roller coaster there! Up first was a backrow ride on Silver Streak.

The we rode Taxi Jam, because why not! 😂 We took our seats in the first and second cars! The hangtime on the first drop sure is something! 🤣

We then took a ride on Ghoster Coaster, where I sat in the front row and Scott sat in the second row! The airtime hits differently on the first drop when seated in the front!

We then had a backrow ride on Snoopy's Racing Railway! It's always a fun ride!

Before leaving Planet Snoopy, we took a ride on Boo Blasters. Sadly our guns weren't working too well. I hope it gets a refurbishment/upgrade soon!

On our way from Planet Snoopy, we noticed The Bat had no line, so we took a ride on it! It was thrilling as usual!

The line for AlpenFury was short, so I took a thrilling third ride of the day on it!

It sure was a great day for many rides on AlpenFury as it usually has a wait of 1 hour or more!

Due to some wind gusts that did sweep across the area throughout the morning and early afternoon, Drop Tower was operating intermittently. We saw it operating again, so we quickly got in line!

In the late-afternoon, we had a second meal of the day at the Après Poutinerie. It's funny how right now at Canada's Wonderland, the second best meal is Poutine!

For desert, I had a very delicious broken cookie sundae from the Cookie Cafe! This time it was served with two types of cookies, chocolate chip and double chocolate chunk!

After I had the broken cookie sundae, we rode Wonder Mountain's Guardian. It too had a very short wait, of about 10 minutes!

We then took a ride on Thunder Run which was a walk-on! I do hope they bring the chaser lights back at the end of the ride as they add to the experience!

Afterwards, I took another spin on Tundra Twister, then Scott and I took another ride on the amazing Mighty Canadian Minebuster followed by a relaxing ride on the Antique Carousel!

Here we are before the ride began!

It looks like the Christmas trees used during Wintefest have been removed from the former station of Time Warp since our last visit.

We then took a ride on Krachenwagen on our way back to Medieval Faire.

Our final rides of the day were on Drop Tower and Leviathan!

Ending your day with one last ride on Leviathan is always a great choice!

Here is Scott and I before heading home! We had an amazing time at the park today and look forward to our next visit in a few weeks! 🙂🎢

Canada's Wonderland - June 11th, 2026

 Today (June 11th) marked my 3rd visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland!

It was a hot and humid day with moderate crowds. During this visit I managed to get on 13 different rides, including the recently retracked Mighty Canadian Minebuster! It is a truly amazing, super smooth wooden coaster now with the second half of the course retracked during this past off-season! I also noticed they added a small airtime hill before the helix, which is a nice touch!

To cool down, my brother Scott and I took a ride on White Water Canyon, which had both the geysers and the waterfalls operating! It was nice to see them both operating and getting guests wet on this humid day!

Overall it was a great visit despite the rides being shut down due to passing active weather during the last hour and a half of our visit. Be sure to checkout out the photos from our visit, below! 🙂🎢

After visiting Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Kentucky Kingdom the prior week with my mom, it was nice to be back at Canada's Wonderland! Our day at Canada's Wonderland started off as cloudy, but very warm and humid!

Once inside, we made our way over to AlpenFury!

Shortly after 10am, AlpenFury opened for the day! We were on the first few trains of the day. It was lightly raining during our ride!

Up next was a ride on The Bat!

Scott and I then took an intense ride on Shockwave! I love it when the gondola stalls upside down as you head towards the ground!

We then took a ride on Vortex! We sat in the second car today! The swinging once you hit the brake run is insane!

Here's a look at one of the trains on AlpenFury exiting the top hat inversion atop Wonder Mountain!

For our first meal of the day, we ate at lazy bear Lodge and ordered the chicken drumsticks with a side of rice and a ciabatta bun. It was all very tasty and fresh today!

Here's a view of Vortex from the balcony at Lazy Bear Lodge.

After our meal, we ventured over to White Water Canyon! To our surprise and delight, both the geysers and waterfalls were operating, increasing the chance of cooling down!

I then took a spin cycle ride on Tundra Twister to dry off! I don't normally sit on the left gondola (when looking at the ride from the path) on the far side when riding Tundra Twister. Maybe it's just me, but I always feel this gondola gives more upside down action due to how Tundra Twister is programed to operate! It was fun flipping upside down nearly 150 feet in the air!

I was most excited to get back on Mighty Canadian Minebuster since it reopened over two weeks ago after the second half of it track was replaced! The ride was super smooth and really fun! I was able to ride with my hands up the entire ride, including during the helix! It's just so amazing! I look forward to riding Mighty Canadian Minebuster again on my next visit!

Up next was a thrilling ride on Behemoth!

It was operating quite well today! Although I did notice the red train to be quite rattly compared to the orange and yellow trains.

I then took a ride on Backlot Stunt Coaster. The white train is still being worked on. Hopefully it is fully operational again soon. Despite currently operating with two trains, the crew at Backlot Stunt Coaster kept the line moving!

Here's the red train speeding towards the station!

Here you can see some of the retracking (at the bottom of the photo, just above the white pickup trucks) on the helix of Mighty Canadian Minebuster from the exit path of Backlot Stunt Coaster. I also need to mention that the tunnel on Mighty Canadian Minebuster is now more open, making it less dark and loud than it once was!

The DareDeviler looks great with its new paint scheme!

The hanging baskets in Action Zone are quite beautiful and vibrant!

SledgeHammer is still down, but I heard it was being worked on earlier in the week. I can't wait for it to reopen soon, with its new hydraulic pumps!

Since our last visit on May 21st, a storage bin was put at Swing of the Century. It's an interesting decision as everyone is so used to putting their loose articles along the fence of the ride!

The newly installed double seats are a popular choice among park guests!

Here's a look at the new trains on The DareDeviler! Here's hoping the testing commences soon as I cannot wait to ride!

The paint job on The DareDeviler was touched up since our last visit. The queue structures and station were also repainted. It looks amazing!

The Brew and BBQ Festival is set up in Grande World Expo. It runs on weekends until June 21st.

Scott and I then took a ride on Wonder Mountain's Guardian. It appears all of the cars are fully functional! Afterwards, I purchased a blue ice cream from the Cookie Cafe with my additional 10% off food and beverage pass park available for the month of June.

While eating my blue ice cream cone, the rain came down for a bit. After it let up, Scott and I took a spin on Dragon Fyre just before all the rides went down due to active weather in the surrounding area.

While we waited for rides to hopefully reopen, we ate our second meal at Lazy Bear Lodge. Here are chicken tenders with a side of chili lime corn. It was very delicious!

Here's a closeup look at one of the beautiful hanging baskets near Lazy Bear Lodge.

During my previous visit to the park, I forgot to capture a photo of the new path that leads to the hill behind Lazy Bear Lodge. It looks quite nice!

The only ride open during our last hour and a half of being at the park was the Antique Carousel.

Here's myself, our mom, and Scott taking a spin on this classic.

Before heading out, I took one last photo of The DareDeviler with dark clouds behind it! It's new paint scheme of gold and aqua green sure make it stand out! Hopefully it is open by our next visit! 🙂