Canada's Wonderland during the COVID-19 Pandemic- May 24th, 2021

On the evening of May 24th, I decided to take a drive over to the city of Vaughan, as it has been eight months since I had last seen Canada's Wonderland. As the park remains closed due to the current on-going COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it would be interesting to take more photos of North America's most visited seasonal amusement park sitting idle. While not much has changed since my last visit, the photos I captured of the park during my recent visit to the area are different compared to the ones I had captured last September as the sun was slowly setting throughout the evening, allowing for some nice exposure shots!

Be sure to enjoy the photos of a temporarily closed Canada's Wonderland during its 40th anniversary, below!

My brother Scott and I arrived in the area just before 7pm. Pictured is a view from the GO carpool lot just North-east of the park.

Ghoster Coaster's lift hill just peaks above the embankment along HWY 400 near Major Mackenzie Drive. 

Yukon Striker has been patiently waiting for visitors to board its trains since it last operated in October 2019.

It is still quite odd to see all the rides and roller coasters sitting quietly during what would normally be a busy evening filled with tons of excitement!

The Bat and the majestic Wonder Mountain stand out among the hazy skies.

Here's a closeup of Vortex atop Wonder Mountain. Hopefully it will be able to thrill park visitors during its 30th anniversary at the park this summer!

The evening sun makes Yukon Striker and Behemoth stand out!

Wilde Beast is one of the three wooden roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland. All three are celebrating 40 years this season, along with Canada's Wonderland. The view of Wilde Beast from Major Mackenzie Drive is one that many park visitors don't often see.

Leviathan is still standing quietly at 306 feet tall.

This rabbit was hopping around the perimeter of Canada's Wonderland, enjoying the beautiful evening.

Dragon Fyre is an Arrow Dynamics custom looping coaster that opened with the park on May 23rd, 1981. It has been thrilling riders for forty years and was the first roller coaster of its kind in Canada when it debuted featuring two loops and two corkscrew inversions! Dragon Fyre's two loops look squished from this front-view shot!

The station of Leviathan sits empty and quiet as it waits for the park to reopen.

Flight Deck's lift hill peeks out from behind Wonder Mountain as the evening sun shines on it.

Hopefully by July this sign says something along the lines of "Open by reservation only".

From along Rutherford Road near the 400 overpass you can get some nice views of the park's skyline featuring Yukon Striker, Behemoth, Windseeker, Leviathan, and Drop Tower.

I am one who would never get tired of such a view!

Kingswood Music Theatre peeks out above the nearby trees which have grown taller over the years.

The Canada's Wonderland sign along the 400 still has Winterfest lighting on it from late-2019!

It'll be a great day when carloads of people will be able to zip along Canada's Wonderland Drive for a day filled with thrills again.

The sun was slowly lowering in the sky, allowing Canada's Wonderland's taller rides to stand out against the pale blue sky.

Here's a silhouette view of Behemoth's horseshoe turn around.

It's funny how I can feel the amount of airtime looking at this photo of one of Behemoth's hills!

The sun was setting on Behemoth and Leviathan, the massive Bolliger and Mabillard manufactured monsters of the park! 

Here is the aesthetically pleasing twisted helix finale of Behemoth.

Flight Deck's sidewinder inversion is visible from the parking lot through a gap in the trees.

Here is Leviathan sans lift hill as it was out of the frame. Although the track you do see in this shot would make for a nice launch coaster layout.

From this angle Flight Deck and Drop Tower are aligned with each other.

Here's a fiery sunset shot of Yukon Striker's lift hill.

I spy three roller coasters in this photo...

To finish off an evening walk around the perimeter of Canada's Wonderland sitting idle, here's a wide-angle shot of Behemoth as seen from the south-end of  the parking lot.

I hope you greatly enjoyed looking at these photos of Canada's Wonderland during these unique times! Hopefully the next time I share new photos of the park it will be from inside the park with the rides in full operation. Here's hoping for a July opening for Canada's Wonderland's 40th anniversary! Until then, continue to stay safe! :-)