My fifth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland was all about AlpenFury!
It started off with Scott and I joining a long line for AlpenFury, the new for 2025 launched roller coaster, which just officially opened this past Saturday, July 12th! With it being the third day of operation for AlpenFury, the longest we waited was 1 hour and fifty minutes in the regular line, which kept moving!
It was well worth the wait as AlpenFury is an amazing launch coaster that launches you out of Wonder Mountain, into a series of 9 inversions spread throughout its layout that heads towards the front of the park and back towards the mountain! I really enjoyed how the train whips through the inversions, making for a really fun and wild ride! 🔥❄
After riding AlpenFury we grabbed some lunch and then rode some other rides and roller coasters as the rest of the park wasn't very busy due to the heat. Also, AlpenFury took in a lot of the crowd!
I would rejoin the AlpenFury line again later in the day for a second ride before leaving for the day! It was a great day filled with two great rides on AlpenFury! I look forward to riding it again!
Be sure to enjoy the photos of AlpenFury from today's visit! 🙂
Scott, our mom, and I arrived in the parking lot just before 9am in anticipation of riding AlpenFury!
Many visitors were eager to ride AlpenFury!
A corporate buyout event had occurred during the morning, so it was interesting watching people ride AlpenFury before the park opened!
Here's a glimpse of the orange train launching out of Wonder Mountain into the first inversion, a top hat element!
Once the rope dropped, Scott and I joined the line for AlpenFury, as our mom waited in the shade. The line was very long, but continuously moved during our wait!
The downside to the queue was the lack of shade. Hopefully a shade structure gets added soon as quite a few guests were affected by the heat while waiting to ride AlpenFury. Two misting fans had been set up to offer some relief from the heat.
The queue is wedged between the AlpenFury station and The Fly in the reimagined AlpenFest.
The station is quite high above the ground!
Here's Scott and I in line for AlpenFury!
The top hat element is visible from the queue.
The underside of AlpenFury's brake run is the only shade in the queue. Hopefully some shade gets added to AlpenFury's queue soon!
When we got in line, we were out the queue, but for the remainder of the day, it was contained within the queue railings and not the temporary fencing seen on the far left side.
The station for AlpenFury is quite detailed, including the light fixtures that have an Alpen theme!
From the stairs, just before entering the station, you can get a great view of AlpenFury's trains being launched into Wonder Mountain!
AlpenFury was manufactured by premier Rides, who over the past 15 years have greatly improved their roller coasters! AlpenFury loads very quickly as the trains are very open and only feature a lap bar restraint!
Here's the blue train going into the depths of Wonder Mountain!
From the stairs leading into the station of AlpenFury, you can get some awesome views of Shockwave!
After an exhilarating ride on AlpenFury, I captured this photo of the station. You can see the small bin system that AlpenFury uses for loose articles.
Once you exit AlpenFury, you head into the Alpen Outfitters gift shop. It has many AlpenFury and Canada's Wonderland souvenirs. Eventually it will be home to on-ride photo sales too!
On the exterior of the store is this beautiful clock with Alpen-inspired figurines. The clock chimes every 15 minutes as the figurines spin around!
Here's a look at the entrance for AlpenFury. While formally the High Striker game building, the structure was originally used as the entrance for Blauer Enzian, before it was moved into Wonder Mountain as Thunder Run in 1986. It's an interesting piece of history and one that works so well!
Here's Scott and I after our first ride on AlpenFury!
For lunch I headed to Lazy Bear Lodge. I ordered the smoked hickory chicken with a side of smashed potatoes. They were really good this time!
After lunch, I captured more photos and a video of AlpenFury!
It is almost as fun to watch AlpenFury as it is to ride!
As for any new ride, they do experience temporary down time. AlpenFury had gone down for a little while in the early afternoon. Here is the blue train running along the track empty.
AlpenFury is quite photogenic, even under a hazy and smoky sky!
The trains gracefully pass through the track over the pathway to Grande World Exposition of 1890. Below is an off-ride video of AlpenFury I made during my visit!
After capturing some photos and a video of AlpenFury, it was finally time to ride some other rides! Scott and I took in a ride on Sledge Hammer, which didn't have much of a wait.
Up next was a lap on Behemoth. It's queue was under 25 minutes!
Afterwards, I took a ride on Tundra Twister which was practically a walk-on. It's hard to believe this majestic ride is two years old!
Afterwards, Scott and I took a ride on White Water Canyon. Unfortunately we didn't get wet while riding White Water Canyon on this hot day! After our ride on White Water Canyon, we tried getting soaked on Timberwolf Fall's bridge, but it went down as we got there! So there was no real cooling down for us during this visit!🤣
AlpenFury reopened, so I joined the queue as Scott and our mom found some shade. The queue was only half-full as AlpenFury had just reopened after being down for a bit.
Here's the orange train going through the top hat element after being launched out of Wonder Mountain!
Unfortunately during my wait in line, AlpenFury went temporarily down twice. With the small delays, I waited one hour and 20 minutes for my second ride on this amazing roller coaster! Here's a look towards Leviathan from the stairs of AlpenFury.
Here's a train full of passengers pulling into the station after an exhilarating ride! on AlpenFury!
Here's a look at the front of the station from the exit side.
After another ride on AlpenFury I headed back to Lazy Bear Lodge to cool off and to enjoy my second meal of the day. I had ribs and smashed potatoes. The ribs were a little over-cooked and a bit dry.
To finish our day at the park, Scott and I took a spin on Swing of the Century.
Here's a look at the blue train on AlpenFury zipping through the Skyflyer loop!
After a successful day at the park, it was time to head home as we were feeling exhausted from the heat! Hopefully more rides on AlpenFury are in my future! 🙂
On July 7th, 2025 I made my fourth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! While it was quite hot and humid for most of the day, I made the most of it by going on many rides thanks to the short lines, getting on 17 different rides!
During my visit, I got to see AlpenFury testing and rode Mighty Canadian Minebuster which recently reopened after receiving a retracking on the first half of the ride by Gravity Group during the off-season. It was a great visit spent with my brother Scott and our mom!
Enjoy the photos and updates below! 🙂
It was a bright and sunny morning when the gates opened at 9:30am.
While waiting for the rides to open for the day, I captured a couple of photos of AlpenFury's track. It is just so twisted!
While not yet open, the layout and elements on AlpenFury look really fun!
After rope drop, Scott and I headed to Vortex. On our way over, I took some photos of the updates made since my last visit two and a half weeks ago. The AlpenFury sign is now in place!
In the newly transformed AlpenFest area are some new games. I really like how this whack-a-mole type game turned out! The glow-up of the structure looks really nice and fits in very well with the newly transformed section!
Gone are the arcade games that were there over the past couple of years. There are now games of skill such as balloon popping and muck buckets in the former rising waters building on the way to Vortex.
Today when riding Vortex, we were assigned to the back row of the third car. I forgot how insane the swinging is in the middle!
Off in the distance Yukon Striker was hanging riders at the edge of its 230 foot drop! I would ride it later on in the morning.
Our second ride of the day was on The Fly! From the queue of The Fly, you can see the recently installed railings for the AlpenFury queue. It is a lot of switchback in a rather small space! Hopefully some shade structures get added!
Since my last visit, the footings for AlpenFury have been incased in a rock-type design along the path of AlpenFest! It is a really nice touch, making them look more natural!
After a quick intense ride on Shockwave, we headed off to Action Zone for rides on Behemoth, Backlot Stunt Coaster, and Sledge Hammer!
Mighty Canadian Minebuster was doing some test cycles before opening for the day at 11am.
While riding Behemoth, I noticed the line for Backlot Stunt Coaster was very short, so I took a ride on it, followed with a ride on Sledge Hammer with Scott.
Afterwards, Scott joined me for a ride on the recently retracked Mighty Canadian Minebuster as it reopened since our last visit! Gravity Group, the manufacturer tasked with retracking the first half of Mighty Canadian Minebuster this past off-season did a phenomenal job! It was super smooth and enjoyable! Here's hoping they come back and redo the second half!
The retracking was really great! I haven't rode Mighty Canadian Minebuster with my hands up in a few years! After a great ride on Mighty Canadian Minebuster, I took a spin on Yukon Striker and Tundra Twister. Scott and I then rode White Water Canyon to cool off.
After a refreshing ride on White Water Canyon, I had my first meal of the day at Lazy Bear Lodge. Thankfully the smoked hickory chicken and smashed potatoes weren't burnt this time!
The flowers around the park were really out in bloom, despite the heat!
After hanging out in Frontier Canada, we headed over to Medieval Faire. Since the line for Viking's Rage was short, I took a ride on this classic pirate ship.
After a ride on Viking's Rage, Scott and I were about to get in line for Drop Tower when we noticed how short Leviathan's line was! It was under a 15-minute wait! After a quick ride on Leviathan, we got in line for Drop Tower, which ended up closing down for the rest of the day due to high winds. Oh well, we'll ride Drop Tower next time!
Leviathan rode very well and is always provides a forceful ride!
AlpenFury began testing in the early afternoon.
AlpenFury is very quiet, so it is (at least for me) hard to gauge when a train was being dispatched! Here is the orange train diving into Wonder Mountain before being launched up and out!
Here is a look at the blue train being launched through the top hat element! Seeing the trains go through the track of AlpenFury has me excited to ride when it does open!
I am looking forward to being whipped through its nine inversions!
Here's another look at the top hat inversion that stands on top of Wonder Mountain.
AlpenFury's trains roared by overhead as I ate my ice cream.
After eating the ice cream, we headed over to Grande World Expo of 1890. On our way over, we caught the tail-end of the Victoria Falls High Divers show. This performance has been an annual tradition since 1981!
The train on AlpenFury moves very quickly through the inversions! Below is a short clip of AlpenFury testing, showing just how fast it zips through the inversions! Here's hoping it opens soon!
I really like the look of the two trains for AlpenFury. One represents fire while the other one represents ice!
The 'Skyflyer loop' looks insane!
The stall over the pathway to Grande World Expo of 1890 also looks awesome!
With AlpenFury not quite ready yet, I opted for a ride on Flight Deck, which surprisingly wasn't too bad during this visit!
After a thrilling ride on Flight Deck, I joined Scott and our mom for a relaxing ride on Antique Carousel.
Of interest, the former Subway location in Action Zone is now occupied by ICEE and Dippin Dots.
Afterwards, we headed back to Medieval Faire, taking in the Castaways show on Arthur's Baye.
Lots of diving into Arthur's Baye was to be seen!
The performers do a great job! You would never catch me diving from such heights!
While in Medieval Faire, Scott and I rode Spinovator and Dragon Fyre. Afterwards, we got in line for our final ride of the day, Thunder Run! From the queue for Thunder Run, you can get great views of AlpenFury and AlpenFest.
Before heading out, I redeemed my second meal of the day, again at Lazy Bear Lodge. This time I had ribs with smashed potatoes. The ribs were good, but the smashed potatoes were a little over cooked.
Here's our mom, Scott, and I before heading out for the day shortly after 5pm. If I didn't have to go to work so early the next day, we would have stayed into the evening! Hopefully that can happen on my next visit! 🙂
