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! 🙂