Canada's Wonderland- June 13th, 2018

Today marked our fourth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland. The day started out foggy and humid and ended sunny and windy, with less humidity. Since the park was not busy, we were able to ride and re-ride many rides.

Be sure to check out the great day Scott, our Mom, and I had at Canada's Wonderland on this mid-June day in the photos below!

Here is a nice flowery view of the entrance to Canada's Wonderland as we had arrived that morning.

The Royal Fountains were spraying sky-high, kind of blending in with the grey sky backdrop.

This is a view of the active construction taking place for Canada's Wonderland's next roller coaster, opening in 2019. The original path leading to Splash Works was removed and a new path was rerouted along the edge of land where SkyRider had once operated. As you can see, many supports have been put into place. This shot was captured after Scott and I took a ride on Mighty Canadian Minebuster.

As our thrilling day progressed, Riptide seem to have minor downtime throughout the duration of our visit. Here it is momentarily stopped with the passengers on board. Its constant downtime today prevented me from getting a ride on it. I'll be sure to hop on board next time!

After many test runs, SledgeHammer finally opened for the day. It was great to get a ride on this one-of-a-kind Huss Jump 2 as it was closed early in the season, only reopening after a lot of maintenance a week or so ago.

SledgeHammer is celebrating its 15th year of operation at Canada's Wonderland. While this technically advanced thrill ride has quite a bit of downtime from time to time, Canada's Wonderland's amazing maintenance crew makes sure that it still provides an exhilarating ride experience for those looking for a quick thrill! Interestingly enough, this year SledgeHammer seems to provide a bit more hang time when the arms rise, compared to previous seasons. It was a nice touch, to this thrilling ride!

As the afternoon rolled along, I decided to get some artsy shots. Here is one of Flight Deck looking through the tree branches below. 

After feeling the humidity of the day for many hours, getting on many rides and a few on the water rides, White Water Canyon and TimberWolf Falls which helped us cool off, we decided it was time to head home after another amazing time at the park! Thanks for looking at our photos of our fourth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! :-)

Canada's Wonderland- May 30th, 2017

Scott and our Mom had came along for another day of thrills and excitement as we made our fourth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland. The morning was beautiful and warm but the afternoon saw the appearance of an ongoing lightning storm. Despite the afternoon being a slight washout due to severe brief lightning storms, we still managed to have fun as we occupied ourselves at the park's arcades. Take a look at the photos below to see the amazing day we had!

Our day definitely started out beautiful as it was warm and sunny as we ventured down International Street.

We waited at the Medieval Faire entrance for the rides to open. Here is the Wonderland Theatre.

Here is a view of Leviathan testing before opening for the day as seen from the Medieval Faire entrance.

Such a simple, but decorative piece added to the park's beautiful landscaping. These dragon-like handles have adorned the Medieval Faire Entrance walls since opening day back on May 23rd, 1981.

After getting on many rides throughout the park and our first ride of the season on White Water Canyon in the morning, we took a small break from riding rides before the storm rolled in. Here is a shot of the classic Orbiter, North America's last Huss Giant Enterprise which has been operating since 1981.

Here are some beautiful red and white flowers in front of Shockwave located in International Festival.

The storm began to roll in just as we ventured over to the Arcadium in Medieval Faire to play some classic arcade games. We spent our time here during the first and second storms of the afternoon. My arms sure got a work out playing skeeball, the basketball game, and air hockey!

The rain was just pouring down after the lightning show was over for the time being.

People were seeking refuge where they safely could as the first round of the storm passed through.

After playing the basketball game, skeeball, and air hockey in the Arcadium for about half an hour, we began to venture around the park before the second round of lighting rolled in. 

A second lightning storm rolled through and so did a third before it finally cleared. Briefly during a clearing between the second and third round of storm, we managed to get a ride on Swing of the Century which was open for a short time before the third round of lightning rolled in.

The rain sure caused some flooding within the park. During the third storm, we took refuge in the Sweet Shop on International Street. Here is The Rage, which was down after a downpour that occurred throughout the afternoon.

Here is The Bat sitting idle after being battered by an afternoon of rain and lighting. Just after this, Wild Beast opened so, I took another ride, as I had earlier in the day. The train sure flew over the track after all the rain we received.

After a very thrilling morning, a fun afternoon in the arcade, and a few more rides between the storm, we decided it was time to head out for the day.

Just before we left, I happened to look at the maple leaf on the floral Canadian flag on International Street and noticed the park's landscapers had added the number 150 in the center of the maple leaf. This is in dedication of Canada's 150th anniversary. I hope you enjoyed looking at these photos of our 4th visit of the season! :-)