Canada's Wonderland - September 11th, 2026

 On the evening of September 11th, my brother Scott and I went to Canada's Wonderland for an evening of Oktoberfest fun!

We had a fun four hours taking in the sights of Oktoberfest being held in Medieval Faire, enjoying some of the great food served during the event! We also managed to get on quite a few rides too.

Be sure to enjoy the photos from my ninth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! 🙂🥨🎢

We arrived at the park just before 5:30pm for an evening of Oktoberfest, held at the park on select days from September 11th to 20th, 2026.

The sun was shining brightly as the evening began to cool down.

Oktoberfest is set up in Medieval Faire in front of Canterbury Theatre.

Our first ride of the evening was on Leviathan.

Up next was a ride on Vortex!

Recently the park's maintenance team has installed new shock absorbers on Vortex on the first half of the trains. These new shocks prevent the cars from swinging insanely as you hit the brake run. While they decrease the swinging of the cars, I guess they do help by putting less stress on the track caused by the swinging of the cars over the years, ultimately (hopefully) increasing the life span of Vortex as it is celebrating 35 years of operation this year.

We then walked back over to Medieval Faire for a ride on Drop Tower.

We then went over to Oktoberfest for a meal.

Here is one of the Oktoberfest performers.

Here were the offerings at this year's addition of Oktoberfest. The Oktoberfest Flatbread was new.

Here's a look at the food options that could be ordered during this year's Oktoberfest event!

I ordered the chicken schnitzel with a side of herbed spaetzle.

The chicken schnitzel was served on a soft pretzel bun. It was all very delicious. Scott ordered the Oktoberfest Flatbread with a side of apple sauce.

There were German music performers playing at Oktoberfest.

The crowd seemed to be enjoying their music!

After a delicious meal, I ordered the Everything Pretzels with Obatzda cheese spread. They were quite soft and very tasty, too!

The Happy Wanderers really brought the spirit of Oktoberfest to the park!

Here's another performer, a juggler juggling pins above his head!

After eating and enjoying the Oktoberfest festivities, we took a ride on Dragon Fyre.

We then took a spin on Spinovator.

We then began to venture to the Frontier Canada and Action Zone sections of the park. On our way over, we noticed the park has began to set up for Halloween Haunt, which begins on September 25th.

We took a thrilling ride on Tundra Twister! We managed to get some good rocking action during this cycle!

Up next was a ride on Mighty Canadian Minebuster. Once we got on, the sun had set, giving us an amazing night ride!

Up next was a ride on Behemoth! It sures flies after dark!

We then rode Sledge Hammer which was fun as always!

We then took a night ride on The DareDeviler!

It still rides very good with the new trains that were introduced this summer! I like how this photo turned out, making the orange train just a blur!

We then walked back over to AlpenFest. On our way over, I captured this beautiful nighttime view of the Royal Fountain from the bridge on International Street.

Wonder Mountain was also quite beautiful at night.

We then hopped on Thunder Run. It seemed faster than usual! Maybe it was, or the cooler weather was giving that illusion.

Scott decided to sit out on AlpenFury, my final ride of the night!

Here's the inverted top hat element peaking out behind the peaks of Wonder Mountain.

With my single use Fast Lane pass thanks to my Prestige pass, I got on AlpenFury in just a little over 5 minutes! The train looks ghostly at night as it zips into the depths of Wonder Mountain! My last ride of the day was amazing as I got a backrow seat on AlpenFury! It's a very fun night ride!

After a great evening of Oktoberfest and rides, it was time to go home! Thanks for checking out the photos from our visit to Canada's Wonderland! 🙂

Canada's Wonderland - September 14th, 2024

On Saturday, September 14th I made my eighth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! My brother Scott and our mom joined me on this visit on this summer-like Saturday in mid-September!

We started our day with a ride on Leviathan just before the park opened for the day! Throughout the day, I managed to get on 13 different rides including classics like The Bat, Vortex, and Dragon Fyre, and other thrills like Drop Tower, Shockwave, Behemoth, and Tundra Twister, and Sledge Hammer just to name a few! Despite it being quite busy, we managed to have a great day!

Be sure to check out photos of my day at Canada's Wonderland! 🙂

We arrived at the park around 9:15am. To my surprise, we were able to walk on in and head over to Leviathan for our first ride of the day!

Here's a very empty International Street as the park doesn't officially open until 10am.

In less than two weeks, Halloween Haunt will be over taking the park for another year of scares! Many skeletons and other decorations have been set up throughout the park in preparation of the Halloween Haunt season.

This weekend was one of three weekends for the Oktoberfest event at Canada's Wonderland. The courtyard in Medieval Faire had quite the German vibe!

This is the first time in a very long time that I can recall Spinovator having an unobstructed view! For years there was a snack/refreshment trailer parked in front of the ride. Part way through the season, a more sturdy structure replaced the trailer.

For the upcoming Halloween Haunt season, the new Thirsty Dragon building was moved from in front of Spinovator to in front of Riptide, which is now closed for the season.

A skeleton has even overtaken Leviathan!

Leviathan started taking passengers approximately 15 minutes before the park opened for the day. Scott and I were on the second train of the day!

After Leviathan, we then rode Drop Tower, followed by The Bat once the park opened for the day.

To our surprise, The Bat was surprisingly smooth during this visit!

After The Bat, I took a spin on Shockwave! Over the last two weeks, the trees around Shockwave have been removed. Sadly you'll never have the chance to kick the trees ever again, but it was fun while it lasted! 🤣 Scott and I then rode Vortex!

Over in Frontier Canada, the park was preparing for Trick of Treat Street scare zone.

While in Frontier Canada, I took a ride on Tundra Twister. Ever since it opened last year, I just love how every ride on it is different!

Scott and I then rode Behemoth and then eventually rode Sledge Hammer.

The jack o' lanterns where strung above the entrance of Grande World Exposition of 1890 again like that have been for several years. This view will look different as AlpenFury will be going over the globe!

For my first meal of the day, I had the hickory smoked chicken with a side of Spring mix salad from Lazy Bar Lodge. It was very good as usual. I then had a cone of blue ice cream from dessert from the Cookie Cafe.

The pirate skeletons have found a treasure chest hopefully filled with gold at the base of Wonder Mountain!

These skeletons are just hanging around over Tim Hortons on International Street!

In the afternoon, park guests were enjoying the Oktoberfest event taking place in the medieval Faire Courtyard!

Later in the day, we all took a spin on the Antique Carousel.

For some reason I decided to take a ride on Flight Deck. It wasn't too bad during this visit as I was able to 'staple' my restraint so I didn't get jostled throughout the ride as I sat in the last row of the train.

For my final meal of the day, I had the new Nacho Bowl at Grande World Eatery. It was okay, but I think next time I'll order it without the nacho cheese as it made the chips very soggy.

Our final ride of the day was a second spin of the day on Sledge Hammer. Unfortunately Sledge Hammer is operating at a reduced capacity of 32 passengers as two gondolas are currently closed. Despite the longer wait, it still provides a fun ride!

That concludes my eighth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland! I plan to return once again during the Thanksgiving long weekend in mid-October! 🙂