Canada's Wonderland - July 25th, 2023

 Today was visit number five of the 2023 season at Canada's Wonderland!

It was nice being back at Canada's Wonderland after travelling to three amusement parks in the US Midwest two weeks ago. Some things had changed since my last visit on July 3rd. Some changes were for the better, while others were questionable. Despite some of the not so great changes, I still had a great day at Canada's Wonderland!

On the drive over to Canada's Wonderland there was some rain and lightning. Luckily it had passed by the time my Mom and I arrived at the park.

Once the rides opened at 10am, I headed to Action Zone to ride Behemoth, Psyclone (which I hadn't been on since Winterfest 2022), and Sledge Hammer.

Here is a photo of Yukon Striker. I didn't get a ride on it this visit.

The fountains in Grande Worlde Exposition of 1890 where looking quite nice with the nearby flowerbeds.

Another ride I didn't ride during this visit was the photogenic Swing of the Century.

To my surprise, Tundra Twister appears to now open one hour after the park does. It is a strange move for a new ride. What made it more strange was how the restraints were left open, there were no operators around, and the queue was not roped off.

A few people had walked up the queue to only realize that Tundra Twister was closed and gave no time as to when it would open.

It was kind of odd and something I hadn't seen happen at Canada's Wonderland before. By the way it looked, you almost would have thought the employees walked out and went home. lol
But shortly after 11am, Tundra Twister came to life. This was my 7th ride on Tundra Twister since its debut earlier this season. I guess the 11am opening is something to expect going forward for at least weekdays.

Later in the day I would ride Vortex. This is a view from the Frontier Canada path near Yukon Striker and White Water Canyon.

Since my last visit, the park had installed a water bottle filling station attachment at the washrooms near White Water Canyon. It was able to fill a water bottle in about three seconds! Hopefully more of these pop up around the park as it is something many guests have been asking for over the last several years.

As I had mentioned earlier, a change that was questionable for me was the new delayed opening times for White Water Canyon and Timberwolf Falls that were implemented sometime over the last two weeks.

Many regulars at Canada's Wonderland were use to White Water Canyon and Timberwolf Falls opening at 11am, one hour after the park opens as that is the way it has been for years. Now both attractions open at 12pm on weekdays and only at 11am on weekends.

At the Timberwolf Falls queue entrance there were two signs stating when the ride opens (12pm on weekdays and 11am on weekends).

I guess these new later openings are either due to a staffing issue or the park waiting to open these rides when there is more of a crowd. I could see these opening times being used in May and June, but not in July or August when it is typically hot outside by 11am and the park is quite busy. I guess we'll have to wait and see how long this lasts.

While getting in line for White Water Canyon, I noticed the waterfalls were back up and running! The last time I saw them running was in August 2022.

This was a really neat floral basket arrangement near Backlot Café.

Shockwave was still operating an insane ride cycle like it was a few weeks ago!

In the afternoon, I took a ride on Wilde Knight Mares, Leviathan, and Drop Tower. All three rides had short waits, which was surprising for a nice day in late July!

After riding Drop Tower, my Mom and I caught the Fall Out show in Medieval Faire.

Just like last year, this show consists of acrobatics, diving into Arthur's Baye, and a tightrope walker.

Even though he is tethered, tightrope walking is still a huge no for me. lol

After watching the Fall Out show, my Mom and I headed over to Grande World Exposition of 1890 for a ride on Antique Carousel. On our way over, I happened to notice that Time Warp now has all of its cars stop in the station to be loaded, unlike the conveyor system where the cars never stopped they had up until recently.
I do not know the reason for the change in the operations, but I had never seen it operate like this before. I know for certain it wasn't like that during my one ride of the year on Time Warp back in May and is more of a recent change.

After getting on quite a few rides today, it was time for my Mom and I to head home! Thanks for checking out my photos from my fifth visit of the 2023 season to Canada's Wonderland! :-)

Canada's Wonderland - May 21st, 2019

Tuesday, May 21st marked my fourth visit of the 2019 season to Canada's Wonderland! During my 18 days since my last visit to the park, a few small changes regarding Yukon Striker had occurred, which is good to see. Also the weather has since greatly improved since my previous visit! During this visit, I managed to capture some historical comparison photos of the park's past that some may enjoy!

If you would like to see more historical photo comparisons of Canada's Wonderland, let me know and I'll see what I can do! Be sure to enjoy the photos below!

After entering the park just after the front gates opened for the day, I captured this photo. 

Not too much has changed on International Street since 1981, except for the addition of a fence around the Royal Fountain and the trees have grown over the past 38 years. Also note that the wonderful landscaping crew was setting up the floral Canadian Flag during my visit.

During Season Pass Sneak Preview Night, I had noticed that the international Showplace had a canopy once again. It went without one during the 2018 season due to an ice storm that hit southern Ontario in April of last year. 

Here I am standing outside my old work location at Canada's Wonderland while being a Maze Usher during Halloween Haunt last October. For those who don't know, this is the location of the Ruin and Blackout mazes which are located in the basement of Wonder Mountain.

Since my last visit to Canada's Wonderland (May 3rd), Yukon Striker's tunnel was painted brown in order to make it darker. It was quite bright when it was just plain concrete. I applaud this decision as a tunnel should be dark.

After catching a ride on Yukon Striker to kick off a start to a great day, I captured a few summer-like photos of Yukon Striker.

Since it was quite windy in the morning, the trains on Yukon Striker moved a tad slower. This allowed passengers to experience a great amount of hang time on Yukon Striker's inversions, which made the ride experience quite unique!

While the first drop on Yukon Striker is the main draw, the second drop after the mid-course brake run is quite thrilling as it features a pop of airtime before the train heads into the final helix.

Timberwolf Falls and White Water Canyon opened last Friday for the season. I took a ride (or two) on both today. White Water Canyon and Timberwolf Falls are celebrating 35 and 30 years of operation, respectively this season.

Here's a view of Vortex today with a view of Vortex from 1991. The nearby trees have certainly grown over the past 28 years! Also, Wonder Mountain's Guardian opened overhead in 2014, five years ago.

Here's a look at Klockwerks with a view of the former Bayern's Curve in 2000. While both Klockwerks and Bayern's Curve were both original attractions at Canada's Wonderland when the park opened in 1981, Klockwerks had operated across the "street" until the end of the 2000 season, in order to make room for Shockwave. Bayern's Curve was ultimately removed from the park in order to accommodate a relocated Klockwerks.

In the photo of Arthur's Baye in Medieval Faire from 1981, you can see quite a few similarities in the view of today as Viking's Rage, Wilde Knight Mares, and Wilde Beast still operate at the park. Also, a performance structure still exists in Arthur's Baye, although no longer a pirate ship. Today, Drop Tower and Leviathan dominate the skies in the section of the park.

The beautiful blossoms were coming out at Canada's Wonderland with the arrival of seasonal temperatures.

After another great day spent a Canada's Wonderland, it was time for my Mom and I to head home. Thanks for checking out my photos of our great day! :-)

Canada's Wonderland- May 23rd, 2018

Today, Scott, our Mom, and I made our third visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland. After spending a great weekend at La Ronde, it was nice to be back "home". The weather was nice and sunny, with the temperature not too warm, but warm enough to ride some water rides such as White Water Canyon and Timber Wolf Falls. The park also was not busy, so we had gotten on many of the rides. Of interest, today had marked exactly 37 years ago that Canada's Wonderland had opened.

Below are photos of the great day we had, so be sure to check them out! :-)

It was nice to be back at Canada's Wonderland on this sunny and warm late-May day.

Today we had happened to capture the amazing landscaping crew setting up the Canadian floral flag on International Street for another season.

Last time I had mentioned that Spinovator's center had received a repaint. Since our last visit to the park a couple weeks ago, they had added this interesting centerpiece to top it off. It looks quite nice.

In the morning we had rode White Water Canyon a couple of times. By the time the afternoon had rolled around, the sun was out, making it quite hot at the park. So, Scott and I decided to take a ride on Timberwolf Falls to cool down. 

Unfortunately Riptide was constantly down today. But, I did happen to notice they it had received some very nice restraint covers this year.

The blossoms were fully out on the trees around the park. Since it was slightly breezy at times, they were blowing onto the ground and into the water around the park. Here is the waterfalls in front of Timberwolf Falls, which is quite beautiful and serene at times like this.

Here is a look at Vortex through the tree branches.

Far off in the distance you could see visitors enjoying a ride on the Mighty Canadian Minebuster!

Since it was a nice day, construction for Canada's Wonderland's next surprise was well underway!

Here is a special SledgeHammer update for one of my readers! Unfortunately SledgeHammer was still closed, but at least it was put back together since our last visit. I am hoping it will be up and operating by our next visit!

After an amazing day at Canada's Wonderland, we decided to call it a day and head home!

On our way to the exit, we checked in on the progress of the landscaping crew. The floral Canadian flag was almost complete! Thanks for taking a look of our great day at Canada's Wonderland! Happy 37th anniversary, Canada's Wonderland! :-)