Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland - November 16th, 2025

 On Sunday, November 16th, Scott and I hung out with our friend Amadeo and his friends Joseph and Sarah for a fun evening of Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! ❄️🎄

We had a great time checking out the shows, lights, food, and some rides! It was a perfect way to kick-off the Christmas season! Be sure to enjoy the photos from our great evening at the park! 🙂

Scott and I arrived at the park just before 3pm for an evening of Winterfest.

Jack Frost and other Winterfest characters greeted guests as they entered through the gate!

International Street always looks so nice, especially during Winterfest once the sun goes down.

Many trees and lights were lining International Street at usual.

There are many Christmas decorations spread throughout the park.

Scott and I did a ride on Thunder Run followed by a ride on Taxi Jam! We were the only ones on it at the time!😂

Here are some Christmas carolers singing some classic Christmas songs in Charlie Brown's Christmas Town.

Here's Scott with Linus and Sally!

While in Charlie Brown's Christmas Town we took a ride no Boo Blasters. We then headed back over to North Pole (Action Zone and Grande World Exposition of 1890) to watch the Polar Party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tanenbaum. It is a fun interactive show that we enjoyed last year, so I made sure to see it again this year!

Part way through the show, they get guests to dance. I joined in! Sadly Scott didn't get a photo of me dancing to a Christmas themed song to the tune of the YMCA! 🤣

These trucks are always a nice touch.

These snowmen were having a good time despite there being no snow!

After the Polar Party, we headed over to see the Cool Yule show.

It is a nice sing and dance show featuring many Christmas songs.

Afterwards, we met up with Amadeo, Sarah, and Joseph at Lazy Bear Lodge for a meal. I forgot to take a photo of my turkey dinner when I got it, so here it is partway through! 🤣 I had a side of stuffing with my meal. It was very tasty as the turkey was very tender! 😋

After a delicious meal at Lazy Bear Lodge, we headed over to International Street to see the Tree Lighting Ceremony that happens every night of Winterfest at 5:30pm.

Here's a family plugging in the lights during the Tree Lighting Ceremony!

Once plugged in, International Street turns into a beautiful Christmassy sight!

In my opinion, this year's Tree Lighting Ceremony was better than last year's.

The performers did a great job!

International Street is just beautiful this time of year!

There's just so many dazzling lights!

Wonder Mountain always looks good with its twinkling waterfall lights!

We decided to all take a ride on Thunder Run followed by a couple of rides on Klockwerks!

Yuletide Village (Medieval Faire) is home to many lights, costumed characters, and some rides.

It is also home to the Christmas Market. Here is a look at the light tunnel that lines the path!

The light tunnel has many colour changing lights.

The Christmas Market is home to many vendors and is a great way to warm up!

Here's a look at the Christmas decorations on Canterbury Theatre where we caught the Tinker's Toy Factory show.

The show features many acrobatic stunts, singing, and dancing.

Tinker's Toy Factory always plays to a full house, so be sure to arrive before the show starts to get a seat!

At the end of the show, Santa arrives to celebrate the success of the elves.

The cast of Tinker's Toy Factory always does a great job!

Afterwards, Scott, Amadeo and I headed over to Candy Cane Lane and Charlie Brown's Christmas Town to see if Snoopy's Racing Railway was open as it was new for the event this year! Sadly it was down due to the cold weather.

The area is so beautiful with all of its colourful lights! We ended up taking another ride on Boo Blasters.

Lazy Bear Lodge always looks nice during Winterfest!

The former Tinsel Town lights were relocated to in front of Coasters Diner for this year's Winterfest.

While in the north Pole, we took two rides on Sledge Hammer, which was riding amazingly well in the cold weather!

We then took a ride on Psyclone, followed by a final ride of the night on Antique Carousel!

Antique Carousel always looks beautiful during Winterfest!

Here's Scott, Amadeo, and I on Antique Carousel!

The park always does a great job at decorating for Winterfest!

Here's a look at the quiet AlpenFury.

Here are a final shot of International Street before heading out for the night!

Here's Amadeo, Scott, and I on International Street!

And here is Sarah, Joseph, Amadeo, Scott, and I posing for one final photo before heading out!

It was a great evening for Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! I hope to return again this season! Thanks for checking the photos of a great evening! 🙂❄️🎄

Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland - November 17th, 2024

On November 17th, I visited Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland with my brother Scott, our Mom, and our friends Amadeo and Daniel!

It was great being back at this festive event riding rides, looking at the lights, having a holiday meal, and checking out some of the shows! It was six hours of fun! Be sure to enjoy my photos of my visit to Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! 🎄🙂

We arrived at the park around 2:30pm.

Here's the front gate at Canada's Wonderland all decorated for Winterfest. Santa's sleigh was parked on the roof once again.

Just before 3pm, we were let into the park.

International Street was all decked out with Christmas lights and decorations.

Once the rest of the park opened, I captured some photos of AlpenFury's construction.

More footings for Alpenfury have been installed near International Showplace.

There were many merry and festive characters walking around the park greeting many guests.

While on our way to Sledge Hammer and Psyclone, I noticed a new (temporary?) structure in Grande Worlde Exposition of 1890 near Antique Carousel. It replaced the smaller Expo Snacks booth.

Sledge Hammer and Psyclone were both running very good!

After riding Sledge Hammer and Psyclone, Scott, Amadeo, and I partook in the Polar Party show. Amadeo and Scott participated in the Candy Cane Limbo.

It was a fun and hilarious time!

I partook in the Christmas Tree decorating. My team won! lol

Here's the final result! 🤣

For winning in the competitions, Amadeo and I got these cool Christmas glasses!

After the Polar Party, we caught the last few minutes of the Four Drummers Drumming show near Vortex. It was nice!

While heading over to Klockwerks and Thunder Run, I took this photo of the construction for AlpenFury in International Festival. The ICEE stand had been demolished since my last visit in October. The shade canopy over Shockwave's queue had also been removed for now.

International Festival (known as Tinsel Town during Winterfest) was decorated quite beautifully as it was in previous years!

After some delays, we finally rode Thunder Run. We met up with Daniel afterwards.

The park really comes to life during Winterfest once the sun sets!

Every day during Winterfest at 5:30pm, the Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place at the foot of Snowflake Lake on International Street.

There is a lot of singing and dancing before the trees are lit up!

While the show was great, it didn't have any Christmas songs in it this year. But the performers did a great job regardless!

Snoopy and a guest family helped light up the two giant Christmas trees!

It's always a magical experience seeing the trees glow with thousands of lights!

They shimmer with many different coloured lights.

Even Wonder Mountain becomes festive with its trickling lights.

The lights along International Street are beautiful!

Thankfully it was warm enough to enjoy the sights without freezing!

After the Tree Lighting Ceremony, we headed over to Lazy Bear Lodge for a meal. Lazy Bear Lodge looks amazing with Christmas decorations!

I had the Winterfest exclusive Smoked Turkey Holiday Dinner served with smoked turkey topped with gravy, stuffing, broccoli casserole, and a side of cranberry sauce. It was quite delicious!

Medieval Faire (known as Yuletide Village during Winterfest) was looking awesome with its lights.

While walking through Yultide Village on our way to Tinker's Toy Factory show in Canterbury Theatre, I captured this photo of Christmas trees in front of the Arcadium.

There was a strong holiday atmosphere here.

Mr. and Mrs. Candy Cane were wandering around Yuletide Village.

We got in line for the popular Tinker's Toy Factory show in Canterbury Theatre. The show began at 7pm. It was a great Christmastime show filled with many acrobatic stunts!

After taking in Tinker's Toy Factory, we rode Viking's Rage and Wilde Knight Mares.

It's great to see these classic rides still running in the late-season at the park!

Afterwards, we ventured over to Candycane Lane and Charlie Brown's Christmas Town (Planet Snoopy and Kidzville). The park does such a great job decorating these areas of the park!

While walking through, my Mom got a photo taken with Linus, Lucy, and Sally!

Carolers were singing classic Christmas tunes.

The colourful Christmas lights are always nice to see!

While in the area, Scott, Amadeo, Daniel, and I rode Taxi Jam! 🤣

Frontier Canada was home the dancing light show this year. In previous years it was located under Vortex. It was a nice way to fill the area.

Here is Scott, our mom, and I standing behind a giant Christmas Wreath in Frontier Canada.

Just before getting in line for our final ride of the night on Thunder Run, I captured this photo of Klockwerks in action!

Thanks to Amadeo for taking this photo of us on the last ride of the night on Thunder Run!

After our final ride on Thunder Run, it was time for us to leave for the night as the park was closed!

It was a great evening filled with tons of festive fun!

Here's a group photo of my mom, myself, Scott, Amadeo, and Daniel.

Thanks for checking out my photos of our great time at Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!🎄😊