My fifth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland was all about AlpenFury!
It started off with Scott and I joining a long line for AlpenFury, the new for 2025 launched roller coaster, which just officially opened this past Saturday, July 12th! With it being the third day of operation for AlpenFury, the longest we waited was 1 hour and fifty minutes in the regular line, which kept moving!
It was well worth the wait as AlpenFury is an amazing launch coaster that launches you out of Wonder Mountain, into a series of 9 inversions spread throughout its layout that heads towards the front of the park and back towards the mountain! I really enjoyed how the train whips through the inversions, making for a really fun and wild ride! 🔥❄
After riding AlpenFury we grabbed some lunch and then rode some other rides and roller coasters as the rest of the park wasn't very busy due to the heat. Also, AlpenFury took in a lot of the crowd!
I would rejoin the AlpenFury line again later in the day for a second ride before leaving for the day! It was a great day filled with two great rides on AlpenFury! I look forward to riding it again!
Be sure to enjoy the photos of AlpenFury from today's visit! 🙂
Scott, our mom, and I arrived in the parking lot just before 9am in anticipation of riding AlpenFury!
Many visitors were eager to ride AlpenFury!
A corporate buyout event had occurred during the morning, so it was interesting watching people ride AlpenFury before the park opened!
Here's a glimpse of the orange train launching out of Wonder Mountain into the first inversion, a top hat element!
Once the rope dropped, Scott and I joined the line for AlpenFury, as our mom waited in the shade. The line was very long, but continuously moved during our wait!
The downside to the queue was the lack of shade. Hopefully a shade structure gets added soon as quite a few guests were affected by the heat while waiting to ride AlpenFury. Two misting fans had been set up to offer some relief from the heat.
The queue is wedged between the AlpenFury station and The Fly in the reimagined AlpenFest.
The station is quite high above the ground!
Here's Scott and I in line for AlpenFury!
The top hat element is visible from the queue.
The underside of AlpenFury's brake run is the only shade in the queue. Hopefully some shade gets added to AlpenFury's queue soon!
When we got in line, we were out the queue, but for the remainder of the day, it was contained within the queue railings and not the temporary fencing seen on the far left side.
The station for AlpenFury is quite detailed, including the light fixtures that have an Alpen theme!
From the stairs, just before entering the station, you can get a great view of AlpenFury's trains being launched into Wonder Mountain!
AlpenFury was manufactured by premier Rides, who over the past 15 years have greatly improved their roller coasters! AlpenFury loads very quickly as the trains are very open and only feature a lap bar restraint!
Here's the blue train going into the depths of Wonder Mountain!
From the stairs leading into the station of AlpenFury, you can get some awesome views of Shockwave!
After an exhilarating ride on AlpenFury, I captured this photo of the station. You can see the small bin system that AlpenFury uses for loose articles.
Once you exit AlpenFury, you head into the Alpen Outfitters gift shop. It has many AlpenFury and Canada's Wonderland souvenirs. Eventually it will be home to on-ride photo sales too!
On the exterior of the store is this beautiful clock with Alpen-inspired figurines. The clock chimes every 15 minutes as the figurines spin around!
Here's a look at the entrance for AlpenFury. While formally the High Striker game building, the structure was originally used as the entrance for Blauer Enzian, before it was moved into Wonder Mountain as Thunder Run in 1986. It's an interesting piece of history and one that works so well!
Here's Scott and I after our first ride on AlpenFury!
For lunch I headed to Lazy Bear Lodge. I ordered the smoked hickory chicken with a side of smashed potatoes. They were really good this time!
After lunch, I captured more photos and a video of AlpenFury!
It is almost as fun to watch AlpenFury as it is to ride!
As for any new ride, they do experience temporary down time. AlpenFury had gone down for a little while in the early afternoon. Here is the blue train running along the track empty.
AlpenFury is quite photogenic, even under a hazy and smoky sky!
The trains gracefully pass through the track over the pathway to Grande World Exposition of 1890. Below is an off-ride video of AlpenFury I made during my visit!
After capturing some photos and a video of AlpenFury, it was finally time to ride some other rides! Scott and I took in a ride on Sledge Hammer, which didn't have much of a wait.
Up next was a lap on Behemoth. It's queue was under 25 minutes!
Afterwards, I took a ride on Tundra Twister which was practically a walk-on. It's hard to believe this majestic ride is two years old!
Afterwards, Scott and I took a ride on White Water Canyon. Unfortunately we didn't get wet while riding White Water Canyon on this hot day! After our ride on White Water Canyon, we tried getting soaked on Timberwolf Fall's bridge, but it went down as we got there! So there was no real cooling down for us during this visit!🤣
AlpenFury reopened, so I joined the queue as Scott and our mom found some shade. The queue was only half-full as AlpenFury had just reopened after being down for a bit.
Here's the orange train going through the top hat element after being launched out of Wonder Mountain!
Unfortunately during my wait in line, AlpenFury went temporarily down twice. With the small delays, I waited one hour and 20 minutes for my second ride on this amazing roller coaster! Here's a look towards Leviathan from the stairs of AlpenFury.
Here's a train full of passengers pulling into the station after an exhilarating ride! on AlpenFury!
Here's a look at the front of the station from the exit side.
After another ride on AlpenFury I headed back to Lazy Bear Lodge to cool off and to enjoy my second meal of the day. I had ribs and smashed potatoes. The ribs were a little over-cooked and a bit dry.
To finish our day at the park, Scott and I took a spin on Swing of the Century.
Here's a look at the blue train on AlpenFury zipping through the Skyflyer loop!
After a successful day at the park, it was time to head home as we were feeling exhausted from the heat! Hopefully more rides on AlpenFury are in my future! 🙂
On Wednesday, July 24th, my brother Scott and I hung out at Canada's Wonderland with our friend Amadeo and his friend Sarah! It was a 12 hour day at the park filled with tons of fun, thrills, and laughter! 🤣 Due to the threat of storms and rain, the park wasn't very busy, so we were able to get on many rides during our visit! I hadn't been to the park in almost a month, so it was great to see all the construction updates for the 2025 attraction.
This was my fifth visit of the season to Canada's Wonderland and a awesome way to spend it! I hope to do it again soon! Enjoy the photos! 🙂🎢
Scott and I arrived at the park around 9:20am. There wasn't much of a crowd due to the threat of rain and a storm later in the day.
With all of the rain we have received so far this summer, International Street was looking very lush!
Since my last visit in late June, teaser signs and symbols have been added to Wonder Mountain for the new-for-2025 attraction. This is one of two signs on Wonder mountain with the word "Beware". The official announcement will be made on August 8th, 2024.
Throughout the day we would get a couple of rides on Leviathan.
It was amazing to be at the park on a not so busy day!
As a part of the teaser campaign, a rock/crystal marking that had recently been painted on the door on Wonder Mountain.
Since my last visit, the construction areas in International Festival had widened, making the paths a bit narrow. Scott and I started our day off with a ride on Vortex followed by The Fly and Wonder Mountain's Guardian.
Here's another marking on Wonder Mountain stating the date of the announcement for the new attraction.
There's great speculation that the new attraction will be a launched looping roller coaster inside Wonder Mountain! We'll have to wait and see!
There's a few new entrances into Wonder Mountain with the construction going on!
After getting on many rides around the park, we walked by the Grande World Eatery and saw they re-introduced the Nacho Bowl. Unfortunately the location was closed during our visit.
The flowers on International Street were flourishing with all the rain we've received so far this summer!
Once Amadeo and Sarah arrived at the park, a small thunder storm had passed through the area, so we went to the Lazy Bear Lodge for lunch. I had Hickory smoked chicken and smashed potatoes.
After our lunch, we went on Yukon Striker just before it began to pour! It rained hard for quite a while before letting up! We hung out in the Splash Works shop during the downpour.
Here's Scott, Amadeo, and Sarah dressed for the weather. I unfortunately opted not to bring a jacket! 🤣 Luckily the rain had pretty much stopped at this point.
It would take over 40+ minutes for the rides to reopen as a bit of thunder had rumbled during the downpour.
A lot of rain had fallen during the 20 minutes or so it had rained!
Wonder Mountain really stood out amongst the dark skies to the south of the park as the sun came out.
While we were waiting for the rides to reopen, the four of us headed to Planet Snoopy to get a ride on Snoopy's Racing Railway as of this year, you don't need a child to ride, as you needed in 2023 when it was new. it was nice being on this fun family launched coaster again for a second time this year! From the queue you get a nice view of Ghoster Coaster. After a ride on Snoopy's Racing Railway, we all rode Taxi Jam! 🤣
Here's Amadeo, Sarah, and I flipping around on Shockwave!
It was an exhilarating ride as per usual!
After Shockwave, we dropped in on Drop Tower!
Then we took a ride on Leviathan!
Later in the day I noticed where the second "Beware" sign is located on Wonder Mountain. With the colours of the signs, it leaves you wondering if the new ride will be themed to fire and ice.
More footings for the new ride have been constructed in International Festival!
In the evening we ate at Lazy Bear Lodge again. This time I had pulled pork and a spring salad.
From the Lazy Bear Lodge patio you get awesome views of Tundra Twister and Yukon Striker!
Yukon Striker looks beautiful under the evening sun!
Later in the evening we took a ride on Whiter Water Canyon, Mighty Canadian Minebuster, Behemoth, and Sledge Hammer!
Behemoth rode very well both times I rode it throughout the day! The trim brakes were minimal allowing for tons of airtime!
The midway in Action Zone was quite empty!
Sledge Hammer was a thrilling blur a the sun began to set!
After Sledge Hammer, we went on Tundra Twister, and Vortex followed by a night ride on Windseeker. Scott captured this photo of Windseeker while Amadeo, Sarah, and I were on it.
We all then went on The Fly! To our surprise, The Fly was running quite insane that evening, with no trim brakes on the top level, causing us to go around the tight turns very quickly! Amadeo and I rode it with our hands up the whole ride!🤣
The lights on some of the rides at night are quite beautiful! Here's Klockwerks at night!
Our second last ride of the night was on Drop Tower. Afterwards we waited outside the queue line for Leviathan to ensure we got on the last train of the night. We joined the queue just as the rope was hung up indicating the ride is closed for the night! Finishing your visit with a night ride on Leviathan is always a fun and thrilling time!
Here's the new diving structure on Arthur's Baye in Medieval faire at night. it is illuminated with colour changing LED lights.
The Royal Fountain was illuminated with different coloured lights. The fountains were lowered at as the park had been closed for almost 30 minutes at the time this photo was taken.
Here is Amadeo, myself, Scott, and Sarah after a fun and thrilling day at Canada's Wonderland! Thanks goes to Amadeo for sharing this photo!
I hope to spend another day at Canada's Wonderland with Amadeo and his friends soon as its always a fun time! Thanks for checking out my photos of our great day at the park! 🙂
Bonus content below! 🤣
A Gulf Shores, Alabama hat had accidentally got in the Canada's Wonderland merchandise from the manufacturer! This was in the Wonderland Store! 😂
