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!🎄😊

Canada's Wonderland - October 12th, 2024

On October 12th, 2024, my brother Scott and I made a visit to Canada's Wonderland, making it my 9th visit of the 2024 season!

The day started out very cool and windy. Throughout the day, the breeze went down, allowing us to feel the warmth from the sun while riding rides! The park wasn't too busy today as it was only open until 5pm to only reopen at 7pm for Halloween Haunt. We had a very fun time riding rides and looking at the Halloween decorations.

Be sure to check out the photos of our great day at Canada's Wonderland! 🙂

The Fall/Halloween display on International Street were very vibrant under the bright morning sun!

I always enjoy the Fall decorations and displays that are set up around the park this time of year.

Over the past month or so, many trees had been removed around the park for the construction of AlpenFury, the new roller coaster coming in 2025.

Also, the opening for AlpenFury on Wonder Mountain has began to evolve.

Our first rides of the day were on Vortex and Wonder Mountain's Guardian.

The leaves on the trees have significantly changed colour over the past month since our previous visit.

The bright sun was greatly appreciated as the breeze was quite cool!

After riding a few rides, we ventured through the daytime versions of Trick-Or-Treat Street and Spirit Manor.

During the day, you can see the great detail put into these scare zones and attractions.

I had found a perfect place to rest for a quick moment between rides. 😂

Scott also took a quick rest! 😂

For my first meal of the day, I ate at the Lazy Bear Lodge. With the Fall season now here, the menu has changed. Today I ordered the 'Bear Bites' pulled chicken sandwich (almost like a breakfast sandwich), with a side of chili, and a potato roll. All were quite good. I just wish the biscuit for the sandwich wasn't quite as crumbly.

Just look at the beautiful Fall foliage as seen in Action Zone!

After lunch we took a spin on Sledge Hammer. Five out of six gondolas were operating again.

After Sledge Hammer and Behemoth, we waked through the Necropolis scare zone in front of Time Warp in Grande Worlde Exposition of 1890.

In front of the Grande World Eatery was a hearse with a coffin inside.

The Grande World globe was looking quite happy as a jack-o-lantern!

The Moroccan building is home to the Halloween Bootique store for the Halloween Haunt season.

It has many cool Halloween souvenirs inside. Too bad this store wasn't year round as this building sits vacant for most of the season.

Since our last visit in September, the large map display boards have been replaced with digital kiosks. They aren't operational as of yet, but I assume they will be powered on soon.

Scott found himself locked up in Medieval Faire. If he stayed there too long, he may look like some of the props used for Halloween Haunt! 💀

The new diving structure in Arthur's Baye in Medieval Faire mas decorated for the Inferno Halloween Haunt show.

Here's another festive Fall display in Medieval Faire near the arcade.

The Mums were quite vibrant at this display.

In the early afternoon Scott and I took a ride on Drop Tower. Here's a view of the cars in freefall as seen from the queue.

After taking a ride on Drop Tower, Spinovator, and Dragon Fyre, I took a spin on Shockwave.

After a ride on Shockwave, I got a Spooky Butter Ice Cream Cone from the Cookie Café. It was very purple and creamy!

Going through Spirit Manor and Cornstalkers during the day is always neat to see as you get to see all the details in the daylight.

This scarecrow looks a lot friendly than the ones that lurk around at night!

So many trees around the park were quite vibrant and colourful!

During the day, Camp Spooky, the Halloween Event for children was happening. Here is Snoopy wearing his costume.

More bales, cornstalks, pumpkins, and mums were on display in Planet Snoopy.

The display for Camp Spooky is very nice too.

Behemoth and vibrant Fall foliage! What more could you ask for?

The trees around Wonder Mountain near Thunder Run had also began to change.

Such displays are why I love the Fall season!

My second meal of the day was at the Grande World Eatery. I ordered a bacon cheese burger, with a side of rice, and flat bread. The burger was quite tasty!

My second last ride of the day was a re-ride on Tundra Twister. Scott captured this photo of me just as the ride began to spin.

I know I have said this many times, but Tundra Twister is a fun ride with many twists and flips, making each ride unique! Over a year later, some of its cycles still catch me by surprise!

Scott and I's final ride of the day was on Spinovator.

Here is Scott and I before heading out as it was after 5pm and people were heading to the exit. It was a really fun day! I cannot wait for next year!

Here is one final look at Wonder Mountain before heading out of the park. The view will look a bit different with AlpenFury sticking out on the south side of the mountain. I feel this is my final visit of the 2024 season! What a great season it was making a total of nine visits to the park this year and hanging out with some awesome friends along the way! I am looking forward to 2025! Thanks for checking out my photos of our day at Canada's Wonderland!😀