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Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre (130 ha) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, a suburb directly north of Toronto and owned by Six Flags. When Canada's Wonderland first opened in 1981 under Kings Entertainment Company ownership, there were 26 attractions. Today, there are 69, including the attractions inside Splash Works, a water park adjacent to the main theme park. Since the opening of the amusement park, at least one attraction has been added every year except 2009 and 2013. In addition, SkyRider closed permanently in 2014; it was the only roller coaster to close in the park's history and was relocated to Italy. SkyHawk, a Sky Roller by Gerstlauer Rides, and Flying Eagles from Larson International opened in 2016. The 2017 additions include Soaring Timbers and Muskoka Plunge and the 2018 additions include Lumberjack and Flying Canoes; Soaring Timbers, Lumberjack, and Flying Canoes are flat rides, while Muskoka Plunge is a water ride.

Up until 1992, Canada's Wonderland did not have a water park. Eleven years after the park opened, Splash Works was constructed in the area surrounding the Mighty Canadian Minebuster. Original plans and park maps during construction of the park show that the area that is now Splash Works and formerly White Water Canyon was originally planned to be a themed area called "Frontier Canada", a section of the park devoted to the Canadian wilderness. Although this section became realized in 2019, albeit under Cedar Fair management, several of the elements that were to be included are scattered across the park before then. Yukon Striker, a dive coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard, was added in 2019 in the Frontier Canada section to replace SkyRider.

For safety, Canada's Wonderland uses a ride rating system that classifies the attractions based on the intensity of the ride. The ratings vary from 1, for rides that are calm and gentle, to 5, for rides that have high speeds, aggressive forces, and rapid elevation changes. A separate set of ride ratings criteria is used for attractions inside Splash Works, though the rides are still rated on a scale from 1 to 5.

Main theme park

Attractions located in the main theme park
Ride Image Ride manufacturer Type or model Location Ref(s)
Antique Carrousel Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel Ride Grande World Exposition of 1890
Backlot Stunt Coaster Premier Rides Launched roller coaster Action Zone
The Bat Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster International Festival
Beagle Brigade Airfield Zamperla Flying Tigers Planet Snoopy
Behemoth Bolliger & Mabillard Hypercoaster Action Zone
Blast Off! S&S Worldwide Frog hopper KidZville
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Sally Corporation Interactive dark ride Planet Snoopy
Character Carrousel Chance Rides Carousel Planet Snoopy
Dragon Fyre Arrow Dynamics Steel roller coaster Medieval Faire
Drop Tower: Scream Zone Intamin Giant Drop Medieval Faire
Flight Deck Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster Grande World Exposition of 1890
The Fly Mack Rides Wild Mouse roller coaster International Festival
Flying Canoes Preston & Barbieri Avio Frontier Canada
Flying Eagles Larson International Flying Eagles KidZville
Frequent Flyers Bradley & Kaye Balloon KidZville
Ghoster Coaster Philadelphia Toboggan Company Wooden roller coaster Planet Snoopy
Joe Cool's Dodgem School Lusse Brothers Incorporated Bumper cars Planet Snoopy
Jokey's Jalopies Bradley & Kaye Antique cars Planet Snoopy
Jumpin’ Jet Zamperla Crazy Bus KidZville
KidZville Station Mack Rides Train ride KidZville
Klockwerks Huss Swing Around International Festival
Krachenwagen Lusse Bros. Bumper cars International Festival
Leviathan Bolliger & Mabillard Giga coaster Medieval Faire
Lucy's Tugboat Zamperla Rockin' Tug Planet Snoopy
Lumberjack Zamperla Hawk 48 Frontier Canada
Maplepark Treehouse — Children's playground KidZville
Mighty Canadian Minebuster Canada's Wonderland Rides Company / TAFT Rides Company Wooden roller coaster Frontier Canada
Wilde Knightmares Huss UFO Medieval Faire
PEANUTS 500 Zamperla Speedway Planet Snoopy
Psyclone Mondial Frisbee/Revolution Grande World Exposition of 1890
The Pumpkin Patch SBF Visa Group Air balloons Planet Snoopy
Riptide Mondial Top Spin Medieval Faire
Sally's Love Buggies Preston & Barbieri Eureka Planet Snoopy
Shockwave Mondial Top Scan International Festival
Silver Streak Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster KidZville
SkyHawk Gerstlauer Rides Sky Roller Action Zone
Sledge Hammer HUSS Giant Jump 2 Action Zone
SlingShot Funtime Sling Shot Action Zone
Snoopy's Racing Railway ART Engineering Family launch coaster Planet Snoopy
Snoopy's Revolution Zamperla Children's ferris wheel Planet Snoopy
Snoopy's Space Race Intamin Mini Enterprise Planet Snoopy
Snoopy vs. Red Baron Bradley & Kaye Jump Around Planet Snoopy
Soaring Timbers Mondial Inferno Frontier Canada
Speed City Raceway J&J Amusements Go-kart track Medieval Faire
Spinovator Mack Rides Teacups Medieval Faire
Sugar Shack Zamperla Teacups KidZville
Swan Lake Bradley & Kaye Swan ride Planet Snoopy
Swing of the Century Zierer Wave Swinger Grande World Exposition of 1890
Swing Time Zamperla Children's swing KidzVille
Taxi Jam E&F Miler Industries Children's roller coaster KidzVille
Thunder Run Mack Rides Powered roller coaster International Festival
Timberwolf Falls Hopkins Rides Shoot-the-Chutes Frontier Canada
Time Warp Zamperla Volare Grande World Exposition of 1890
Treetop Adventure Caripro Amusement Technology Tram KidZville
Tundra Twister Mondial Avalanche (Swinging pendulum ride with free-swinging gondolas) Frontier Canada
Viking's Rage HUSS Pirate Boat Medieval Faire
Vortex Arrow Dynamics Steel suspended roller coaster Frontier Canada
White Water Canyon Intamin River rapids ride Frontier Canada
Wilde Beast Taft Broadcasting Wooden roller coaster Medieval Faire
WindSeeker Mondial Wind Seeker Action Zone
Wonder Mountain's Guardian Triotech 4D interactive dark ride International Festival
Woodstock Whirlybirds SBF Visa Group Satellite Planet Snoopy
Yukon Striker Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster Frontier Canada

Splash Works

The amusement park is also home to Splash Works, a water park with a number of rides and attractions.

Splash Works opened in 1992, eleven years after Canada's Wonderland opened. Four years later, Canada's Wonderland expanded the water park by adding Whitewater Bay (a wave pool), The Pump House (an interactive children's playground), and The Black Hole (an enclosed water slide). There were two more expansions in 1999 and 2002, introducing new slides and attractions to the water park.

12 years later, the park announced that Splash Works would receive a new water slide, Typhoon, and an interactive aquatic playground, Splash Station.

In 2017, Muskoka Plunge opened, replacing the former Body Blast. 2018 saw the addition of two new children's slides & the renovation of the Splash Island Kiddie Pool, transforming the area into Lakeside Lagoon. The 2020 season introduced Mountain Bay Cliffs, a cliff-jumping attraction featuring platforms of various heights that guests can jump off of into a large pool. The opening of the attraction was delayed to the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some attractions require a personal flotation device (PFD; "lifejacket") in order to ride.

Attractions located in Splash Works
Ride Name Ride Manufacturer Type/Model Year Opened
Barracuda Blaster ProSlide Technology Bowl water slide 2002
The Black Hole ProSlide Technology Enclosed water slide 1996
Lakeside Lagoon — Children's pool and water slides 2018
Lazy River Water Technology Lazy river 1992
Moosehorn Falls WhiteWater West Boomerango-style raft slide 2024
Mountain Bay Cliffs — Cliff jumping-style attraction 2021
Muskoka Plunge SplashTacular 4 trapdoor-style speed slides 2017
The Plunge ProSlide Technology Family raft water slide 1999
The Pump House Specialized Component Supply Co. Interactive aquatic playground 1999
Typhoon ProSlide Technology Tornado 12 2015
Riptide Racer ProSlide Technology 8-lane mat racer water slide 2002
Sprayground — Interactive water playground 2002
Splash Island Waterways ProSlide Technology Children's raft water slide 2002
Splash Station — Interactive aquatic playground 2015
Super Soaker ProSlide Technology Family raft water slide 1999
Whirl Winds ProSlide Technology 2 intertwining speed slides 1992
Whitewater Bay Aquatic Amusements Associates Ltd. Wave pool 1996

Notes

  1. ^ Denotes the requirement that guests pay an additional fee for the ride or attraction.
  2. ^ Denotes that the ride is similar to another manufacturer's model name.

See also

References

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  9. ^ "Backlot Stunt Coaster". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Bat". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  17. ^ "Drop Tower". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  23. ^ "Ghoster Coaster". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  25. ^ "Jokeys Jalopies". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  26. ^ "Jumpin' Jet". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  27. ^ "Crazy Bus". Zamperla. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  29. ^ "Klockwerks". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  30. ^ "Krachenwagon". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  31. ^ "Leviathan". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  33. ^ "Lucy's Tugboat". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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  35. ^ "Mighty Canadian Minebuster". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  36. ^ "Night Mares". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  37. ^ "Speedway". Zamperla. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  38. ^ "Peanuts 500". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  39. ^ "Psyclone". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  40. ^ "The Pumpkin Patch". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  41. ^ "Air Balloons". SBF Visa Group. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  42. ^ "Riptide". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  43. ^ "Sally's Love Buggies". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  44. ^ "Shockwave". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  45. ^ "Silver Streak". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  46. ^ "Sledge Hammer". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  47. ^ "SlingShot". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  48. ^ "Snoopy's Revolution". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  49. ^ "Snoopy's Space Race". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  50. ^ "Snoopy vs. Red Baron". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  51. ^ "Soaring Timbers". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  52. ^ "Speed City Raceway". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  53. ^ "Spinovator". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  54. ^ "Swan Lake". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  55. ^ "Swing of the Century". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  56. ^ "Swing Time". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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  58. ^ "Thunder Run". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  59. ^ "Timberwolf Falls". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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