List of Canada's Wonderland attractions

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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 since its merger with the park's previous owner Cedar Fair. 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.[1] Since the opening of the amusement park, at least one attraction has been added every year except 2009 and 2013.[2] In addition, SkyRider closed permanently in 2014; it was the first roller coaster to close in the park's history and was relocated to Italy.[3] 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. Time Warp was the second roller coaster to close permanently in Canada's Wonderland.

View of Canada's Wonderland from an airplane in 2011.
Aerial view of Canada's Wonderland in 2011, showing most of the park's attractions

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.[2] 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.[4][5][6] 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.[4] 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.[7]

Main theme park

More information Ride, Image ...
Attractions located in the main theme park
Ride Image Ride manufacturer Type or model Location Thrill Level Ref(s)
AlpenFury Premier Rides Launched roller coaster Alpenfest 5 [8]
Antique Carrousel Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel Ride Grande World Exposition of 1890 1 [9]
Backlot Stunt Coaster Premier Rides Launched roller coaster Action Zone 5 [10]
The Bat Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster Medieval Faire 5 [11]
Beagle Brigade Airfield Zamperla Flying Tigers Planet Snoopy 2 [12]
Behemoth Bolliger & Mabillard Hypercoaster Action Zone 5 [13]
Blast Off! S&S Worldwide Frog hopper KidZville 2 [14]
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Sally Corporation Interactive dark ride Planet Snoopy 2 [15]
Character Carrousel Chance Rides Carousel Planet Snoopy 1 [16]
Dragon Fyre Arrow Dynamics Steel roller coaster Medieval Faire 5 [17]
Drop Tower: Scream Zone Intamin Giant Drop Medieval Faire 5 [18]
Flight Deck Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster Grande World Exposition of 1890 5 [7][19]
The Fly Mack Rides Wild Mouse roller coaster International Festival 4 [20]
Flying Canoes Preston & Barbieri Avio Frontier Canada 2 [21]
Flying Eagles Larson International Flying Eagles KidZville 2 [22]
Frequent Flyers Bradley & Kaye Balloon KidZville 2 [23]
Ghoster Coaster Philadelphia Toboggan Company Wooden roller coaster Planet Snoopy 4 [24]
Joe Cool's Dodgem School Lusse Brothers Incorporated Bumper cars Planet Snoopy 2 [7][25]
Jokey's Jalopies Bradley & Kaye Antique cars Planet Snoopy 1 [26]
Jumpin' Jet Zamperla Crazy Bus KidZville 2 [27][28]
KidZville Station Mack Rides Train ride KidZville 1 [29]
Klockwerks Huss Swing Around International Festival 3 [30]
Krachenwagen Lusse Bros. Bumper cars International Festival 4 [31]
Leviathan Bolliger & Mabillard Giga coaster Medieval Faire 5 [7][32]
Lucy's Tugboat Zamperla Rockin' Tug[33] Planet Snoopy 2 [34]
Lumberjack Zamperla Hawk 48 Frontier Canada 5 [35]
Maplepark Treehouse N/a Children's playground KidZville [7]
Mighty Canadian Minebuster Canada's Wonderland Rides Company / TAFT Rides Company Wooden roller coaster Frontier Canada 5 [36]
PEANUTS 500 Zamperla Speedway Planet Snoopy 2 [37][38]
Psyclone Mondial Frisbee/Revolution Action Zone 5 [39]
The Pumpkin Patch SBF Visa Group Air balloons Planet Snoopy 2 [40][41]
Riptide Mondial Top Spin Medieval Faire 5 [42]
Sally's Love Buggies Preston & Barbieri Eureka Planet Snoopy 2 [43]
Shockwave Mondial Top Scan International Festival 5 [44]
Silver Streak Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster KidZville 4 [7][45]
SkyHawk Gerstlauer Rides Sky Roller Action Zone 5 [22]
Sledge Hammer HUSS Giant Jump 2 Action Zone 5 [46]
SlingShot Funtime Sling Shot Action Zone 5 [47]
Snoopy's Racing Railway ART Engineering Family launch coaster Planet Snoopy 3
Snoopy's Revolution Zamperla Children's ferris wheel Planet Snoopy 1 [48]
Snoopy's Space Race Intamin Mini Enterprise Planet Snoopy 2 [49]
Snoopy vs. Red Baron Bradley & Kaye Jump Around[nb 2] Planet Snoopy 2 [50]
Soaring Timbers Mondial Inferno Frontier Canada 5 [51]
Speed City Raceway[nb 1] J&J Amusements Go-kart track Medieval Faire 4 [52]
Spinovator Mack Rides Teacups Medieval Faire 4 [53]
Sugar Shack Zamperla Teacups KidZville 2 [19]
Swan Lake Bradley & Kaye Swan ride Planet Snoopy 1 [54]
Swing of the Century Zierer Wave Swinger Grande World Exposition of 1890 3 [55]
Swing Time Zamperla Children's swing KidzVille 1 [7][56]
Taxi Jam E&F Miler Industries Children's roller coaster KidzVille 3 [57]
Thunder Run Mack Rides Powered roller coaster International Festival 4 [58]
Timberwolf Falls Hopkins Rides Shoot-the-Chutes Frontier Canada 4 [59]
Treetop Adventure Caripro Amusement Technology Tram KidZville 1 [60]
Tundra Twister Mondial Avalanche (Swinging pendulum ride with free-swinging gondolas) Frontier Canada 5
Viking's Rage HUSS Pirate Boat Medieval Faire 3 [61]
Vortex Arrow Dynamics Steel suspended roller coaster Frontier Canada 5 [62]
White Water Canyon Intamin River rapids ride Frontier Canada 3 [7][63]
Wilde Beast Taft Broadcasting Wooden roller coaster Medieval Faire 5 [64]
Wilde Knight Mares Huss UFO Medieval Faire 5 [65]
WindSeeker Mondial Wind Seeker Action Zone 5 [66][67]
Wonder Mountain's Guardian Triotech 4D interactive dark ride International Festival 4 [68][69]
Woodstock Whirlybirds SBF Visa Group Satellite Planet Snoopy 2 [70][71]
Yukon Striker Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster Frontier Canada 5 [72]
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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.[2] 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).[2] There were two more expansions in 1999 and 2002, introducing new slides and attractions to the water park.[5]

12 years later, the park announced that Splash Works would receive a new water slide, Typhoon, and an interactive aquatic playground, Splash Station.[73]

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.

More information Ride Name, Ride Manufacturer ...
Attractions located in Splash Works
Ride Name Ride Manufacturer Type/Model Year Opened Thrill Level Ref(s)
Barracuda Blaster ProSlide Technology Bowl water slide 2002 4
The Black Hole ProSlide Technology Enclosed water slide 1996 5
Lakeside Lagoon N/a Children's pool and water slides 2018 1
Lazy River Water Technology Lazy river 1992 3
Moosehorn Falls WhiteWater West Boomerango-style raft slide 2024 5
Mountain Bay Cliffs N/a Cliff jumping-style attraction 2021 5
Muskoka Plunge SplashTacular 4 trapdoor-style speed slides 2017 5
The Plunge ProSlide Technology Family raft water slide 1999 4
The Pump House Specialized Component Supply Co. Interactive aquatic playground 1999 2
Typhoon ProSlide Technology Tornado 12 2015 4
Riptide Racer ProSlide Technology 8-lane mat racer water slide 2002 4
Sprayground N/a Interactive water playground 2002 1
Splash Island Waterways ProSlide Technology Children's raft water slide 2002 2
Splash Station N/a Interactive aquatic playground 2015 1
Super Soaker ProSlide Technology Family raft water slide 1999 4
Whirl Winds ProSlide Technology 2 intertwining speed slides 1992 3
Whitewater Bay Aquatic Amusements Associates Ltd. Wave pool 1996 4
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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.[74]

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