Canada's Wonderland
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Located just North of Toronto, Canada’s Premiere Amusement Park truly has something for everyone. For thrill seekers, the park features 70 rides including 17 roller coasters and the all-new Yukon Striker, the world's fastest, tallest and longest dive roller coaster. And for families, the park includes 2 children areas with rides, games and live entertainment. In addition, cool off in Splash Works, a 20 acre water park or take in any of our world class live shows and special events. Each fall brings the return of Camp Spooky for kids and families by day, and Halloween Haunt's frightening attractions by night. And new for 2019, families can enjoy WinterFest, where the park will be magically transformed into a winter wonderland full of enchantment and holiday cheer.
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  • Jaspal kaur
    Brampton, Canada2 contributions
    Amazing Rides
    Each and every ride offers something new, and all of them make a great experience together. There are also restaurants, which makes it a complete family destination if anyone wants to visit it for one day. It is also affordable in comparison to other theme parks. There are also great shows that they present based on the seasonal special occasions. They also offer seasonal passes which makes it affordable if someone want to visit it more often.
    Visited April 2019
    Written March 30, 2020
  • pguarasci13
    Kelowna, Canada2 contributions
    Fastlane and Fastlane Plus worth it if......
    Fastlane plus was worth it if you plan on riding the listed rides as much as possible and there for one day. I debated about purchasing but glad I did. We are a family of 5 and my 2 daughters aged 12 and 15 are into the thrill rides. They rode close to 30-35 rides all day and now have a memory that will last them a lifetime. My wife and I with our 5 year old son spent time at kidsville and could easily meet up with my daughters since they weren’t bogged down in lineups. Go to Wonderland for their great rides. We skipped the overpriced food and ate from our packed cooler just outside the entrance. Get there by 9:15-9:30 to get good parking so you can get your cooler easily. Only change I suggest is to upgrade the water fountains so people can fill up water bottles easily. Mouth water fountains are a thing of the past. So....spend the money if you are big time thrill ride riders.
    Visited August 2021
    Traveled with family
    Written August 11, 2021
  • ZABURON S
    Brasilia, DF37 contributions
    This place is amazing!
    We usually love going to this place almost every year since we were children. Now that the establishment has gone over and above the city imposed mask bylaws and are forcing ALL patrons to wear masks outdoors for the ENTIRE duration of the visit (even on the rides), we cannot support this business. We have a large group and many smaller children who especially cannot go around in a mask for 8-10 hours in the summer heat and humidity. This is ludicrous, dangerous and completely unnecessary at this point in time. We truly hope they reconsider this decision as we know many people who feel the same way and choosing to spend their money elsewhere this summer.
    Visited May 2021
    Written July 2, 2021
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Tracy
London, UK3 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
I visited Canada’s Wonderland with my husband and children ages 8 and 11 on a weekday in August. Living in the UK, I’m pretty used to being ripped off, but this was something else!

First, the drinks wristband costs $20 each which gets you a paper cup (no lid or straw), warm, flat and watered down drinks (no ice), and a 15 min wait during busy times to get a drink. However lots of people just skipped the queue and filled up, whether or not they had a drinks pass. Signs indicated you shouldn’t use your own bottle for hygiene purposes although many did. For those who obeyed, a number of paper cups were used throughout the day which isn’t the most environmentally friendly option.

Park entry was £65 each, with an option to buy a fast pass at $135 or $150. Thank God we didn’t bother with the fast passes - all rides were shut for 90 mins due to rain/lightening (30 mins ahead of the storm arrival) with no refunds or rain checks. My kids were bored of the park after around 7 hours and wanted to go home.

We booked the premium parking option for $10 extra (expecting a long walk to the entrance). There were available ‘regular' parking spots literally just outside the premium area, a mere 5 second walk away, even though we only arrived at 12pm. I wouldn’t book this option again.

Food staff were generally lacking energy and seemed unmotivated, openly volunteering what a rip off their prices were.
Ride staff had a bit more energy, but they weren’t most efficient when it came to getting people on the rides, often leaving seats unfilled.

Dedicated thrill seekers with a fast pass would probably love this place, but it just wasn’t for us (a mixture of thrill lovers and willing adventurers).

There are plenty of amusement parks which are better or at least much cheaper - Torontonians may also enjoy this one being the local option but I wouldn’t recommend it to tourists as somewhere you “need” to visit.
Written August 21, 2022
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David F
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Sep 2021 • Family
Honestly the worst experience ever. Got there at 9:30 which is 30 minutes before they open and there were hundreds of people waiting in line which I can deal with if there was a proper line up system. Literally watched countless teens just walk by the lines and sneak their way in and not to mention the families that did the same thing. Good thing your teaching your children to have manners and respect for rules !

Next, I thought we were in a pandemic ? There are no Covid protocols whatsoever being followed at wonderland. It’s a complete joke. It’s not like they don’t have enough money to employ a couple more teenagers at the lovely rate of $12 / hour when they’re charging $47 for a pizza or $25 for a small drink and small fry. Think about how much money wonderland makes and how big of a company it’s owned by and they aren’t one bit interested in doing anything to ensure people’s safety. Would love for them to be visited by enforcement officers.

I have a lot more negatives but I’ll end with this. Parents who train they’re kids to sneak through lines or bud in front of people should be ashamed of themselves. After what I saw today, I was disgusted. A 7 year old boy and his 5 year old sister walked through line up after line up saying they were going to meet their parents at the front. There were no parents and it was a complete scam to get to the front and not wait in the ridiculous lineups like everyone else has to. If I wasn’t with my son waiting in line I would have went to go find their parents who were probably enjoying themselves elsewhere doing the same thing. How does a 7 year old and a 5 year old have the brains to do this ? Because they were simply told to there’s not other l explanation.

Don’t go. And if you do go when the park opens and children are in school, go during the week, bring a lunch and be prepared to have your elbows out because the people I mentioned above will still be there.
Written September 2, 2021
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Cliff H
Toronto, Canada7 contributions
Aug 2021
I've been to Canada's Wonderland many times and enjoyed it thoroughly. I thought I'd give it a shot again with my young tweens now that it's open again in Summer 2021. What a mistake! We got there around 10:30 and had a roughly 15 minute lineup to get in. Then we went to our first family friendly coaster - the Wonder Mountain Guardian around 11. It took 2 hours to get onboard for less than 2 minutes and the laser guns you use on that ride were 50% broken (2 out of 4 didn't work at all). Then we stopped for lunch around 1:15 and waited for over an hour in line (in the sun, again) to get 4 terrible burger & dogs for $100. We decided to try to try the log flume, Timberwolf Falls, and after an hour in that lineup we were nearing the halfway point and gave up. We left the park at around 3:30 having done only one ride in 5 hours. I can think of better ways to spend nearly $400 for 2 minutes of fun!

What a disaster this "amusement" park is right now. The lineups are absolutely crazy and it doesn't appear they're limiting admittance at all as you can barely walk through the streets without bumping everyone, despite making you reserve to get in. They're limiting space on the rides for Covid reasons, but the lineups are jam packed both indoors and out. Do yourselves a favour and just avoid Canada's Wonderland for now. It was a very expensive and terrible way to spend a precious day off with family.

I've been to a lot of amusement parks, including Disney World a few years ago. They do everything right that Canada's Wonderland does wrong, from entertaining and cooling you during long lineups, to providing decent food and shady areas to rest and sit, to actually providing a decent balance between ride time and lines. Canada's Wonderland is an embarrassment for now that is best avoided. This place should be levelled to build side-of-highway condos. That's how bad it is.
Written August 27, 2021
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Ilona
Ajax, Canada3 contributions
Sep 2021 • Family
Do not waste time and money with a Fast Pass, wait time 45+ mins for most of the rides for a FP holders. For most rides “ Regular lines” were actually shorter than fast pass lines.

When I asked for complete refund for FP, I was told that CW maintains NO REFUND policy.
Written September 11, 2021
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Meaghan M
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Friends
We attended Halloween Haunt on Saturday, October 22nd and it was the worst experience I’ve ever had at this park. It was my first time attending so I wasn’t sure what to expect and it will surely be my last. After arriving around 6:40 outside the park grounds, it took a little over an hour to get in, get through the parking booths and grab a spot. Once we trekked through the entire parking lot to the entrance, we were met with the most gigantic crowd I’ve ever seen. We overheard the security guards telling people it may take up to 1-2 hours just to get through bag check and enter the park. We made it in after about 45 minutes (thankfully) but the crowds were monstrous inside too. We couldn’t get into any of the haunted attractions - the lineups were wrapping through the parks and would have definitely taken an hour at best to get in. Scare actors were also few and far between. The wait times for all the big coasters were 80 minutes at minimum. We were excited because Dragon Fyre was saying a 5 minute wait and we figured we’d do at least one thing before we left. No sooner did we get into the line and some middle aged men who were there with their wife and children decided to beat up on two 20-something kids on the platform. The ride was then shut down and we had to leave the queue. We all ended up leaving with only having eaten a funnel cake.

If you have a Season Pass and an unlimited parking pass (because parking is $25 per vehicle) like we do and want to subject yourself to long lines, rude staff and a mediocre night, have at it. If you’re buying a ticket for you and your family specifically for one night only, please do yourself a favour and save your money. You will be sorely disappointed that you paid however many hundreds of dollars to attended this horribly planned out event.

Canada’s Wonderland is so nostalgic for me but since Paramount sold to Cedar Fair, it’s been going downhill fast.
Written October 23, 2022
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Justin M
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Family
For a family this an expensive outting that we were not prepared for first of all $200 for two adults one 7 year old is supposed to be a deal bought online to save $50......We first get to the park not expecting to pay for parking of $25 which should be included in the price as you pay for so much on entry! It's not like they have repaved or updated the parking so it's ridiculous to charge this fee. It was so hot out we go to the splash pad area we are she'll shocked to find out for a single locker it was $35 to fit are stuff in that didn't actually fit all of our stuff in it is absurd thievery on behalf of Wonderland!! After the waterpark were all hungry we grab food at the chicken restaurant we decided to share to save some money. 3 chicken fingers a handful of fries, a wrap and some fries and one beaver tails was another $50 this is with no drink. Thankfully we brought our drinks in as they $6 for a single water it's like they want you to pass out of heat stroke. This park is so overpriced its simply not worth it I do not recommend unless you have money to blow!!!!
Written August 8, 2022
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Sukhbir S
1 contribution
Dec 2019
The Canada’s Wonderland is one of the biggest amusement parks in the North America.. This park has something for every one, ranging from child to old people. The park provides 70 rides for adventures tourist, including 17 roller coasters and recently they add a new coaster “Yukon Striker” in their park which is the World’s fastest, tallest and longest dive coaster.. In order to benefit their long time customers the park now provides different type of discount passes, which includes all seasons drink refill, 2020 multi-entry, all season dinning and parking.

The winter fest starts every year in the month of November. Winter fest is full of sites, sounds, foods and holidays experiences. The entire park offers festive fun and handy holiday attractions and the candy of special holiday plates and desserts fills the middle. The one thing that I like most in this park is their strategies. For example, whenever this parks comes under the decline stage (i.e. lose its attraction or Visitors prefer to go to new places where they did not go before) they add new rides to again put it into conception stage and then to maturity stage.
In my experience, Canada’s wonderland is really a great park to spent time with friends and family. All the area is pretty green. The field of splash is awesome! Winter fest is also good, but it is too expensive. We have to pay for every single activity. Also standing in the lines to purchase tickets, especially on summer weekends, is extremely tiring.
Written March 28, 2020
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Victor S
Cancun, Mexico7 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
Super fun !
Cost affordable versus other international parks.

Roller coasters are insanely good!

During high season, breath deeply ...put in all your patience and take your kids, teenagers and family all around the place.

Everything is worth it and there’s much for everyone.

Food was good as fast food can be. Not a deal breaker.

Go for it. Enjoy !
Written March 12, 2020
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Inluvwithmaui
Toronto, Canada60 contributions
Sep 2022
Terrible experience overall. It started with buying a 2022 pass only to experience a year when the water park wasn't fully open during the week earlier in the year and then the fire resulted in longer line ups in the remaining rides. Some rides like the Bat are rarely open. Silly rules like the Vortex that denied my 7 year old to wait another turn and not sit at the back because he was scared of the back but no we had to take the back seat or leave even though another couple jumped in wanting it. Very particular about where you store a stroller that's off to the side not bothering anyone during the Snoppy show but you have to stow it outside where you can't see it in the middle of a high traffic path where I think someone stole our food bag. After Labour Day apparently I find out that the 2022 pass is expired even though its still open and that I have to pay another 50 dollars for parking pass even though I have a 2022 pass and its still 2022! I tried renewing using the app when onsite at the park and misted the August special because the app kept freezing. Then missed the September one while in in line ups and spent two hours tediously inputting information but it would not accept payment as the system was down. So I line up at the ticket sales area with about a dozen people in front of me. There was only two booths and this family took both booths and took about 30 minutes to make a purchase because they kept changing their mind. I try to buy the pass and find out that it's 20 dollar less on the app. The young girl said the app and the website closed at 5 pm and recommend I just pay the extra money. I just walked away and won't be buying passes for my family of six.
Bottom line the park ain't what it used to be. Fast Lane doesn't work well as a system. Regular guests end up waiting even longer thanks to fast lane. The park's washrooms are filthy. No hand sanitizers. etc.
Written September 18, 2022
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AnLil
921 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
After two hours in line, my family entered with four teens. In four hours they’d enjoyed a total of four rides. Leviathan was good, and Behemoth. I know with tax a full pizza can cost $48. I suggest waiting until after school starts and tourists are gone to visit when there are less crowds. People were not socially distancing and masks pulled down below chins. Pack your own lunch, and refill bottles by the washroom lockers!
Written August 31, 2021
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