Canada’s Wonderland is the premier amusement park in Canada and also one of the strongest
parks in the Cedar Fair chain. This giant park features 17 different roller coasters
including a trio of supersized B&Ms. Then you also have one of the deepest and weirdest flat ride
lineups in the world to compliment those coasters. So in this video, I will rank this Canadian park’s
best 25 rides and attractions. Before starting the countdown,
I want to note that this list will not include any attractions at the attached Splash Works water
park since I’ve only experienced the attractions on the dry side during my visits. But the water
park does look to have some fun slides! I also will not be including any upcharge
attractions since I haven’t done the ones at Canada’s Wonderland, but I’ve ridden
clones of these rides at other parks and the skycoaster especially is a real rush.
Finally, I also will not be including a few of the park’s rollers coasters.
Ghoster Coaster and Thunder Run miss the list due to their smaller size and limited thrills,
but they’re great for kids and families. Then both the Bat and Flight Deck will miss the list because
they are horrifically rough and uncomfortable experiences that I do not recommend.
25) Timberwolf Falls- This Hopkins shoot-the-chute ride is a soaker. You have a zippy drop followed
by a massive and drenching splash. 24) Wilde Knight Mares- This rare Huss
round-up is much larger than the others out there. You get nice Gs at the start and base
when the ride goes vertical. Then because of the size, the Gs sort of subside at the top,
causing you to uneasily rock side-to-side. 23) Sugar Shack- This little tea cup ride looks
innocent, but the tubs are extremely easy to spin, resulting in the park’s most dizzying experience.
22) Fly- This is a larger Mack wild mouse than usual. It starts with a large and zippy first drop
before going into the usual section of hairpin turns. Those elevated turns offer some nice
laterals. The finale isn’t as wild as some mice, but this is a solid family coaster
if you can beat the crowds here. This ride always seems to have a lengthy line.
21) Soaring Timbers- This is a very weird flat ride. This Mondial Inferno looks like it should
flip riders head over heels countless times, but I don’t think I fully inverted. However,
it comes darn close and those near-flips cause some hangtime. This ride is extremely
disorienting between the spinning arm and gondolas, plus the rocking. One other downside
with this attraction is the extremely cramped seats. Avoid this if you’re claustrophobic.
20) Mighty Canadian Minebuster- This out-and-back wood coaster cuts through
the Splash Works water park, so you get some great headchoppers dodging slide supports and pathways.
The layout itself is pretty mild, as I note in a review. Most of the bunny hills are too
drawn out to offer any airtime. This coaster does offer some laterals though and despite
it’s nickname as the Spinebuster, I find it tolerable as long as you avoid a wheel seat.
19) Lumberjack- This Zamperla Hawk fits in perfectly with the Canadian section of the park
and it offers a fun experience to with plenty of hangtime as you slowly rotate over the top.
Don’t expect heavy positive Gs here though. 18) Riptide- This Mondial top spin is set-up
differently than the Huss versions with two separated rows, but it offers a similar
ride experience. You have three rotations where you’re held upside-down for some great hangtime.
Then the resultant rocks violently swing you back and forth.
I wish this one had a rapid series of flips like some top spins,
but the hangtime makes the ride for me. 17) Time Warp- I don’t hate Zamperla volares like
most, but I will admit you can hit your head on the cage during the turns if you aren’t careful.
I typically stand as far up as possible to jam my shoulders into the vehicle
to brace my body and minimize movement. If you can get a comfortable ride,
this layout has some redeeming value. The two barrel rolls offer fantastic and scary hangtime
as you feel your back lift off the train. Then the compact turns have some positive forces as well.
16) White Water Canyon- This Intamin rapids ride has a scenic, heavily wooded course.
Most of the rapids are duds, but there is a soaker towards the end that’ll soak a few lucky guests.
15) Dragon Fyre- This classic Arrow looper may be comically dwarfed by Leviathan’s brake run,
but it is a decent ride for what it is. The first drop offers a little pop of air in the
back and then the two vertical loops offer great positive Gs. The corkscrews aren’t forceful,
but they are notable for spinning riders in the opposite direction as most from this manufacturer.
While the layout is simple, it’s decently smooth for an older Arrow.
14) Boo Blasters on Boo Hill- This interactive shooting dark ride is a bit shorter than the
others in the chain, but it has plenty of targets to take aim at and most work.
A majority of the ride has the usual blacklit 2D aesthetic with ghosts and ghouls,
but the finale features a creepy goblin animatronic that pops up.
13) Wilde Beast- This wood coaster is another that gets a lot of flack, but I also find it tolerable
if you avoid a wheel seat. Several of the small bunny hills offer some floater to quick pops of
airtime and/or lateral forces. This layout is very similar to Kings Dominion’s Grizzly and
while it doesn’t have the same wooded location or power, it’s still the park’s best wood coaster.
12) Wonder Mountain’s Guardian- This hybrid roller coaster and shooting dark ride earns
this spot exclusively for the finale. I don’t want to spoil what happens here, but it always catches
first-time riders off-guard. The rest of the ride is both a sub-par coaster and shooter. The outdoor
drop you can see is tame and shaky. Then the shooting bit is mired by low quality animation
and many broken guns. Some don’t work and others have triggers that frequently get stuck.
11) Windseeker- This 30 story tall Mondial swing ride offers a gorgeous 360 degree,
birds-eye view of Canada’s Wonderland. This ride offers no physical thrills,
just psychological ones from the height, but the visuals make the experience.
10) Psyclone- This Mondial frisbee has a very short cycle with just 3 max swings, but those
three swings are great. They offer some decent floater airtime at the apex and good positive Gs
in the valley. This would have the potential to be one of the better frisbees if it ran longer.
9) Backlot Stunt Coaster- This Premier Rides family launch coaster is a cute little coaster.
The ride starts with a moderately punchy launch and one of the most underrated helixes in the
world. I always greyout from the sustained Gs. The rest of the layout has some mild drops with
little pops of airtime while passing some large set-pieces. Unfortunately the effects
are broken on this one, but it’s still the park’s best themed coaster by a longshot.
SkyRider- The now removed Togo stand-up coaster was an underrated attraction.
I liked most of SkyRider. The drops and bunny hills offered some surprising airtime, especially
for a stand-up. And that vertical loop and helix had some nice forces too. The big issue with this
coaster was an awkward section of trick-track that was both painful and uncomfortable,
especially in those stand-up trains. 8) Sledge Hammer- This one-of-a-kind
Huss flat ride looks incredible with the giant claws bouncing up and down. This ride basically
feels like a drop tower as I note in my review. You launch into the air and then drop back down
3 times with the latter actually giving some weak airtime and a stomach dropping sensation.
It’s a shame this ride has some reliability issues because I would have loved to see more.
7) Shockwave- This Mondial top scan doesn’t run like those in Europe, but it does offer a
wild experience as you’re turbulently rocked back and forth while also getting sustained laterals.
I didn’t get too many flips, but there was one sequence where I was suspended upside-down for
a few seconds for some sweet hangtime. And this one comes frighteningly close to Fly.
6) Drop Tower- This 23 story tall Intamin drop tower is a good version.
You get great views of the park from the top and the plunge offers weak floater airtime the whole
way down plus a stomach dropping sensation. The one downside is that the employees give
guests a countdown at the top, which detracts from that initial rush you get on most drop towers.
5) Vortex- This Arrow suspended coaster has a nearly identical layout to Kings Island’s Bat,
but this one is far more forceful. It’s the best suspended coaster I’ve ridden.
Every single turn offers a mix of wild swinging and strong positive Gs, particularly on that
picuresque helix around Yukon Striker. This ride is short, but it is a fast and furious coaster.
4) Skyhawk- This Gerstlauer sky roller is the park’s best flat ride…if
you know what you’re doing. If you patiently and rhythmically rock your body and the flippers in
unison, you can get these vehicles to flip at a scary rate. I’ve gotten nearly 50 flips on this
attraction and barely been able to walk afterwards because of how rapidly I rotated. It’s a rush
and this one also offers wonderful visuals being up on the hill by Wonder Mountain.
3) Yukon Striker- This is the best Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster, as I proclaimed
in a recent review. Unlike some that are one trick ponies, Yukon Striker offers a full and
shockingly intense layout. That signature first drop offers great floater airtime as you’d expect.
Then the ride’s valleys and four inversions pile on the positive Gs,
far more than the other dive coasters. Then for variety, you have a zero-G winder chalk
full of hangtime and a fun finale with a bunny hill and visually pleasing helix.
2) Behemoth- This B&M hyper coaster is the park’s best coaster for airtime.
You have a never-ending sea of camelbacks, each offering several seconds of floater airtime.
Then this coaster has an interesting finale, unlike some B&M hypers,
with the moderately forceful helix and final few airtime pops.
This would be a top tier hyper coaster, but it’s in that next tier since many of the
valleys have developed a rattle that can impact the reridability. See my review to learn more.
1) Leviathan- The prototype B&M giga coaster still offers a great ride experience.
The first drop is one of the best in the world with the 4-5 seconds of strong
and sustained floater airtime. The first turnaround is a major greyout moment for me.
Then the rest of the coaster switches between low hills emphasizing the coaster’s speed
and large camelbacks with oodles of floater airtime. I do think this coaster’s finale is
a bit underwhelming, but that outward leg is incredible and the ride is super smooth
and reridable, which I cover in a review. So those are the top 25 rides and attractions
at Canada’s Wonderland. What are your favorite rides at this Ontario theme park? How do you
rate the B&Ms? Let me know your thoughts down in the comments. If you enjoyed this countdown, I’d
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