Canada’s Wonderland located in the north end of Toronto Canada, is the largest theme park in the Canada, now with 15 roller coasters and numerous other high intensity rides. Wonderland is Nickolodeon-themed, with popular children’s characters such as Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer being integrated into shows and rides. A daily diving stunt show, a beautiful water park, live music and plenty of exciting rides for the young kids make Wonderland a must visit for anyone visiting Toronto.
Wonderland Rides
Aside from Wonderland’s 15 rollercoasters which is the third largest collection of coasters in North America, there are numerous other adult rides including: The Bat Roller Coaster – A steel shuttle-coaster with two loops and a cobra roll, the Dragon Fire Roller Coaster – A steel double-loop, double-corkscrew coaster with a downward helix; The Fly Roller Coaster – A wild mouse roller coaster
Italian Job: Stunt Track – A powered-launch steel coaster; Mighty Canadian Minebuster Roller Coaster – A wooden coaster with modified out-and-back layout which is Canada’s longest wooden roller coaster;
Sky Rider Roller Coaster – A steel stand-up coaster, with one loop and a downward helix; Thunder Run Roller Coater – A steel coaster with no lift; Tomb Raider: The Ride Roller Coaster – A steel flying laying down roller coaster; Top Gun Roller Coaster – A steel inverted-loop coaster with 5 inversions
Vortex Roller Coaster – A steel suspended coaster; Wild Beast Roller Coaster – A wooden, modified Bearcat/Wildcat, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
The newest addition and drawing a lot of attention from coaster enthusiasts is the Behemoth. The Behemoth offers a mile of track and 7 drops. The coaster reaches speeds up to 77 miles per hour down frightening drops of 85 degrees. The coaster is easily visible from Highway 400 towering above other rides in the park. Here are some Behemoth ride statistics:
Ride Statistics for Behemoth Rollercoaster
3 32-passenger trains
8 cars, with 4 seats per car, per train
Prototype seating
Track Length: 5,318 ft
Height: 70 Metres or 230 feet.
Ride Time: 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Ride Guest Capacity: 1545 persons per hour
A simulated ride video is available.
There’s plenty for young families at Wonderland too. Kidzville offers plenty of rides for tots and a day of great fun. Kids attractions include Chopper Chase where kids can pedal around a meandering track, Scooby Doo’s Haunted Mansion where kids ride a interactive trolley chasing ghosts and Taxi Jam, a coaster designed for kids first coaster experience.
For the summer season, we can’t forget Splash Works, Wonderlands huge waterpark filled with thrilling waterslides and water coasters along with a lazy river where people can leisurely float about the park.
Canada’s Wonderland is a major theme park and there’s much more to do than you’ll be able to do in a day. Better to make it a two day adventure. It’s a major attraction for Toronto, which also draws many tourists to see the CN Tower, Skydome, Toronto Harbourfront, Eaton Centre and Toronto’s many live theatres and concert venues. Toronto is a terrific place to visit in 2008.
