GeodieCoasterFan
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Have been having a read through the site recently and have been looking for some reviews of this park and haven't found anything so thought I would post a review of my visit at the end of last year. Canada's Wonderland doesn't seem to get the love other Cedar Fair Parks do and though it isn't perfect it was a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days and I would recommend any body in the area to visit. ( Toronto is one of the cheaper places to fly to via Dublin from Newcastle). Hope you enjoy and any debate comments are appreciated
The Boring Stuff
Location/Appearance - Just North of Toronto and just off a main road it was very easy to find and the height of some of the bigger rides meant it could be seen from some distance away. When you pull up its quite generic at the front but the site of all these giant rides was something spectacular to behold for a guy who's previous biggest ride was the Pepsi Max Big One
Theming/Decor- Think having the wonder mountain as a focal point when you come through the door is good and all the fountains were a nice touch and looked great on the days I was there as it was very warm and sunny ( did not expect 30C in Canada in September when I booked). On the right side there is almost a European village bit which is quite nicely themed with gates and walls and is where the crowds gathered waiting to go towards Leviathan on a morning.
Food and Drinks-I was quite boring when I was here sticking to well known places like Subway and Dairy Queen, there were some nice desserts with Funnel Cakes and Beaver Tails which were nice but a bit sickly for my tastes. Had the refillable drinks which were good early on but due to the high temperatures by the end of the day there was a shortage of the more popular drinks at the refill station
The Rollercoasters (main ones)
Backlot Stunt Coaster- nice launch, a bit rough but generally a fun ride but wasn't too thrilling
Dragon fire- Reminded me of the Corkscrew rides of my youth where I would ignore the discomfort and headbanging as I always found them to be fun rides and this was very similar. Never going to get on anyone's top 10 list but a bit of a guilty pleasure for me
Flight Deck- Just an awful ride, probably the worst coaster I have ever been on if I'm being honest. Vekoma SLC's are bad rides generally but this one is another level, no fun at all and is physically painful and makes you feel sick, the trifecta of what you don't want from a coaster
Mighty Canadian Minebuster- Very Painful ride, got ragged left and right on this one, seemed a lot faster than I thought it would be, which on a smooth coaster is great but on this it just added to the pain
The Bat- Another guilty pleasure coaster here, I love Boomerang type coasters even if they can be rough and I think this is one of the better ones I have been on
Time Warp- not a fan of these Zamperla flyers at all and this isn't as smooth or comfortable as the others I have ridden.
Vortex- Was my first old school suspended coaster so really enjoyed it, you feel like you are going faster than you are and the interactions with the Mountain are pretty cool.
Behemoth- Brilliant ride , first drop was excellent, air time hills are brilliant , really smooth , liked the collection point of peoples bangles are hair bands next to the break run too
Leviathan- Just the god of rollercoasters, fast, breathtaking, smooth and just so much better than anything else I have been on, If Fury 325 is the improvement on this then I hope one day I can get on that
Other rides of note
Windseeker- despite loving 300ft rollercoasters a 300ft ride like this just scares the hell out of me, even though it is slow I just don't like the feeling of just hanging in the sky. Nice views though, could see the CN tower
Skyhawk- really cool ride, where you can spin yourself round, when you get some momentum its great and you just keep spinning round
Psyclone- Standard spinning disc which are always pretty good and worth a ride
Riptide- love top spin rides and getting splashed with water on those boiling hot days was a nice touch
Shockwave- I normally find the top scan rides really uncomfortable but this was really comfortable compared to the likes of Samurai at Thorpe Park and without the pain is a fun ride
Sledgehammer- Totally unique ride, the feeling when it lifts you up is really something, you know its coming but it still gets you, best flat ride I've been on
Soaring Timbers- another relatively unique one, which feels a bit like a top scan the way it throws you around
Drop Tower- Not the best drop tower I've been on but its over 200ft so the drop is still pretty decent
NightMares-Old style UFO ride, hadn't been on one of these for years, so the member berries made this great
Wonder Mountain Guardian-Really good themed interactive dark ride with a nice twist at the end.
One big disappointment was despite the heat the water rides weren't on
Conclusion
Overall I think despite a few disappointing coasters this is a really cool park with some excellent flat rides and an awesome big 2 in Behemoth and Leviathan. I really think if they just flattened Flight Deck and Time Traveller and put something like a B&M Flyer in there and got the RMC treatment on one of the 2 woodies they would be comfortably the 3rd best Cedar fair park and maybe even challenge the big Ohio 2.
The Boring Stuff
Location/Appearance - Just North of Toronto and just off a main road it was very easy to find and the height of some of the bigger rides meant it could be seen from some distance away. When you pull up its quite generic at the front but the site of all these giant rides was something spectacular to behold for a guy who's previous biggest ride was the Pepsi Max Big One
Theming/Decor- Think having the wonder mountain as a focal point when you come through the door is good and all the fountains were a nice touch and looked great on the days I was there as it was very warm and sunny ( did not expect 30C in Canada in September when I booked). On the right side there is almost a European village bit which is quite nicely themed with gates and walls and is where the crowds gathered waiting to go towards Leviathan on a morning.
Food and Drinks-I was quite boring when I was here sticking to well known places like Subway and Dairy Queen, there were some nice desserts with Funnel Cakes and Beaver Tails which were nice but a bit sickly for my tastes. Had the refillable drinks which were good early on but due to the high temperatures by the end of the day there was a shortage of the more popular drinks at the refill station
The Rollercoasters (main ones)
Backlot Stunt Coaster- nice launch, a bit rough but generally a fun ride but wasn't too thrilling
Dragon fire- Reminded me of the Corkscrew rides of my youth where I would ignore the discomfort and headbanging as I always found them to be fun rides and this was very similar. Never going to get on anyone's top 10 list but a bit of a guilty pleasure for me
Flight Deck- Just an awful ride, probably the worst coaster I have ever been on if I'm being honest. Vekoma SLC's are bad rides generally but this one is another level, no fun at all and is physically painful and makes you feel sick, the trifecta of what you don't want from a coaster
Mighty Canadian Minebuster- Very Painful ride, got ragged left and right on this one, seemed a lot faster than I thought it would be, which on a smooth coaster is great but on this it just added to the pain
The Bat- Another guilty pleasure coaster here, I love Boomerang type coasters even if they can be rough and I think this is one of the better ones I have been on
Time Warp- not a fan of these Zamperla flyers at all and this isn't as smooth or comfortable as the others I have ridden.
Vortex- Was my first old school suspended coaster so really enjoyed it, you feel like you are going faster than you are and the interactions with the Mountain are pretty cool.
Behemoth- Brilliant ride , first drop was excellent, air time hills are brilliant , really smooth , liked the collection point of peoples bangles are hair bands next to the break run too
Leviathan- Just the god of rollercoasters, fast, breathtaking, smooth and just so much better than anything else I have been on, If Fury 325 is the improvement on this then I hope one day I can get on that
Other rides of note
Windseeker- despite loving 300ft rollercoasters a 300ft ride like this just scares the hell out of me, even though it is slow I just don't like the feeling of just hanging in the sky. Nice views though, could see the CN tower
Skyhawk- really cool ride, where you can spin yourself round, when you get some momentum its great and you just keep spinning round
Psyclone- Standard spinning disc which are always pretty good and worth a ride
Riptide- love top spin rides and getting splashed with water on those boiling hot days was a nice touch
Shockwave- I normally find the top scan rides really uncomfortable but this was really comfortable compared to the likes of Samurai at Thorpe Park and without the pain is a fun ride
Sledgehammer- Totally unique ride, the feeling when it lifts you up is really something, you know its coming but it still gets you, best flat ride I've been on
Soaring Timbers- another relatively unique one, which feels a bit like a top scan the way it throws you around
Drop Tower- Not the best drop tower I've been on but its over 200ft so the drop is still pretty decent
NightMares-Old style UFO ride, hadn't been on one of these for years, so the member berries made this great
Wonder Mountain Guardian-Really good themed interactive dark ride with a nice twist at the end.
One big disappointment was despite the heat the water rides weren't on
Conclusion
Overall I think despite a few disappointing coasters this is a really cool park with some excellent flat rides and an awesome big 2 in Behemoth and Leviathan. I really think if they just flattened Flight Deck and Time Traveller and put something like a B&M Flyer in there and got the RMC treatment on one of the 2 woodies they would be comfortably the 3rd best Cedar fair park and maybe even challenge the big Ohio 2.
