How old is wonderland canada

Wonderland had arrived in grand style. Both the Conklin family and Disney had rejected the city of Toronto as a suitable location for a theme park owing to our sub-freezing temperatures that would stifle profit for nearly half the year. In the early s, however, powerhouse media conglomerate Taft Broadcasting waded into the lucrative Canadian market, choosing Vaughan over other contenders such as Cambridge and Milton. There was initial outrage that the Americans were using this big shiny theme park as a Trojan horse for coarse American culture, but that soon gave way to the more vocal crowd who wanted giant roller coasters and didn't care any about their geo-pedigree.

To be fair, Taft scrapped plans to install a replica Eiffel Tower at the centre of the park as it had been in Wonderland's sister parks Kings Island and Kings Dominion , instead constructing a mighty "Canadian" mountain "Wonder Mountain". That same mountain is obviously a standing icon for the park, serving as a focal point much like the Eiffel Tower itself.

Taft also brought with them ownership of Hanna-Barbera , an animation studio whose roster included Yogi Bear, Scooby Doo, The Flintstones and The Smurfs—perfect characters to embody the spirit of the park and make it even more irresistible to legions of cartoon-watching kids. Junior rides included Thunder Run and the strangely spooky Ghoster Coaster. The gross food hit of the midway was deep fried broccoli, certainly a stimulating thing to eat before setting out on a corkscrew rollercoaster.

Families could also explore Medieval Faire, International Street, or walk to the very top of Wonder Mountain sadly closed after a fatality in the early s. When asked at the time to comment on what made Canada's Wonderland different from the perennial Toronto favourite, the CNE, Wonderland's general manager Howard Tate said, "We're different kinds of places, but I'll say that this is a like a Cadillac.

The CNE is a Ford. Its lift hill features a whopping steps! It is also the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada. The Behemoth roller coaster summit is Dragon Fyre was originally built to operate with three trains.

The third train was eventually modified and used on The Bat. The ride that saw the highest ridership in was Leviathan, at 1,, rides.

In , the non-coaster ride to give the most rides was Vikings Rage at , In its inaugural year in , Yukon Striker gave 1,, rides.

FOOD More than 50, pounds of bulk candy are sold in a season. More than , foot-long hotdogs are consumed in a season, equivalent to the length of 23 Behemoths! Silver Streak. Thunder Run. May 23, Time Warp. May 12, Wonder Mountain's Guardian. May 24, May 3, Antique Carousel. Philadelphia Toboggan Company.

Beagle Brigade Airfield. Junior Suspended Whip. Blast Off. Junior Drop Tower. Boo Blasters On Boo Hill. Tracked Dark Ride. Drop Tower: Scream Zone.

Flying Eagles. Larson International. Flying Scooters. Joe Cool's Dodgem School. Lusse Bros. Junior Dodgems. Track Ride.

Junior Flying Carpet. Lucy's Tugboat. Rockin' Tug.