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Canada's Wonderland

Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, Flag of Canada
Website canadaswonderland.com
Owner Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.
Opened May 23, 1981
Previous names Paramount Canada's Wonderland
Operating season May through October
Area 330 acres (1. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 3 km²)
Rides 48 Thrill Rides & 200 Attractions total
  • 15 roller coasters
  • 20 Acre (81,000 m²) Waterpark – Waterpark, Outdoor Wavepool, 16 Water Slides water rides
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Canada's Wonderland (often referred to locally as Wonderland) is a 330-acre (1. 3 km²) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, 30 kilometres north of downtown Toronto, Ontario. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario It is considered one of North America's premier amusement parks, with more than 200 attractions. The park is open seasonally from May to October. While under Paramount Pictures (later bought by Viacom) ownership from 1994 until 2006, the park was known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland until it was sold to Cedar Fair and reverted to its original name. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L The park has also been the most attended seasonal theme park in North America for two years running (2005 and 2006). [1] Park attendance in 2005 was 3. 7 million people. [2] In 2006, attendance was just over 3. 2 million. [3]

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Park history

Early History

In 1972, the Taft Broadcasting Company first proposed building a 1. The Taft Broadcasting Company, also known as Taft Television and Radio Company Incorporated, was a media conglomerate based in Cincinnati Ohio. 5 km² (330 acre) theme park in the small village of Maple, part of Vaughan, Ontario. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Maple (ˈmeɪpəl (Estimated 2006 population 49388 is a high-growth suburban community northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, part of the Several other possible locations were considered, including Niagara Falls, Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario and Milton, Ontario, but the site in Maple was finally selected because of its proximity to the City of Toronto and the 400-series of highways. Niagara Falls is a Canadian City of 82184 residents Geography and Climate Niagara Falls Ontario Cambridge ( 2006 population 124371 is a city located on the Grand River and Speed River Milton ( 2006 census population 53939 is a town in southern Ontario, Canada, part of the Greater Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The 400-series highways are a network of controlled-access Freeways throughout the southern portion of the province of Ontario, Canada, forming a special

Other companies had seriously considered the Greater Toronto Area as a spot to build a theme park, including the Conklin family (whose Conklin Shows ran various midways around North America, including Toronto's CNE midway) and Walt Disney who considered the area before his expansion plans in Florida. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada. Conklin Shows (Conklin Group World's Finest Shows Conklin Supershows and Carnival Midway Management Company The largest traveling amusement corporation in North America Canadian National Exhibition ( CNE) aka The Ex, is an annual event held at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He eventually decided that the area would not make a suitable park site, mainly because the climate was too cold, thus the operating season would be too short to be sustainable. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of

The falls at Wonder Mountain, the centrepiece of the park. (2007). The boarded up entrance to what used to be the walkway behind the falls can be seen.
The falls at Wonder Mountain, the centrepiece of the park. (2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The boarded up entrance to what used to be the walkway behind the falls can be seen.
International Street, as it leads from the entrance of the park towards Wonder Mountain (2007).
International Street, as it leads from the entrance of the park towards Wonder Mountain (2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Construction of the park was opposed on multiple fronts. Many cultural institutions in Toronto such as Ontario Place, the Royal Ontario Museum and the operators of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) felt that the new theme park would put them out of business because the Toronto market was not large enough to support more competition. Ontario Place is a multiple use entertainment and seasonal amusement park in Toronto, Ontario and owned by the Province of Ontario. The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major Museum for world culture and Natural history in the city of Toronto Canadian National Exhibition ( CNE) aka The Ex, is an annual event held at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Other groups that fought the building of Wonderland included a Vaughan residential association (called 'SAVE') who felt the increased traffic would reduce property values. Some of the concessions from the company included a landscaped berm around the park to reduce noise and the appearance of the large parking lot. Taft was concerned about opposition, going as far as to fly a group of opponents and regional councillors out to Cincinnati to show residents and town councillors the positive impact of one of their theme parks within the local community (it should be noted that up until the 1970s, amusement parks had the reputation of being poorly designed and 'unsavoury'). People in the region were concerned that the new park would be similar in aesthetics to a carnival or midway. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March

Canada's Wonderland was also responsible for changing the master development plan for the Province of Ontario. The government wanted to increase residential and commercial development to the east of Toronto in the Regional Municipality of Durham, which includes Pickering and Oshawa, while having the lands to the north of Toronto remain agricultural (see Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)). Pickering is a City located immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada The Greenbelt (Golden Horeshoe region (not to be confused with the Ottawa Greenbelt in the same province is a permanently protected area of green space farmland forests Wonderland was able to convince the province to amend the planning policy for the region, and the park secured infrastructure improvements (including a highway overpass and sewage systems) to be expanded and built out to the site. These improvements paved the way for increased development throughout the region.

Concerns were also raised about the cultural implications of allowing an American theme park to open in Canada. Many felt that it would be a "Trojan Horse" for American culture. The Trojan Horse was part of the Trojan War, as told in Virgil 's Latin Epic poem The Aeneid. The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry To offset the criticism, Taft planned to open Frontier Canada, a part of the park devoted to Canada's history. Inhabited for millennia by First Nations ( aboriginal) the history of Canada has evolved from a group of European colonies into an officially Early park maps show the area encompassing what is now Splashworks, White Water Canyon, the Paramount F/X Theatre and the southern part of Kidzville, as well as proposed attractions, including a steam passenger train. While Frontier Canada was never built, several elemental themes remain in the area. Unlike its sister parks, Kings Island and Kings Dominion, it was decided during the early planning stages that centrepiece of the park would not be a replica of Paris's famous Eiffel Tower. Kings Island is a 364-acre (15 km² Theme park located in the city of Mason, in Warren County Ohio, USA. Kings Dominion is a amusement park located in Doswell in Hanover County 23 miles (37 km north of Richmond Virginia and 83 miles (134 km south of Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built Instead the park's designers chose to build a massive mountain, known as Wonder Mountain. Situated at the top of International Street, Wonder Mountain featured a huge waterfall and interior pathways which led visitors to a look-out point. Other elements which were never built include a hotel and conference centre (to have been built north of the park).

On June 13, 1979, Ontario Premier William Davis depressed the plunger on an electronic detonating device, triggering an explosion on the site. William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC, CC, OOnt, QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton Ontario) was Construction on Canada's Wonderland began immediately and continued through to early 1981. Canadian companies partnered on the preliminary design and engineering of the project and helped to mould the dream into a reality.

Two years later, on May 23, 1981, Canada's Wonderland was officially opened to the public by then Premier of Ontario William Davis and Taft Broadcasting President Dudley Taft. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The spectacular opening ceremony included 10,000 helium balloons, 13 parachutists, 350 white doves, and a pipe band. Helium ( He) is a colorless odorless tasteless non-toxic Inert Monatomic Chemical A balloon is a flexible bag filled with a type of Gas, such as Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrous oxide or air. Parachuting, also known as skydiving is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric Parachute and land safely A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and Drummers The term used by military pipe bands Pipes and Drums, is also common Four children representing the Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions of Canada each poured a vial of water from their home regions into the park's spectacular fountain. The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky also appeared as a special guest, helping to raise the Canadian flag. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and fr l'Unifolié ( French for "the one-leafed" is a red Flag 12,000 guests were welcomed into the park for the first time.

Recent history

The park's former connection to Hanna-Barbera productions was reduced after Paramount Pictures purchased the park. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. At that point the park was renamed Paramount Canada's Wonderland. After Viacom bought Paramount in 1994, a successful attempt was made to bring families back to the park by providing children with Nickelodeon cartoon characters that were familiar to a new generation. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel While the Nickelodeon channel (part of Viacom's MTV Networks) is not available in Canada, many of the network's shows air on YTV, making this decision logical. MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of Media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network YTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel aimed at Youth, available nationwide through cable YTV had previously been involved in numerous projects at the park, including the 1992 direct-to-video Festival of Friends concert, raising money for Kids Help Phone. Kids Help Phone (in French Jeunesse J'écoute) is a Canadian organization which provides counselling and education for the benefit of children which is

In 2005 the park introduced Fearfest, renamed Halloween Haunt in July 2007. Halloween Haunt is a Halloween event featuring various haunted house attractions in different themed areas of the park. The park continues running many of their thrill rides during the event, but the section of the park for smaller children is closed off. Thunder Run, where patrons ride a mine-car-like train through a mountain, is also themed for the event. Thunder Run is a unique powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. During Halloween Haunt it is called Haunted Thunder Run, and patrons ride through a darker tunnel with more strobe lights, fog machines, and black light lit scenes featuring the skeletons of miners that might have died in the mine. In 2006, the park introduced Spooktacular, a Halloween event geared towards children. The event included children's rides, costume contests and a treasure hunt. Spooktacular was open on weekends during the daytime, while Fearfest remained open at night. Due to very low attendance, Spooktacular only lasted one season.

On 14 May 2006, it was announced that Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. was interested in acquiring the five Paramount theme parks, including Canada's Wonderland. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L Paramount Parks was an operator of Theme parks and attractions which annually attracted about 13 million patrons The acquisition was completed on 30 June 2006. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper [4] As a result, in early January 2007, Cedar Fair began to drop the "Paramount" name from all of their former Paramount parks, and the park is currently referred to once again by its original name, "Canada's Wonderland". The 2007 season marked a transition year of removing "all things Paramount" throughout the park. By the start of the 2008 season, the Paramount logo and similar references will be removed.

In June 2007, an accident involving a thirteen-year-old girl at a theme park in Kentucky on a ride similar to the Drop Zone at Canada's Wonderland caused Cedar Fair to close all five similar rides in its theme parks. Drop Zone at Canada's Wonderland was reopened in July 2007.

In August 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Fearfest would be renamed Halloween Haunt to remain consistent with other Cedar Fair parks. At this time Cedar Fair also announced that Spooktacular would be discontinued. In place of Spooktacular, the park extended its regular operating season until the last weekend in October. Thus, the park is open to the public during the day, and Halloween Haunt runs in the late evenings on October weekends. The park also announced its addition for 2008, a new hypercoaster called Behemoth, which is currently the largest roller coaster in Canada (and reaches three feet taller than the Drop Tower), and was built in time for the May 4, 2008 opening. A hypercoaster can mean one of two things A "style/model" of Roller coaster that incorporates three features An initial [5]

Attractions

Today, Canada's Wonderland has over 200 attractions, including over 60 thrill rides. The park is tied for second place for the record of most roller coasters in one park with 15 in total, and North America's greatest variety. The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first The park features eight themed areas on 330 acres (1. 3 km²) of land which includes a 20 acre (81,000 m²) waterpark called Splash Works. Splash Works has over 2 million gallons (7,570 m³) of heated water, Canada's largest outdoor wave pool measuring 36,000 square feet (3,300 m²), a lazy river, and 16 water slides. A wave pool is a Swimming pool in which are artificially generated reasonably large Waves similar to the Ocean 's

Flight Deck (then Top Gun) in action (2006).
Flight Deck (then Top Gun) in action (2006). Flight Deck is a Steel inverted roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1983, Canada's Wonderland added the Kingswood Music Theatre, a 15,000 seat amphitheatre that hosted many "big-name" concerts. After the Molson Amphitheatre opened on the grounds of Ontario Place in 1995, cultural festivals at the theatre became more prominent. Molson Amphitheatre (commonly called the Amphitheatre) is a semi-enclosed outdoor Concert venue in Toronto, Ontario. Splash Works is featured in the southwest quadrant; an artificial mountain forms the park's central feature.

The park's themed areas are:

2007 shows

Water slides

Roller coasters

Main article: Rides at Canada's Wonderland

Child-oriented roller coasters

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Flat rides

Main article: Flat rides at Canada's Wonderland
Swings of the Century (originally Swings of Siam), was built for the opening of the park in 1981 (2007).
Swings of the Century (originally Swings of Siam), was built for the opening of the park in 1981 (2007). This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. The Bat is a steel Roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV is a Roller coaster and Thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. Behemoth is a Steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers (more commonly known as B&M) is a Roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. A Wild Mouse roller coaster (or Wildemous, Mad Mouse or Rat Run) is a type of Roller coaster characterized Backlot Stunt Coaster, formerly called Italian Job Stunt Track until the 2008 season is a Launched roller coaster currently open at Canada's Wonderland The Mighty Canadian Minebuster (often shortened to just Minebuster) was one of the four Roller coasters that debuted with Canada's Wonderland, an The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing Roller coaster manufacturing company in the world This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. A stand-up roller coaster is a Roller coaster designed to have the passengers stand through the course of the ride Thunder Run is a unique powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. A flying roller coaster is a variation of Roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight Flight Deck is a Steel inverted roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. An inverted roller coaster is a Roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage Vortex at Canada's Wonderland is a suspended roller coaster which enables it to swing under the track like Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Europe (formerly Busch Gardens Arrow Dynamics was a Roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. Wild Beast is a wooden Roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. An inverted roller coaster is a Roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage This is a list of Roller coasters at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. The majority of rides at Canada's Wonderland are not roller coasters of which there are just 15 but the Flat rides. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Besides the large number of roller coasters it has, it also has a huge variety of flat rides, such as bumper cars, carousels, many of these relying on centrifugal forces, and other funfair rides, such as:

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Major attractions by year

Vortex (foreground), and Sky Rider (background) (2007).
Vortex (foreground), and Sky Rider (background) (2007). Vortex at Canada's Wonderland is a suspended roller coaster which enables it to swing under the track like Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Europe (formerly Busch Gardens Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Then called Top Gun, Flight Deck was built for 1995 season. (2007).
Then called Top Gun, Flight Deck was built for 1995 season. Flight Deck is a Steel inverted roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 (2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
The Jet Scream "looping starship" ride (2003).
The Jet Scream "looping starship" ride (2003).
Psyclone (2005), built for the 2002 season.
Psyclone (2005), built for the 2002 season.

1981 - Park Opens with:
Antique Carousel (originally built in 1928), Balloon Race (Frequent Flyers), Bayern's Curve (R), Bedrock Dock (R) moved to Carowinds, now operates as "Little Bill's Cruisers", Blauer Enzian (Thunder Run), Dragon Fyre (Dragon Fire), Flintstone's Flyboys (R), Ghoster Coaster, Great Whale of China (R) moved to Carowinds, now operates as "The Flying Dutchman's Revenge", Happy Landing (Swan Lake), Hot Rock Raceway (R), Klockwurker (Klockwerks), Krachenwagen, Mighty Canadian Minebuster, Wilde Beast (Wild Beast), Quixote's Kettles (Spinovator), Scooby Choo (Kidzville Station), Shiva's Fury (The Fury (R)), Sol Loco (Orbiter), Swing of Siam (Swings of the Century), Pharaoh's Eye (R), Wilde Knight Mares (Nightmares), Viking's Rage (The Rage), & Zumba Flume (R)
1982 - Kings Courtyard (The Courtyard)
1983 - Kingswood Music Theatre
1984 - White Water Canyon, Smurf Forrest (until 1990s) (R)
1985 - Sky Rider
1986 - Thunder Run (formerly "Blauer Enzian", was relocated inside the mountain)
1987 - The Bat
1988 - Racing Rivers (R)
1989 - Timberwolf Falls
1990 - Jet Scream
1991 - Vortex
1992 - Splash Works
1993 - Kid's Kingdom play area (later renovated and renamed Candy Factory)
1994 - Days Of Thunder (Action Theatre)
1995 - Top Gun (Flight Deck)
1996 - Xtreme Skyflyer; SplashWorks Expansion: Wave Pool, The Pump House, Black Hole Water Slide
1997 - Drop Zone (Drop Tower), Speed City Raceway
1998 - Kidzville, James Bond - License To Thrill (feature at Action Theatre (R)), The Edge Climbing Wall (R)
1999 - The Fly; Splashworks Expansion: Super Soaker and The Plunge; Escape from Dino Island (feature at Action Theatre (R))
2000 - Cliffhanger (Riptide), Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion
2001 - Shockwave; Zoom Zone (new kids area) including: Silver Streak, Blast Off and Jumping Jet; 7th Portal (feature at Action FX Theatre(R))
2002 - Psyclone; Splashworks Expansion: Riptide Racer, Barracuda Blaster and Kids Sprayground
2003 - Sledge Hammer, Nickelodeon Central (replacing Bedrock)
2004 - Tomb Raider: The Ride (Time Warp)
2005 - Italian Job: Stunt Track (Backlot Stunt Coaster)
2006 - Paramount's Hollywood Stunt Spectacular (R), The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbara (feature at the Action Theatre (R)), Nickelodeon Celebration Parade (R)
2007 - Coasters 50s Diner, International Marketplace Buffet, "Twistin to the 60s" show, "Endless Summer on Ice" show, and Picnic Pavilion
2008 - BEHEMOTH

Current name in (brackets); R= Removed/Closed

Location

Canada's Wonderland is on the east side of Highway 400 between Rutherford Road (Exit 33) and Major Mackenzie Drive (Exit 35), 13 km (8 miles) north of Highway 401, 6 km (3 miles) north of Highway 407 and 64 km (41 miles) south of Barrie. Carowinds is a Theme park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the state line between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte Thunder Run is a unique powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Thunder Run is a unique powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Carowinds is a Theme park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the state line between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte The Mighty Canadian Minebuster (often shortened to just Minebuster) was one of the four Roller coasters that debuted with Canada's Wonderland, an Wild Beast is a wooden Roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Wild Beast is a wooden Roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. The Smurfs is a Belgian comic book series created by Peyo in 1958 The Bat is a steel Roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Vortex at Canada's Wonderland is a suspended roller coaster which enables it to swing under the track like Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Europe (formerly Busch Gardens Splash Works is a 20 Acre Water park located within the park boundries of Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada Flight Deck is a Steel inverted roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada. Backlot Stunt Coaster, formerly called Italian Job Stunt Track until the 2008 season is a Launched roller coaster currently open at Canada's Wonderland Behemoth is a Steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The King's Highway 400, more commonly known as Highway 400 or the 400, is a key north-south 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR, is a Tollway located in the Greater Toronto Area, southern Ontario, Canada It is bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Jane Street to the east, Major Mackenzie Drive to the north and Rutherford Road to the south. Jane Street is a north-south thoroughfare in western Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that begins at Bloor Street and continues north into York Major Mackenzie Drive, officially referred to as York Regional Road 25 and also commonly known as "Major Mac" is a major east-west arterial road in southern York Regional Road 73 is an east-west formerly Concession road, now a major urban throughfare in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Formerly quite isolated, it is now surrounded by housing on all sides. It has three public entrances and one entrance designated for staff, deliveries and buses. Regular transit access is provided by York Region Transit (YRT), while GO Transit, Brampton Transit, and Mississauga Transit all run special services, as does YRT from Newmarket and Markham. York Region Transit (YRT is the Public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. GO Transit is the interregional public transit system serving the Conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the Brampton Transit (BT is Public transport Bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Mississauga Transit ( MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 's Public transportation operation Newmarket ( 2006 Population 74295 is a Town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of

Public transportation

Transportation to the park is available from the following of the regional transit organizations:

Each of the above services provide at least one specific, seasonal routes to the park. As well, the YRT operates six year-round routes that are either diverted into or stop near the park during its operating season. The bus loop at Wonderland is located near the north-east corner of the park, and is accessed from Major MacKenzie Drive.

Trivia

Logos

The park from its opening in 1981 was known as Canada's Wonderland. In 1994, when it was sold to Paramount Pictures (later Viacom), they changed the name of the park to include the word Paramount, something Paramount Parks did with all of its other parks in 1993. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Paramount Parks was an operator of Theme parks and attractions which annually attracted about 13 million patrons Previous to that, none of the Paramount owned parks had the Paramount prefix.

The logo was completely changed to be in the style of the Paramount Parks logo, as well as their other theme park properties, which all had the same styled logos, including the Paramount prefix, and the Paramount Pictures mountain logo. Paramount Parks was an operator of Theme parks and attractions which annually attracted about 13 million patrons Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California.

In 2003, Viacom updated the logo of Paramount Parks, and all its theme parks, including Wonderland, to include an updated Paramount logo, even though the logo for Paramount Pictures, the film studio, remained unchanged.

In 2007, CBS Corporation, (renamed from Viacom in 2005), sold all of its theme park properties to Cedar Fair, which in turn, dropped the Paramount prefixes from all five parks, and gave the logos the Cedar Fair logo and font style. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L

Logo used from 1981 until 1993

The logo after Paramount Pictures purchase of the park, used from 1994-2002

Slightly modified logo used from 2004-2006

Logo used since 2007 after Cedar Fair bought Paramount Parks, including this park

Alternate logos

Logo used from 1981 until 1993

Logo used in 1990 to celebrate Canada's Wonderland's 10th anniversary

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada’s Wonderland Rated The Most Popular Seasonal Park In North America! (2007-04-05). Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L Paramount Parks was an operator of Theme parks and attractions which annually attracted about 13 million patrons Paramount Parks was an operator of Theme parks and attractions which annually attracted about 13 million patrons Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair L Splash Works is a 20 Acre Water park located within the park boundries of Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan Ontario, Canada Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  2. ^ Canada's Wonderland (Online slideshow). Most Popular Amusement Parks. Forbes.com. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly
  3. ^ Canada's Wonderland 2006 Attendance (2007-04-05). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  4. ^ Sale of Paramount Parks to Cedar Fair, L.P..
  5. ^ Canada's Wonderland (August 2007). Wonderland's Biggest Investment in History.
  6. ^ New ride names courtesy 2008 Operations employee newsletter.
  7. ^ New ride names courtesy 2008 Operations employee newsletter.
  8. ^ Kevin McCorry. The Littlest Hobo.

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