Canada's Wonderland Wait Times

Canada's Wonderland · US & Canada · typical hours 10 AM–10 PM

The one-minute version: be at the gate 30–45 minutes before opening and ride Yukon Striker first. Waits peak from late morning to mid-afternoon — do shows and meals then. The final hour is often as quiet as rope drop. There is no headline evening show, so the final operating hour is usually the quietest time to ride.

Worth it on busy days: Worth it on summer Saturdays, unnecessary on a weekday in June.

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Canada's Wonderland hours today and this week

DayPark hours (local time)
Fri 23 Oct6 PM – 12 AM
Haunt from 6 PM (separate ticket)
Sat 24 Oct11 AM – 11 PM
Haunt from 12 PM (separate ticket)
Sun 25 Oct11 AM – 11 PM
Haunt from 12 PM (separate ticket)
Thu 29 Oct6 PM – 11 PM
Haunt from 6 PM (separate ticket)
Fri 30 Oct6 PM – 12 AM
Haunt from 6 PM (separate ticket)
Sat 31 Oct11 AM – 11 PM
Haunt from 12 PM (separate ticket)
Sun 1 Nov11 AM – 11 PM
Haunt from 12 PM (separate ticket)

From the park’s published schedule. Hours change, and evening events can close the park to day guests early — check with the park before you go.

Canada's Wonderland wait times by hour

Queues here follow a predictable daily shape. Lines are shortest in the first hour and the last, and peak 3 PM–5 PM — that is the window to spend on shows, meals or indoor attractions rather than headliners.

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Typical shape of a Canada's Wonderland day, shown as each hour's share of that day's own peak wait. Actual minutes vary by season and day of week — check today's live waits.

See the hour-by-hour numbers
HourTypical wait level
10 AM30% of the day's peak
11 AM45% of the day's peak
12 PM65% of the day's peak
1 PM82% of the day's peak
2 PM95% of the day's peak
3 PM100% of the day's peak
4 PM100% of the day's peak
5 PM92% of the day's peak
6 PM78% of the day's peak
7 PM60% of the day's peak
8 PM42% of the day's peak
9 PM30% of the day's peak
Shortest lines: 10 AM–11 AM and 9 PM–10 PM. Longest: 3 PM–5 PM.

What to ride first at Canada's Wonderland: rope drop order

Be at the gate 30–45 minutes before opening and ride in this order. Yukon Striker draws the opening rush; Leviathan and Behemoth have good throughput and stay manageable.

  1. Yukon Striker
  2. Leviathan
  3. Behemoth
  4. Wonder Mountain's Guardian

The first hour is the cheapest capacity of the day — no pass, no fee, and typically the shortest waits you will see.

Best and worst months to visit Canada's Wonderland

Red = busiest, green = quietest, grey = moderate.

Busiest: July, August and October

Expect the year's longest waits during the Ontario summer holiday and Halloween Haunt weekends.

Quietest: May, June and September

The best value for short lines is May and early June weekdays, and September weekdays.

When to avoid Canada's Wonderland, and when to go

Busiest stretches, next 12 months

  • Sun Dec 20 – Sun Jan 3Christmas holidays · about 7/10, 10 at worst
  • Sat Feb 13 – Mon Feb 15Family Day · about 8/10
  • Sat May 22 – Mon May 24Victoria Day · about 7/10
  • Sat Jul 31 – Mon Aug 2Civic Holiday · about 9/10
  • Sat Oct 9 – Mon Oct 11Thanksgiving (Canada) · about 9/10

Quietest weeks

  • Mon May 3 – Sun May 9about 4/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon May 10 – Sun May 16about 4/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon May 31 – Sun Jun 6about 4/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon Jun 7 – Sun Jun 13about 4/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon Sep 13 – Sun Sep 19about 4/10 · no holidays or school breaks

Scores are the crowd forecast, 1 to 10, averaged over the stretch. Visiting in a busy stretch anyway? Be at the gate before opening, and ride the big ones in the first hour and the last. Every day is scored on the crowd calendar.

Is Fast Lane worth it at Canada's Wonderland?

Worth it on busy days

Worth it on summer Saturdays, unnecessary on a weekday in June. The park's season is short enough that its peak is genuinely peaky.

Price: roughly CA$60–CA$200 unlimited wristband. Prices change often and by date — treat this as a range, not a quote.

Maben Parks shows every wait live with a "vs typical" marker, and your magical fairy will run the numbers for your party and date — including telling you to keep your money when the answer is no.

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Beat the lines without paying at Canada's Wonderland

Local knowledge: Wonder Mountain's Guardian is indoors and a good heat or rain fallback that most plans forget about.

Planning ahead? The free Canada's Wonderland crowd calendar scores every day for the next twelve months, 1 to 10 — no sign-up.

How the wait moves through the day at Canada's Wonderland

Median posted wait across the rides we track, on moderate days — the crowd level most visitors get. The shaded band is the middle half of readings at that hour.

035810OpenClose 0 min at 12a12a — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 124 readings)10a — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 319 readings)11a — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1328 readings)12p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1629 readings)1p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1798 readings)2p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1669 readings)3p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1660 readings)4p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–0, 1703 readings)5p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 1684 readings)6p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 1622 readings)7p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 1751 readings)8p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 1217 readings)9p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–10, 1156 readings)10p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–10, 1020 readings)11p — typically 0 min (middle half 0–5, 597 readings)12a12p3p6p9p11p min
Posted standby minutes, from our own recorded snapshots. Posted waits are what the park displays — not necessarily how long you stand there. Download CSV · Save PNG · Share

What's closed at Canada's Wonderland

Detected automatically from the live feed — each of these reported closed all day, every day, for at least three operating days. Observed through October 23, 2026.

AttractionClosed sinceDuration
Super SoakerSeptember 5, 202635 operating days
The PlungeSeptember 5, 202635 operating days
Barracuda BlasterSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Black HoleSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Lakeside Lagoon PoolSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Lakeside Lagoon SlidesSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Lazy RiverSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Moosehorn FallsSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Mountain Bay CliffsSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Muskoka PlungeSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
PumphouseSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Riptide RacerSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Splash StationSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
SpraygroundSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Timberwolf FallsSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
TyphoonSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
WaterwaysSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
WhirlwindsSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
White Water BaySeptember 11, 202632 operating days
White Water CanyonSeptember 11, 202632 operating days
Antique CarrouselOctober 12, 20269 operating days
BehemothOctober 14, 20268 operating days
LeviathanOctober 14, 20268 operating days
Wonder Mountain's GuardianOctober 14, 20268 operating days
Beagle Brigade AirfieldOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Blast Off!October 19, 20263 operating days
Boo Blasters on Boo HillOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Character CarrouselOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Flying CanoesOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Flying EaglesOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Frequent FlyersOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Ghoster CoasterOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Joe Cool's Dodgem SchoolOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Jokey's JalopiesOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Jumpin' JetOctober 19, 20263 operating days
KidZville StationOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Lucy's TugboatOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Maple Park TreehouseOctober 19, 20263 operating days
PEANUTS™ 500October 19, 20263 operating days
Sally's Love BuggiesOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Silver StreakOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Snoopy vs Red BaronOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Snoopy’s Racing RailwayOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Snoopy's RevolutionOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Snoopy's Space RaceOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Soaring TimbersOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Sugar ShackOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Swan LakeOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Swing TimeOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Taxi JamOctober 19, 20263 operating days
The Pumpkin PatchOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Treetop AdventureOctober 19, 20263 operating days
Woodstock WhirlybirdsOctober 19, 20263 operating days

Recently back

AttractionWas closed fromDuration
Speed City RacewayAugust 27, 202619 operating days
VortexOctober 6, 20263 operating days

Generated from wait-feed observations, not an operator announcement: a long closure usually means refurbishment, but we report what the feed shows rather than guessing why. Always check the operator's own page before travelling for one specific ride.

What counts as a normal wait at Canada's Wonderland

Every wait we have recorded here, grouped by how busy the day turned out to be. The bold figure is the middle half of what we saw — a quarter of the time it was shorter, a quarter of the time longer. Read it against today’s crowd level to know whether the number on the sign is good or bad.

RideLightlevel 1Mildlevel 2Moderatelevel 3Busylevel 4Packedlevel 5
AlpenFury30–7560 typical45–12075 typical60–9070 typical60–9090 typical90–120120 typical
Leviathan10–2015 typical30–3030 typical20–4535 typical30–5045 typical50–7560 typical
Yukon Striker5–2515 typical10–3530 typical15–4530 typical20–5030 typical30–7055 typical
The DareDeviler0–50 typical10–4015 typical0–1515 typical10–3020 typical10–7050 typical
Behemoth0–50 typical5–3025 typical10–3025 typical15–4530 typical30–6045 typical
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill0–105 typical25–6040 typical20–4545 typical0–6030 typical30–6050 typical
Backlot Stunt Coaster0–255 typical20–2020 typical0–3015 typical15–6025 typical30–6045 typical
Ghoster Coaster0–155 typical20–4530 typical25–4535 typical5–4535 typical25–5040 typical
Vortex5–2010 typical20–3030 typical15–3525 typical20–4035 typical30–5040 typical
Mighty Canadian Minebuster0–00 typical5–55 typical0–2510 typical5–305 typical0–4510 typical
Psyclone0–00 typical5–105 typical0–50 typical0–155 typical0–4025 typical
The Fly5–1510 typical15–2520 typical20–3030 typical15–3030 typical25–4030 typical
Sledge Hammer0–00 typical5–105 typical0–00 typical0–155 typical0–3515 typical
Wilde Beast0–55 typical0–55 typical5–1510 typical0–155 typical15–3025 typical
Drop Tower0–50 typical0–55 typical5–105 typical0–155 typical5–3015 typical
Skyhawk0–55 typical10–1510 typical5–105 typical5–155 typical5–2520 typical
Tundra Twister5–55 typical5–1010 typical5–55 typical5–105 typical5–1510 typical
WindSeeker0–50 typical10–1010 typical0–105 typical0–1010 typical0–1515 typical

Minutes of posted standby wait, from our own recorded snapshots — up to 15 days per figure. Cells stay blank until a ride has enough observations at that crowd level to be worth printing. Posted waits are what the park displays, which is not always what you queue.

Canada's Wonderland FAQ

What time should I arrive at Canada's Wonderland?

Aim to be at the gate 30–45 minutes before the posted opening time of 10 AM. The first hour consistently has the day's shortest waits, and arriving even 45 minutes late typically costs you two headliners.

When are wait times shortest at Canada's Wonderland?

10 AM–11 AM and 9 PM–10 PM — the opening hour and the final hour of the operating day. Waits peak 3 PM–5 PM, so plan meals, shows and indoor attractions for that window.

What should I ride first at Canada's Wonderland?

Yukon Striker, then Leviathan and Behemoth. Yukon Striker draws the opening rush; Leviathan and Behemoth have good throughput and stay manageable.

What is the best month to visit Canada's Wonderland?

May, June and September — May and early June weekdays, and September weekdays. Avoid July, August and October, when the Ontario summer holiday and Halloween Haunt weekends.

Is Fast Lane worth it at Canada's Wonderland?

Worth it on summer Saturdays, unnecessary on a weekday in June. The park's season is short enough that its peak is genuinely peaky.

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