| Previously known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland (1993–2006) | |
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| Location | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°50′30″N 79°32′35″W / 43.84167°N 79.54306°W |
| Opened | 23 May 1981 |
| Owner | Six Flags |
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| General manager | Phill Liggett[1] |
| Slogan | "For the fun of it" |
| Operating season | May–December |
| Attendance | 3,768,000 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 331 acres (134 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 69 |
| Roller coasters | 18 |
| Water rides | 17 |
| Website | www |
Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a 330-acre (130 ha) amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life Assurance Company, it was the first major theme park in Canada and remains the country's largest.[3][4] Cedar Fair (merged with Six Flags since 1 July 2024) purchased the park from Paramount Parks in 2006, and they have owned and operated the park since then. In 2019, it was the most-visited seasonal amusement park in North America with an estimated 3.9 million guests. The park still retains this record, with an estimated 3.8 million guests in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Canada's Wonderland normally operates from late April or early May to Labour Day, and then on select dates until early January. Special events are held throughout the season, including Halloween Haunt, WinterFest, and various festivals such as Celebration Canada, a month-long Canada Day festival.
With eighteen roller coasters, Canada's Wonderland has the third most of any theme park around the world, behind Energylandia in Poland with nineteen and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California with twenty. Twenty acres (8.1 ha) of the park houses a water park named Splash Works.
Since the closure of Crystal Beach Park in Fort Erie in 1989, Canada's Wonderland remains the only amusement park in Ontario with wooden roller coasters in operation.
- ^ "zero gravity water slide coming to canadas wonderland". Good Life Mississauga. August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ a b AECOM (2023). Theme Index 2022 – Global Attractions Attendance Report (PDF) (Report). p. 29.
- ^ Malcolm, Andrew H. (24 May 1981). "A Theme Park Called Wonderland Opens Near Toronto". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Top 10 Theme Parks is Canada". Worldweb.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2011.