| Wonder Mountain's Guardian | |
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 Wonder Mountain's Guardian's lift hill outside Wonder Mountain | |
| Canada's Wonderland | |
| Location | Canada's Wonderland |
| Park section | International Festival - Wonder Mountain |
| Coordinates | 43°50′N 79°32′W / 43.84°N 79.54°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 24, 2014 |
| Cost | $10,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | ART Engineering |
| Designer | Triotech |
| Model | 4D Interactive Dark Ride |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Length | 304.8 m (1,000 ft) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3 minutes and 30 seconds |
| Capacity | 650 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 107 cm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Trains | 5 trains with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
| Wonder Mountain's Guardian at RCDB | |
Wonder Mountain's Guardian (also known as Guardian or WMG; during Halloween Haunt known as Zombies 4D) is a 4D, interactive dark ride roller coaster at the Canada's Wonderland amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Park management first proposed a dark ride located inside Wonder Mountain around 2004. Technology and budget limitations at the time delayed the project's planning and design stages until 2011. The steel track was manufactured by ART Engineering; it is approximately 304.8 metres (1,000 ft) long and has a maximum height of about 18.3 metres (60 ft). The ride also features one of the largest drop tracks in the world reaching a height of 9.1 metres (30 ft).
Triotech designed the ride's interactive 3D animations, which are accompanied by other special effects such as wind, adding the fourth dimension. During the park's Halloween Haunt event in October, the animations are replaced with zombie-themed effects. Delays during construction delayed the ride's opening until May 24, 2014; three weeks after the 2014 season began. Guardian was inspired by the dragon in Thunder Run—another roller coaster located in the mountain area of the park—and Starlight Spectacular—a nightly light-and-sound show focused on Wonder Mountain.[1]
- ^ "Guardathon at Canada's Wonderland". YouTube. In the Loop. May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.