Canada’s Wonderland amusement park is one of Canada’s most popular entertainment destinations, offering visitors an unforgettable experience. In this article, we’ll explore the best rides not to be missed, exciting activities to discover and hotels ideally located near the park.
About Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario
Canada’s Wonderland is Canada’s largest amusement park and one of North America’s largest theme parks. It offers rides, shows, restaurants and entertainment for all ages.
The park is located north of the Greater Toronto Area. It offers over 69 rides and 19 roller coasters, including the world’s largest and fastest.
Canada’s Wonderland opened its doors for the first time on May 23, 1981, becoming Canada’s first major theme park. The park welcomes over 3.5 million visitors per season.
In its early days, it already offered several rides and shows. Over the years, Canada’s Wonderland has added new rides and more thrills. Today, it covers 300 acres (or the equivalent of 227 soccer fields).
Taking a photo with family or friends in front of the fabulous mountain and fountains is a classic!
Canada's Wonderland amusement park – Ticket prices and rates
Tickets can be purchased on site or online at Canada’s Wonderland. If you buy them on site, the tickets are much more expensive than online. So I recommend you buy them before you get to the site.
Admission is free for children under 2.
Here are the ticket prices for the year 2025:
Ticket type
Price
Benefits
One-day ticket
From $45 online ($90 at the door)
Splash Works admission included from May 24
Silver Pass season pass
$89
Unlimited visits until Labour Day
Earlier entry to the park
15% discount on food and beverages
Discount for a friend’s ticket
Exclusive benefits and discounts.
Gold Season Pass
115 $
Unlimited visits until Labour Day, including Halloween Haunt and Winterfest events
Admission to Oktoberfest and Camp Spooky
Earlier entry to the park
15% discount on food and beverages
Discount for a friend’s ticket
Access to other Six Flags parks available at an additional cost
Exclusive benefits and discounts.
Prestige Season Pass
$325
Unlimited tours until Labour Day, as well as Halloween Haut and Winterfest events
Admission to Oktoberfest and Camp Spooky
Free privileged parking
20% discount on food and beverages
Earlier entry to the park
Access to the VIP section
2 free tickets for friends
One free Fast Lane entry per visit
Access to other Six Flags parks available at an additional cost
Other options can be added to enhance your day, such as :
Fast Lane: From $69 to go ahead of everyone else for 22 rides.
Fast Lane Plus: From $79, to go ahead of everyone else for 22 rides + the following rides: Yukon Striker, Leviathan and Behemoth.
Fast Lane Plus Season Pass: From $599, you can pass everyone else, all season long!
Single Day FunPix: From $24.99, get all the photos taken in the park during the day, including unlimited photo downloads.
Single Meal Deal: $18.99 including appetizer, side dish and fountain drink.
All Day Dining: $31.99, For one entrée and one side dish at participating restaurants every 90 minutes. This package does not include drinks.
Premium All Day Dining: $43.99, for an entrée, side dish or snack at participating restaurants every 90 minutes. Every 15 minutes, a Coca-Cola drink can be purchased free of charge, all day long.
VIP Lounge access: Starting at $19.99, this is your passport to free snacks, TV, phone recharging and other exclusives.
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Primary card$150
Additional card$50
Annual income required
Individual$60,000
Household$100,000
Conversion fees
0%
Earning rate
2xGroceries
2xRestaurants
2xTransit
2xEntertainment
1xAll spending
Value
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2nd Year Value$397
Card benefits
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Airport lounge access$240
Travel insurance
Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
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Hotels near Canada's Wonderland
Several hotels in the vicinity of Canada’s Wonderland offer room and attraction packages.
Aloft Vaughan Mills: The closest hotel to Canada’s Wonderland is Aloft Vaughan Mills. This top-rated hotel is also right next to Vaughan Mills, a large shopping center with a LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto.
Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel: Right in downtown Toronto, it’s further away than the Canada’s Wonderland hotels above. But it’s glued to Toronto’s Rogers Centre. If you also want to see a Blue Jays baseball game during the season, you can even attend from certain privileged rooms!
Or, if you have points from your favorite loyalty program, check to see if you can use points to reimburse your Canada’s Wonderland getaway. For example Scene+points, NBC Rewards points and TD Rewards points.
AlpenFury is THE new ride coming to Canada’s Wonderland this summer.
It’s the longest, highest and fastest ride in Canada. It features two dazzling accelerations, one of which propels passengers to a dizzying height of 50 meters. What’s more, its nine inversions are guaranteed to thrill and delight.
The Leviathan
The Leviathan is a ride for thrill-seekers of all kinds. It’s one of the biggest and tallest roller coasters in the world. It’s a gigantic roller coaster, measuring 1.6 kilometers in length.
It soars to a thrilling height of 93 metres in the air, then plunges into a steep 80-degree freefall. Then the cars speed along at 148 kilometers per hour, turning in curves of over 90 degrees.
Yukon Striker
The Yukon Striker is another ride that takes passengers’ breath away and makes them scream in terror for two minutes!
The ride begins by hanging for 3 long, interminable seconds before reaching a speed of 130 km/h. In addition, there will be inversions and a complete 360-degree loop.
Behemoth
In less than 4 seconds, passengers accelerate from 0 to 125 km/h. It’s another Leviathan and Behemoth ride to try.
The Bat
It’s a merry-go-round that goes forwards… and back again! For connoisseurs, it’s the same style as La Ronde‘s Boomerang.
Drop Tower
Passengers ascend 70 meters into the air, then wait for agonizingly long seconds before being suddenly dropped at 100 km/h to the ground.
The Windseeker, Flight Deck, Backlot Stunt Coaster and Psyclone are just some of the rides you’ll want to try out.
Planet Snoopy and children's rides
Conversely, Kidzville and Planet Snoopy are places that appeal to younger guests. They have their own level of rollercoaster fun.
Splash Works Water
Splash Works Water is the part of the park with water slides, a swimming pool and water games. In 2025, this part of the park will open on May 24. Since last year, it has featured a new thrill ride called « Moosehorn Falls ».
On the map, you’ll see several Fun Pix pictograms, where a photo is taken during the ride. You need to have purchased the Fun Pix option to have unrestricted access and unlimited downloads.
What’s more, several official park photographers are scattered throughout the park in strategic locations, and Fun Pix lets you get those photos.
Canada's Wonderland – Shows
There’s more to the park than just rides! During the day, a variety of stunts, musicals, bands, circus acts and sky dives are presented.
Each day’s program is different and may vary, so it’s a good idea to check their calendar before you visit.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang always put on a big show at the Peanuts Gazebo in the Planet Snoopy section. They organize dances and get-togethers for children.
For guests looking for some adrenaline-pumping action, take in the aerial madness of the Fall Out Stunt Dive Show and Victoria Falls High Divers.
Canada's Wonderland – Events
Halloween Haunt: Every year on autumn evenings, Canada’s Wonderland offers a terrifying Halloween Haunt, filled with zombies, mazes, monsters, spooky shows and scary attractions. Not recommended for children under 13, as it’s really spooky. Some rides are open and visitors can ride them in the dark. An additional ticket must be purchased in addition to the regular park ticket.
Camp Spooky: On weekends in September and October, kids can have their Halloween party too! This gentle, family-friendly event features candy, a Halloween costume parade for kids, live entertainment with The PEANUTS band, and meet-and-greets with Halloween characters.
Winter Fest: Takes place between November and early January. It’s a new event at Canada’s Wonderland. It includes ice skating on Snow Flake Lake, a dozen shows, holiday food tastings, millions of spectacular lights and hundreds of magnificent Christmas trees throughout the park, including two 15-metre-high Christmas trees on International Street.
Oktoberfest: This German festival takes place on weekends in September. Enjoy authentic German-themed sausages, schnitzel, giant Bavarian pretzels and cold beers, while listening to traditional bands.
Celebration Canada: First week of July. Celebrate Canada’s birthday with music, traditional Aboriginal performances, street performers, poutine and other Canadian delicacies.
Fireworks: On certain dates only, such as Canada Day and long vacation weekends.
KidZfest: Mid to late July. It’s a party just for kids! They can meet Peppa Pig and Marvel superheroes, enjoy dance parties, music and shows.
Canada's Wonderland – Opening hours
Canada’s Wonderland is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the summer. The park may close earlier in spring and autumn, when the sun sets earlier. We strongly recommend that you check the calendar before visiting the park.
Splash Works opens in late May and runs until early September.
Canada's Wonderland – Parking
All taxes included, parking at Canada’s Wonderland costs when you buy online:
30 per car and van
$ 40 for VIP parking
$ 40 for camping trailers
Explore Niagara Falls and Toronto during your stay
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With the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card, you earn 3 points per $1 spent at Sobeys, IGA, Safeway, Foodland and participating Co-ops, and 2 points per $1 spent at other grocery stores, restaurants, eligible entertainment and eligible daily transit. You earn 1 point per $1 on all your other everyday purchases.
These points can be redeemed against any travel purchase at a rate of 1,000 points = $10 (flights, hotels, all-inclusives and even Airbnb), or as cash back with Scene+ at the same rate.
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$100 in travel rewards (10,000 bonus Scene+ points) for cardholders who charge $40,000 in purchases to their account;
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$132 in savings on foreign currency transaction fees based on the average amount of foreign currency purchases made per active account over the past 24 months (by saving on the 2.5% foreign currency transaction fees typically charged by other credit card issuers);
$364 representing the potential value of points earned in the first year (36,400 Scene+ points) based on the average amount of purchases made per active account over the past 24 months, assuming an average spend of 21% of purchases in categories eligible for accelerated earn rates of 2X and 3X points;
$358 representing the value of complimentary membership in the Visa Airport Companion program which includes 6 airport lounge passes (based on « Preferred » membership valued at approximately $357 CAD/$259 USD). Based on the exchange rate in effect on May 22, 2026.
Maximum potential value after the first year = $1,254 (rounded to $1,250)
The actual value of offers, savings realized and points earned will vary depending on card usage and eligibility for applicable offers. Conditions apply.
1 Offer description and conditions: The 25,000 Scene+ points offer (the « offer ») applies only to new Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card credit card accounts (the « accounts ») opened between August 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 (regardless of the date you apply for the account) subject to the conditions below. The offer may be modified, cancelled or extended at any time without notice, and it cannot be combined with any other offer.
In addition, as a Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Cardholder, you are eligible for an annual bonus of 10,000 Scene+ points if you charge at least $40,000 in eligible everyday purchases to your Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card account over the course of one year. Conditions apply; see below for more details.
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Fulfillment of the annual points bonus: Bonus points will be credited within approximately eight weeks after you become eligible for a bonus, provided the account is open and in good standing. In the case of a joint account with a primary borrower and a co-borrower, bonus points will be credited as follows: (i) the 25,000 bonus points and the annual points bonus will be credited to the Scene+ account linked to the account of the borrower who made the transaction that reached the eligible purchase threshold ($2,000, or $40,000) within the appropriate timeframe (the first three months, or the first 12 months). If an additional cardholder makes the transaction that reaches the eligible purchase threshold for the 25,000 bonus points, or the annual points bonus, the bonus points will be credited to the Scene+ account linked to the primary borrower’s account. It is possible to transfer points between the Scene+ accounts of a primary borrower, a co-borrower or an additional cardholder by contacting Scene+. An account is in good standing if it is not past due, there is no over-limit, and the cardholder(s) have complied with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement that applies to the account. All other program conditions continue to apply during the offer period.
Offer eligibility and exclusions: You cannot take advantage of the offer if you are currently a primary or secondary cardholder of a Scotiabank personal credit card or have been one in the past two years, including if you transfer your balance from an existing Scotiabank personal credit card account, and if you are a Scotiabank employee. Subject to the exclusions mentioned above, small business credit cardholders are eligible for this offer.
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Annual fee
Primary card$150
Additional card$50
Annual income required
Individual$60,000
Household$100,000
Conversion fees
0%
Earning rate
2xGroceries
2xRestaurants
2xTransit
2xEntertainment
1xAll spending
Value
1st Year Value$650
2nd Year Value$397
Card benefits
Concierge service24/7
Airport lounge access$240
Travel insurance
Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (65+)Up to $1,000,000 / 3 days
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Trip InterruptionUp to $2,500
Delayed BaggageUp to $1,000
Lost BaggageUp to $1,000
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $1,000
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000
Purchase protection
Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days
Where is Canada's Wonderland?
Canada’s Wonderland is located in Vaughan, northwest of downtown Toronto.
What are the payment methods and how do I pay at Canada's Wonderland?
Canada’s Wonderland is cashless. It accepts purchases by debit card, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover as well as via smartphone, thanks to Apple Pay or Google Pay.
There are also several Cash-to-Card Kiosks, where you can convert cash for a prepaid debit card. This card can be used anywhere in the park, and also to pay for purchases outside the park, free of charge.
When will Canada's Wonderland open in 2025?
It usually opens on the first Friday in May.
In 2025, Canada’s Wonderland opens its doors on May 8.
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