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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

May 8, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT35m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN15/9
WEATHER55° Cloudy
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for May 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
2
4 PM
3
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Alpen Fury first

Even on a light day, Alpen Fury builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

The Fly + Wilde Beast fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

25 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
107m avg
peak 150m · 95% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
33m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Yukon Striker
33m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Leviathan
31m avg
peak 80m · 98% uptime
Behemoth
28m avg
peak 35m · 90% uptime
Psyclone
23m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Vortex
19m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
The Fly
15m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Wilde Beast
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Closed all day
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Sledge Hammer
0m avg
peak 0m · 32% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Soaring Timbers
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Taxi Jam
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Bat
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The DareDeviler
Closed all day
Tundra Twister
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 87% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Mighty Canadian Minebuster The DareDeviler Tundra Twister Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 55°F, low 35°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 128m to 75m
1:15p Walk-on window: The Fly + Wilde Beast
4:08p Smart pick: Alpen Fury is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion