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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 · 85% 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 · 95% uptime
Dragon Fyre
Closed all day
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Closed all day
Silver Streak
Closed all day
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Sledge Hammer
0m avg
peak 0m · 32% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
Closed all day
Soaring Timbers
Closed all day
Taxi Jam
Closed all day
The Bat
Closed all day
The DareDeviler
Closed all day
Tundra Twister
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 87% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
10 rides were closed all day
Dragon Fyre Mighty Canadian Minebuster Silver Streak Snoopy's Racing Railway Soaring Timbers Taxi Jam The Bat 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