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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

May 9, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT41m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN14/7
WEATHER62° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for May 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Drop Tower + Ghoster Coaster 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.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
96m avg
peak 120m · 94% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
41m avg
peak 45m · 61% uptime
Yukon Striker
32m avg
peak 35m · 72% uptime
Leviathan
31m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Behemoth
27m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
The Fly
26m avg
peak 30m · 76% uptime
Vortex
22m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 82% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Closed all day
Psyclone
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Silver Streak
Closed all day
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 46% uptime
Sledge Hammer
Closed all day
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
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tundra Twister
Closed all day
Wilde Beast
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 40% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
6 rides were closed all day
Mighty Canadian Minebuster Silver Streak Sledge Hammer The DareDeviler Tundra Twister Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 62°F, low 40°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 115m to 67m
1:15p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Ghoster Coaster
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