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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.

May 18, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Alpen Fury can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 10, settling around a 7 for most of the day.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT63m
PEAK123m
RIDES OPEN14/10
WEATHER88° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for May 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Alpen Fury all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 8 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
120m avg
peak 123m · 83% uptime
Leviathan
92m avg
peak 120m · 93% uptime
Yukon Striker
75m avg
peak 100m · 98% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
67m avg
peak 85m · 93% uptime
Behemoth
63m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Vortex
49m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
The Fly
45m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Psyclone
42m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
WindSeeker
26m avg
peak 30m · 33% uptime
Wilde Beast
23m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Dragon Fyre
Closed all day
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Closed all day
Silver Streak
Closed all day
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 39% uptime
Sledge Hammer
Closed all day
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
Thunder Run
Closed all day
Tundra Twister
Closed all day
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
12 rides were closed all day
Dragon Fyre Mighty Canadian Minebuster Silver Streak Sledge Hammer Snoopy's Racing Railway Soaring Timbers Taxi Jam The Bat The DareDeviler Thunder Run Tundra Twister Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 63°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Alpen Fury right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Alpen Fury 123m to 74m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions