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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 · 94% uptime
Yukon Striker
75m avg
peak 100m · 98% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
67m avg
peak 85m · 95% uptime
Behemoth
63m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Vortex
49m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
The Fly
45m avg
peak 45m · 94% 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
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 92% 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 · 38% 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
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
4 rides were closed all day
Mighty Canadian Minebuster Sledge Hammer The DareDeviler Tundra Twister

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