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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 8, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN17/27
WEATHER85° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Jul 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Behemoth + Ghoster Coaster fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
79m avg
peak 120m · 96% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
32m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Leviathan
30m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Vortex
30m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Yukon Striker
24m avg
peak 35m · 85% uptime
Sledge Hammer
21m avg
peak 25m · 74% uptime
The Fly
20m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
19m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Behemoth
16m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
13m avg
peak 25m · 85% uptime
Drop Tower
10m avg
peak 10m · 85% uptime
Wilde Beast
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Psyclone
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 83% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Soaring Timbers
Closed all day
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
0m avg
peak 0m · 78% uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Soaring Timbers The DareDeviler Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 64°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 95m to 55m
1:15p Walk-on window: Behemoth + 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