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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 17, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN17/10
WEATHER82° Partly Cloudy
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Jul 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

11 AM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens

Yukon Striker + Backlot Stunt 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.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
57m avg
peak 100m · 86% uptime
Leviathan
21m avg
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Vortex
20m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Yukon Striker
17m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Behemoth
12m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Skyhawk
10m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
7m avg
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Sledge Hammer
5m avg
peak 5m · 91% uptime
The Fly
5m avg
peak 5m · 86% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Psyclone
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
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
Tundra Twister
0m avg
peak 0m · 83% uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wilde Beast
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 24% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
The DareDeviler

Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 82°F, low 63°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 68m to 40m
11 AM Walk-on window: Yukon Striker + Backlot Stunt 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