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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 8, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/17
WEATHER83° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Aug 8, 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
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
5
7 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
6
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.

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 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
80m avg
peak 120m · 72% uptime
Leviathan
31m avg
peak 45m · 79% uptime
Vortex
26m avg
peak 45m · 73% uptime
Yukon Striker
24m avg
peak 40m · 53% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
23m avg
peak 35m · 77% uptime
The Fly
20m avg
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Behemoth
19m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
The DareDeviler
19m avg
peak 30m · 66% uptime
Drop Tower
18m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
17m avg
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Wilde Beast
14m avg
peak 20m · 80% uptime
Skyhawk
11m avg
peak 20m · 74% uptime
WindSeeker
10m avg
peak 10m · 63% uptime
Psyclone
8m avg
peak 15m · 85% uptime
Lumberjack
5m avg
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
5m avg
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Tundra Twister
5m avg
peak 5m · 51% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Silver Streak
Closed all day
Sledge Hammer
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% 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
Closed all day
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Silver Streak The Bat White Water Canyon Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 83°F, low 66°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 96m to 56m
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