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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.

Aug 17, 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 1 and a 8, settling around a 7 for most of the day.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT38m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER78° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Aug 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
7
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
8 PM
8
9 PM
8
10 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 10 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

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

Every ride, by average wait.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
112m avg
peak 150m · 93% uptime
Leviathan
59m avg
peak 75m · 96% uptime
Yukon Striker
58m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
The DareDeviler
57m avg
peak 80m · 96% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
48m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Behemoth
43m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
41m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Vortex
38m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
28m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
The Fly
28m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Sledge Hammer
25m avg
peak 25m · 18% uptime
Drop Tower
24m avg
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Skyhawk
24m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Wilde Beast
24m avg
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Psyclone
19m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Tundra Twister
18m avg
peak 20m · 76% uptime
WindSeeker
10m avg
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Lumberjack
6m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- 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
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Soaring Timbers

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 65°F, no rain.

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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 150m to 90m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions