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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have wished you'd picked a different week.

Aug 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 6 and a 8, settling around a 7 for most of the day.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT41m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/15
WEATHER81° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Aug 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
11 AM
7
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
8
7 PM
8
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
113m avg
peak 120m · 77% uptime
The DareDeviler
58m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Leviathan
56m avg
peak 85m · 96% uptime
Yukon Striker
49m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Behemoth
44m avg
peak 70m · 96% uptime
Vortex
42m avg
peak 50m · 87% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
41m avg
peak 50m · 96% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
32m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
The Fly
32m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Wilde Beast
30m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Sledge Hammer
24m avg
peak 30m · 77% uptime
Skyhawk
23m avg
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Drop Tower
22m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Psyclone
20m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Lumberjack
7m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% 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
Tundra Twister
0m avg
peak 0m · 67% uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Soaring Timbers Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 81°F, low 58°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 120m to 72m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions