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A LIGHT DAY

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

Oct 16, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 7 PM and 10 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN21/12
WEATHER64° Cloudy
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Oct 16, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

7 PM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
5
10 PM
6
11 PM
7 PM 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.

7 PM to 10 PM
Walk-on window opens

Vortex + The Fly fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 11 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.

34 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
103m avg
peak 120m · 77% uptime
Yukon Striker
31m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Vortex
18m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
The Fly
12m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Dark Ride
9m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Cornstalkers
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
The Crypt
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Lumberjack
5m avg
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Tundra Twister
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Demons of the Deep
3m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Spirit Manor
3m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
The Ruins
3m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Behemoth
Closed all day
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
Closed all day
Leviathan
Closed all day
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Psyclone
0m avg
peak 0m · 89% uptime
Silver Streak
Closed all day
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% uptime
Sledge Hammer
0m avg
peak 0m · 91% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
Closed all day
Soaring Timbers
Closed all day
Taxi Jam
Closed all day
The Bat
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The DareDeviler
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
Wilde Beast
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 76% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
9 rides were closed all day
Behemoth Ghoster Coaster Leviathan Silver Streak Snoopy's Racing Railway Soaring Timbers Taxi Jam White Water Canyon Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 64°F, low 42°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 124m to 72m
7 PM Walk-on window: Vortex + The Fly
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