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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Oct 17, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT30m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN22/21
WEATHER48° Clear
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Oct 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
1
12 PM
4
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
7
10 PM
5
11 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Alpen Fury climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Alpen Fury or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 11 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

34 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
114m avg
peak 120m · 58% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
60m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
48m avg
peak 55m · 84% uptime
Yukon Striker
43m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
WindSeeker
40m avg
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Vortex
33m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
33m avg
peak 45m · 51% uptime
Demons of the Deep
28m avg
peak 30m · 37% uptime
Spirit Manor
28m avg
peak 30m · 37% uptime
Psyclone
25m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Wilde Beast
24m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
The Crypt
24m avg
peak 30m · 37% uptime
The Fly
24m avg
peak 30m · 69% uptime
Drop Tower
23m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Cornstalkers
21m avg
peak 25m · 37% uptime
The Ruins
21m avg
peak 25m · 37% uptime
Sledge Hammer
20m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Dark Ride
16m avg
peak 20m · 37% uptime
Tundra Twister
10m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Skyhawk
9m avg
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Lumberjack
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Behemoth
Closed all day
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Leviathan
Closed all day
Silver Streak
Closed all day
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 Conjuring: Beyond Fear
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The DareDeviler
0m avg
peak 0m · 43% uptime
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Closed all day
5 rides were closed all day
Behemoth Leviathan Silver Streak White Water Canyon Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 48°F, low 35°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 120m to 80m
2:42p Walk-on window: Dark Ride + Tundra Twister
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions