Leviathan Queue Times at Canada's Wonderland

Leviathan was B&M's first ever giga coaster: 306 ft tall, 92 mph, 5,486 feet of track. Median wait: 45 minutes. The unusual quirk is that it peaks at 11 AM, not the afternoon, then plateaus through the day before collapsing at close.

Ride stats

TypeGiga Coaster

Height306 ft

Speed92 mph

RecordB&M's First Giga

When to ride Leviathan

Median wait: 45 min. Best time: 10 AM or 10 PM (30 min). Peak: 11 AM (60 min). Height requirement: 54".

Hour	Median Wait	Note
10 AM	30 min	Best time to ride (gate drop)
11 AM	60 min	Second-hour peak, unusual
12 PM	50 min	Plateau begins
1 PM	50 min
2 PM	45 min
3 PM	45 min
4 PM	50 min	Afternoon micro-peak
5 PM	50 min
6 PM	45 min
7 PM	45 min
8 PM	45 min	Evening collapse begins
9 PM	45 min
10 PM	30 min	Closing-hour collapse

Tips for Leviathan

Two real windows: gate drop (30 min) or closing hour (30 min). The afternoon plateau (45-50) is consistent enough that there's no point chasing a midday dip.
If you arrive at 10 AM, hit Behemoth first (10 min wait), then come back to Leviathan at 10:30. By then it's still under 40 min and you've banked two majors.
The 11 AM peak is real and reliable. If you walk by Leviathan at 11 AM and the line looks short, take it, that's the exception, not the rule.
The hammerhead turnaround towers over the front-gate path, so first-time guests gravitate to it as the obvious "tallest thing in the park" target. That's the source of the second-hour peak.
Closing-hour line cutoff is at park gate close. If you're in the queue when the gates lock, you ride.

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FAQ

When should I ride Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland?

Two windows: gate drop (30 min at 10 AM) or the closing hour (30 min at 10 PM). Leviathan peaks at 11 AM at 60 minutes, an unusually early peak for a giga, then plateaus at 45-50 all afternoon. The closing collapse to 30 is the most reliable evening dip of any major coaster at the park.

How tall is Leviathan?

306 feet, with a 306-foot drop. It was Bolliger & Mabillard's first ever giga coaster, the design class for steel coasters 300 feet or taller. Top speed is 92 mph and the layout runs 5,486 feet.

Why does Leviathan peak at 11 AM?

Leviathan is the most visible coaster from the front gate. Its 306-ft lift hill towers over Medieval Faire and the Royal Fountain, so it draws the second wave of rope-drop guests after the first wave hits Behemoth. The crowd loads in the second hour, peaks at 60 min, then plateaus through the afternoon.

How does Leviathan compare to other giga coasters?

Leviathan was B&M's first giga (300+ ft). Other gigas in the Cedar Fair / Six Flags chain include Fury 325 at Carowinds (325 ft, the tallest) and Orion at Kings Island (287 ft). Millennium Force at Cedar Point was the first giga coaster ever (Intamin, 310 ft). Leviathan's defining trait is speed without inversions, a more cruise-missile feel than a thrill-flip.