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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 18, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK140m
RIDES OPEN17/10
WEATHER82° Drizzle
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Jul 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
1
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
5
8 PM
4
9 PM
4
10 PM
10 AM 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.

11 AM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens

Behemoth + Sledge Hammer fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
93m avg
peak 140m · 99% uptime
Leviathan
32m avg
peak 45m · 75% uptime
The Fly
21m avg
peak 30m · 68% uptime
Yukon Striker
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Vortex
21m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Behemoth
17m avg
peak 25m · 88% uptime
Sledge Hammer
15m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Wilde Beast
15m avg
peak 15m · 66% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
13m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
7m avg
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Dragon Fyre
Closed all day
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 36% uptime
Lumberjack
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Psyclone
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% uptime
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 DareDeviler
Closed all day
Thunder Run
Closed all day
Tundra Twister
0m avg
peak 0m · 64% uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 38% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Dragon Fyre The DareDeviler Thunder Run

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 82°F, low 67°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 112m to 65m
11 AM Walk-on window: Behemoth + Sledge Hammer
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