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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.

Sep 1, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER84° Cloudy
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Sep 1, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Skyhawk + WindSeeker 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
106m avg
peak 120m · 95% uptime
Leviathan
35m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
32m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Yukon Striker
31m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Vortex
28m avg
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Behemoth
26m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
The DareDeviler
25m avg
peak 40m · 95% uptime
The Fly
25m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
22m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Skyhawk
13m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
WindSeeker
10m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
7m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Sledge Hammer
7m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Tundra Twister
6m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Lumberjack
5m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Psyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wilde Beast
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- 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
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 84°F, low 67°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Alpen Fury 127m to 74m
1:15p Walk-on window: Skyhawk + WindSeeker
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