Canada's Wonderland Attractions Timeline

Take a trip through time to see when various rides, attractions and venues were added, moved and renamed at Canada’s Wonderland:

1981 - Park Opens (with 30 rides)

• International Festival: Blauer Enzian, Klockwürker, Krachenwagen
• Medieval Faire: Dragon Fyre, Wilde Beast, Viking’s Rage, Quixote’s Kettles, Wilde Knight Mares
• Happyland of Hanna-Barbera: Boulder Bumpers, Hot Rock Raceway, Flintstone Flyboys, Bedrock Dock, Saltwater Circus, Scoobyville Aerofield, Hanna-Barberry-Go-Round, Scooby-Choo, Ghoster Coaster, Scoobyville Rocketport, Happy Landing, Boo Boo’s Buggys, Balloon Race, Wonder Tour, Yogi’s Cave
• Grande World Exposition of 1890: Zumba Flume, Shiva’s Fury, Great Whale of China, Paroah’s Eye, Swing of Siam, Sol Loco, Mighty Canadian Minebuster, Carrousel
• Theatre/Entertainment: The Grande Bandstande, Woodland Theatre, Sea Sceptre Pirate Show, Canterbury Theatre, Labatt’s International Showplace, Victoria Falls Cliff Divers, Wonder Mountain

1982 - Kings Courtyard

1983 - Kingswood Music Theatre

1984 - White Water Canyon and Smurf Forest, Boo Boo’s Buggys remodeled and becomes Snail Trail, Yogi’s Cave becomes Smurf Cave

1985 – Skyrider, Blaur Enzien is removed at end of season to be installed in mountain as Thunder Run

1986 - Thunder Run

1987 - The Bat, Pharoah’s Eye is removed at end of season to make way for new water ride, Swing of Siam is relocated and renamed Swing of the Century

1988 - Racing Rivers

1989 - Timberwolf Falls

1990 - Jet Scream

1991 - Vortex

1992 - Splash Works

1993 - Kid's Kingdom, Batting cages, mini golf, boat tag.

1994 - Action Theatre featuring Days Of Thunder; Zumba Flume is removed at end of season to make way for Top Gun

1995 – Top Gun (now Flight Deck)

1996 - Xtreme Skyflyer and Splash Works Expansion with White Water Bay, Pump House & Black Hole

1997 - Drop Tower and Speed City Raceway; Snail Trail is removed at end of season

1998 – KidZville (feat. Taxi Jam, Chopper Chase, Swing Time, Flavourator, Maze) The Edge Climbing Wall, and James Bond - License To Thrill inside Action Theatre. Batting cages are removed at end of season to make way for The Fly

1999 - The Fly, Escape from Dino Island 3D inside Action Theatre, and Splash Works Expansion with Super Soaker & The Plunge; Bedrock Dock is removed at end of season

2000 – Cliffhanger (now Riptide) and Scooby Doo’s Haunted Mansion (now Boo Blasters on Boo Hill), Elvira’s Superstition Simulator in Action Theatre; Bayern Curve, the Pharoah’s Falls slides from Racing Rivers and the potato sack slide are removed at end of season. Klockwerks is moved to where Bayern Curve used to be, to make room for Shockwave.

2001 - Shockwave, 7th Portal inside Action Theatre, and Zoom Zone with Silver Streak, Blast Off! and Jumpin' Jet; Racing Rivers is removed after Labour Day.

2002 - Psyclone and Splash Works Expansion with Barracuda Blaster & Riptide Racer

2003 - Sledge Hammer, Nickelodeon Central, and Launch Pad

2004 – Tomb Raider (now Time Warp)

2005 – Italian Job Backlot Stunt Coaster and FearFest (now Halloween Haunt)

2006 - Hollywood Stunt Spectacular

2007 - Endless Summer on Ice (Nickleodeon Central)

2008 – Behemoth

2010 - Planet Snoopy

2011 - WindSeeker and Starlight Spectacular

2012 - Leviathan and Dinosaurs Alive!

2014 - Wonder Mountain's Guardian (last season for SkyRider)

2015 - Splash Works Expansion with Typhoon & Splash Station, SlingShot

2016 - Skyhawk & Flying Eagles

2017 - Soaring Timbers & Muskoka Plunge

2018 - LumberJack, Flying Canoes and Splash Island Expansion 'Lakeside Lagoon'

2019 - Yukon Striker, WinterFest

2021 - Mountain Bay Cliffs, Beagle Brigade Airfield

2023 - Tundra Twister & Snoopy's Racing Railway

2024 - (Planned: Moosehorn Falls)