Oh and for laughs: General admission is $9.95 for adults, $9.25 for children up to 9 years of age and older people. General admission plus a 12-coupon ticket book is $11.95 and $10.95. Bus service ($1.25 one way) is available from the York Mills subway station on Toronto's Yonge Street line and from the Yorkdale station on the Spadina line.
What was the price for the Pay-One-Price Passport in 1981? Back then if you bought that you got a handstamp which let you into all the rides, otherwise you had to use those coupons (coded A, B, C, or D depending on the intensity of the ride).
@@racingphotographer8251 I am too young to have purchased at opening but I am 99% sure there were no all day passes in first year. Either paid for grounds admission or grounds + tickets.
@@robcav8747 Almost certain they had the pay-one-price passport from day 1. That was the big sales pitch for them, unlike the CNE and other carnivals the rides are included. I was 7 years old back in 1981 and I remember it being strange getting on rides without having to dish out X number of Conklin the Clown tickets. Blauer Enzian was my first coaster ever!
I was the perfect age for Hanna-Barbaraland when the park opened. The Smurf Cave was on of my favourites. The antique care run was huge. Zumba Flume was refreshing although white water canyons and Timberwolf falls fill that need nicely. I didn’t realize that ride was called Barton’s Curve (was it ever called “The Matterhorn”?) but I remember it well. Also the view from Wonder Mountain was great and you can still see the observation area from Vortex. Thanks for this delightful, nostalgic video.
I worked the rides in the late 80's for three years and had worked on most of these defunct rides at some point (except the kiddie rides) and made it up to "Assistant Supervisor". I can confirm that the reason we can't go behind the falls anymore is because someone fell into the reservoir at the base of the falls and drowned in 1988. That is the reason why there's fencing all around that area and the fountains as well as life preservers. Thunder Run used to be where The Fly is now. It was only there for about the first three years of the park opening. The heartbeat of the mountain was a bane to many employee's existent who worked that area. All day long you had to listen to a never ending 'thump- thump....thump-thump'.
Bayern Curve, Great Whale, and Shiva's Fury were my "graduated out of the kids zone, but not ready for the big coasters" rides, and I still miss them. Everytime I go back to the park, it feels like there's not enough "intermediate" flat rides like those anymore. Spinovator, The Rage, Klokwerk, and Swing of the Century...that's it. Definitely remember Hanna Barbera Land! I think we were the last park to switch over after the Cedar Fair buyout, but even then, they got rid of the little Bedrock Boats and Boulder Bumpers well before that.
I worked at Wonderland for many years... Zumaflum... my God, I couldn't remember what it was called. It was old school fun. Once they introduced Timber Wolf Falls, it was obsolete. Hanna Barbara land/kids ville had the dolphins pavilion which still stands as a ghost house part of the park. Flintstones and Smuffs was also parr of kidsville. You could also walk through the falls in the main mountain, until some kid jumped into the falls when he lost his teddy bear, you can still see the cut off and replacement doors covering the way. Now they have the 3D Rollercoaster in the walkway. I operated Thunderun and had to walk throughout the mountain on a daily basis. Cedar Parks ruined what could have been a global success, after they took over from Paramount. One thing Cedar Parks did, to their credit, was introducing new/more advanced Rollercoasters. That was a huge gripe back in the day.. seasons pass holders were tired of the same old rides every year. There's so much to tell!
Yes I am always remembers bymyself lots laughied with my big sister and with my parents went to lots fun and lots laughters with my parents joined summer time since in 1981
Zumba flume had a area where you could jump off your log into a mid island/bush area...then jump into the flume that came up next on either side. Yep....
Feel super old lol. Does anyone remember this attraction with these tank boats in a big pool. Two people fit in each tank boat. one person steered and the other shot balls out of the tank gun at other boats. Definitely got a little wet lol For the older stuff, I remember being so small with my dad lifting me up to see Blauer Enzian running. I don’t remember Yogi’s cave but remember Smurf Cave. Zumba Flume was always great because the queue was themed and it never had a line. Even on a busy summer day, the line would start at the big turn table. The whole themed area with Zumba Flume, Shiva’s Fury, Great Whale of China and Sol Loco (Orbiter) was pretty great.
Totally forgot about the dragon’s heartbeat inside Thunder Run lol. Of these I mostly remember the Flintstones stuff! IIRC the carousel in Hanna Barbera Land had characters you could ride like Dino? I’m not old enough to remember the pre-Paramount park so I was mad when they renamed Top Gun etc lol, but it’s cool that Cedar Fair is bringing back some of the old theming.
I rode on all of these, attended the aqua show and later operated The Fury as well as Great Whale, and Top Gun. Also filled in operating rides no longer there , Sol Loco, Water snake, Jet Scream and SkyRider
I had the Flintstones Flyboys, the kids car track that we had to use a blow dryer after the rain to dry the tracks lol. I also had the playpark with the plastic balls and the yellow slides with the potato sacks to slide down on. Boulder bumpers were fun to operate.
Everything you said was perfect. Paramount ruined the park and Cedar Fairs is bringing it back. I definitely want the walls in the mountain back. I loved LOVED the Great Whale of China and Shiva's Fury and Zumba Flume. I am old enough to remember Yogi's Cave and Smurf Village. The only old ride you left out was Skyrider.
I remember going up on top of the mountain, but only just. I did not know Thunder Run had previously been outside. Baron's Curve was a great ride considering it's simplicity. Saw Kim Mitchell at Kingswood where he claimed to be playing "Rockland Wonderland" for the first time in public, no idea if that was true. Was back there this year for the first time in 10yrs, had a great time.
Would love for the walkways to return, I know for halloween haunt you can go in the basement for attractions, and I do remember all that about thunderous
It loaded in the same style White Water Canyon does. You snaked to one small chain lift facing away from the loading section, 180, then up the main chain lift for the main drop returning you back to loader. You didn't really get that wet and this ride was immediately over shadowed by Timberwolf Falls. I remember the African theme and the clunk clunk clunk of the chain lift.
It would be nice to see the Boulder Bumper Cars which were the Flintstones theme when Barneys Burger's was still there before it turned into the Pizza Pizza. Two kids were allowed on the Bumper cars and they had to stay seated in order for the car to go. The bench seat was the trigger to allow the car to be able to move. Then it switched to Rugrats Tunepike and they had a switch to turn on or off at the back of the car and only big enough for one kid. Now it's Snoopy themed.
I miss the old days and I do agree Paramount did remove some rides which could have been avoided. The viking ship flew higher before and now its just a little swing. Thanks for sharing this video.
This was an awesome video. RIP Zumba Flume, The Fury and the Great Whale of China. Paramount literally came in like a wrecking ball, and ruined the park. We need to petition to get rid of Top Gun and Time Warp....no one ever rides them anymore
I saw the aquarium show. They had two sea lions named Mr. Big and Sweet Marie. Both named after chocolate bars. They had dolphins there too. I remember Zumba Flume very much. I've only ridden it three times. Shiva's Fury and Great Whale were two of my favourite rides in the park aside from Sol Loco/Orbiter. Pharaoh's Eye was another favourite and probably the only Super Round Up in Ontario. I don't know where it was relocated, but I know that it had electronic doors that they later had issues with. Swing of the Century in its old location was named Swing of Siam. One thing to remember is Loblaws and the Wonder Dollars. Wonder Dollars could be spent towards admission to the park.
It's kind of crazy seeing not just pictures of the park from the 80s, but what's around it. I first went to wonderland in 2015 so all I remember are tons of homes around it, but with the old photos, there is nothing but farmland around it.
When I first started going there in they 90's, literally you drove past farms on the 400 and then in the middle of nowhere, there Wonderland was. There was a massive chicken coop on the Northside of Major Mackenzie. Depending on which way the wind was blowing, some days Wonderland (and I mean the ENTIRE PARK) smelt like chicken sh*t 🤣🤣
Sky flyer was also another ride that’s not there anymore! It was the stand up roller coaster! I miss that ride the most! I mostly miss Canada’s wonderland cause of this pandemic
Bayern Curve , the horn would blow before the ride started moving not at max speed, the ride was just very noisy when it got to maximum speed. Zumba flume was awesome when it was new very long lines. I also remember yogis cave became smurf Forrest. The ending Gargamels house had crooked floors which freaked out a lot of kids. Bedrock aquarium was cool with dolphins at the time. Glad that we’ve moved away from animal shows now. Walking up the mountain path and behind the waterfall was also cool as a young kid. Watching the pirate ship show in Arthurs bay was fun. Watching the Cliff Divers climb up the mountain using those pocket holes , I believe the holes still exist except for the lower portion where you can see that they have been filled in so people can’t climb up the outside of the mountain anymore. I’m very lucky to own two of those opening year programs that you see the girl in the stroller holding.
Okay this is so strange but when I rode the Great Canadian Minebuster in 2014, there's a maintenance / staff area South of the park that you can see from the ride, and I saw what appeared to be a Pharoah and some theming laying in that area. I assumed it might have been for an upcoming Halloween event, or a new ride, but I never heard anything about it after that. After watching your video I googled "Pharaohs Falls" and the Pharaoh I saw matches the theming on that ride! Could it be possible that they keep parts of defunct rides at the park?
Before I watch video; my fav 2 rides as a kid that vanished were Zumba Flume (replaced with horrible Tomb Raider / Top Gun rides) & the dark walk through Yogi Bear (updated to Smurfs then removed for a store). I did enjoy Jet Scream and Skyrider but the previous two were def my favs. I dont even remember the Seaworld place (like at all) and I never saw (but wish I had) the Scooby Doo Boo Blasters. *edit Post watch video. Zumba Flume is tame by todays standards (I am sure from a technical standpoint Timberwolf has a steeper drop + you do get way wetter) but Zumba was a fun ride as a kid and has way more anticipation. I recall riding Pharoahs Eye when I was very little but not liking it very much (too young prob). Oddly I have no recollection at all of Racing Rivers (I cant even remember seeing much less riding it). It shows just how many times I went through Yogi forest lol I would have been SO young then but I have really fond memories of it (and the walk through made more sense to the Yogi "storyline" although the dark room Smurfs did look better I grudgingly admit (but as a young kid was so mad the Smurfs took over). Snail Trail is another that mystifies me as no memory at all (I do rem Boo Boo previously though). Oh I loved both mountain walkways but hadnt thought of them as rides.
Agreed, the anticipation on Zumba Flume made it much better than Timberwolf Falls IMO. Timberwolf Falls is one hill, one bend and then SPLASH! Soaked to the bone. Mind you, that's awesome on a sweltering hot day...
I remember riding Zumba Flume as a kid. Loved it, but it terrified me. the loading station was a turntable (like white water rapids) and had a massive very well themed queue. The year top gun and Xtreme Skyflyer took its spot was the saddest year at wonderlands history...well maybe not exactly, but what a loss. I also remember Great whale of China, best ride - it was the only one my mom would ride. She was gutted when they removed it. I agree with you that the two worst coasters took over that area. I lost my mind when Smurf village was closed. I had a massive temper tantrum as a child. Loved this flashback video. Thanks for posting!!! 👍
I have been in every ride you have talked about loved most rides. Yes I remember the smurfs and the flint stones. I lived at wonderland all g the trough the 80s. Loved it
Zumba-flume was like the discount option when white water rapids was backed up. It was pretty leisurely for the most part couple mini drops, a few fast sections. and the log splash at the end. The fact they put Timber wolf falls next White water rapids made Zumba-flume redundant. I also fondly remember smurf village. Went to grad night on the last year it was up. A few of us got messed up, and in Gargamel's castle basically had a recreation of the episode of the simpsons when Lisa drank the water. I Do remember the walkway behind the falls and I think up top, from when I was very young. Surprisingly I do not remember Thunder run being on the ground, and that is my favourite ride. The beating heart used to scare me, it was a big deal when I conquered that fear lol.
Top Gun was great for the first 3 - 6 years. It was Canada's first inverted, looping coaster. The theming in the queue line was top notch ad well. Believe it or not, for the first few years, that ENTIRE queue line would be full and the line would extend outisde the ride entrance, all the way to the swings. Once it became Flight Deck, they got rid of 90% of the theming which along with it's age, contributed to it becoming very unpopular.
It definitely hasn't aged well. I don't remember it being so concussion-inducing in the 90s. And as good as the theming was, it was completely out of place with the rest of that section of the park.
I remember it well! It was the first ride I went on at Canada's Wonderland in 87! I remember being stuck halfway up lift due to a passing thunderstorm in 89!
Zumba Flume was a lot of fun. I feel like it was a long ride as well (almost five minutes) and it had a couple of small dives before the big finale at the end. Plus the theming was epic. It was a good way to cool down and yes, as someone said, if White Water Canyon had a huge line then you knew you'd only be waiting a few minutes to get on this one. Sadly, that's probably one of the reasons it was an easy decision for the park to kill it, likely even before Paramount bought it (and covered the whole place in tacky product placement). Wonderland was probably already considering removing it by the time they opened Splashworks.
I remember ordering a double Barney Burger with cheese and French fried Rubble spuds for lunch and sitting in a Flintstone's car while eating! I also used to have a University of Bedrock t-shirt with Fred's face in the middle. Wish I still had it!
I remember the aquarium and walking on the mountain
That’s so amazing! So jealous
I gave pictures of my brothers and I sitting on the mountain.. also my very first coaster .. my dad had scars from my finger nails ;)
Great Share! Thanks ❤
Aging myself.. I was at the park the first year it was open with my parents , remember all these old rides
That’s actually so sick!
I remember sooo much! From 1990s to early 2000s.
I look forward to taking my children!
9:54 yes!
I LOOOOVED zoombaflume. Multiple drops…little cruise followed by a big drop. I miss it for sure.
I LOVED Great Whale of China, and I very fondly remember the Smurf stuff, and Flintstone Land or whatever it was called. Takes me waaaaay back.
Zumba flume was a great fun log ride... The little ride along the river was boring but was fun also
Oh and for laughs: General admission is $9.95 for adults, $9.25 for children up to 9 years of age and older people. General admission plus a 12-coupon ticket book is $11.95 and $10.95. Bus service ($1.25 one way) is available from the York Mills subway station on Toronto's Yonge Street line and from the Yorkdale station on the Spadina line.
What was the price for the Pay-One-Price Passport in 1981? Back then if you bought that you got a handstamp which let you into all the rides, otherwise you had to use those coupons (coded A, B, C, or D depending on the intensity of the ride).
@@racingphotographer8251 I am too young to have purchased at opening but I am 99% sure there were no all day passes in first year. Either paid for grounds admission or grounds + tickets.
@@robcav8747 Almost certain they had the pay-one-price passport from day 1. That was the big sales pitch for them, unlike the CNE and other carnivals the rides are included. I was 7 years old back in 1981 and I remember it being strange getting on rides without having to dish out X number of Conklin the Clown tickets. Blauer Enzian was my first coaster ever!
I remember so many of these!!!
I was the perfect age for Hanna-Barbaraland when the park opened. The Smurf Cave was on of my favourites. The antique care run was huge. Zumba Flume was refreshing although white water canyons and Timberwolf falls fill that need nicely. I didn’t realize that ride was called Barton’s Curve (was it ever called “The Matterhorn”?) but I remember it well. Also the view from Wonder Mountain was great and you can still see the observation area from Vortex. Thanks for this delightful, nostalgic video.
I worked the rides in the late 80's for three years and had worked on most of these defunct rides at some point (except the kiddie rides) and made it up to "Assistant Supervisor". I can confirm that the reason we can't go behind the falls anymore is because someone fell into the reservoir at the base of the falls and drowned in 1988. That is the reason why there's fencing all around that area and the fountains as well as life preservers. Thunder Run used to be where The Fly is now. It was only there for about the first three years of the park opening. The heartbeat of the mountain was a bane to many employee's existent who worked that area. All day long you had to listen to a never ending 'thump- thump....thump-thump'.
I remember Smurf cave, I remember being sad when they removed it. That and Ghoster Coaster were my favourites
Bayern Curve, Great Whale, and Shiva's Fury were my "graduated out of the kids zone, but not ready for the big coasters" rides, and I still miss them. Everytime I go back to the park, it feels like there's not enough "intermediate" flat rides like those anymore. Spinovator, The Rage, Klokwerk, and Swing of the Century...that's it.
Definitely remember Hanna Barbera Land! I think we were the last park to switch over after the Cedar Fair buyout, but even then, they got rid of the little Bedrock Boats and Boulder Bumpers well before that.
Might sound weird, but I miss Jet Scream so much 😭
I worked at Wonderland for many years... Zumaflum... my God, I couldn't remember what it was called. It was old school fun. Once they introduced Timber Wolf Falls, it was obsolete. Hanna Barbara land/kids ville had the dolphins pavilion which still stands as a ghost house part of the park. Flintstones and Smuffs was also parr of kidsville. You could also walk through the falls in the main mountain, until some kid jumped into the falls when he lost his teddy bear, you can still see the cut off and replacement doors covering the way. Now they have the 3D Rollercoaster in the walkway. I operated Thunderun and had to walk throughout the mountain on a daily basis.
Cedar Parks ruined what could have been a global success, after they took over from Paramount.
One thing Cedar Parks did, to their credit, was introducing new/more advanced Rollercoasters. That was a huge gripe back in the day.. seasons pass holders were tired of the same old rides every year. There's so much to tell!
WHEW! That scared me! I thought this video was going to tell me that there's no more White Water Cannon!!
Yogi bears cave was awesome... The dolphins were great also
as long member of wonderland since 1987 it breaks my heart but I understand.
I remember 95% of those rides… and I loved the Smurf’s stuff and the flinstones
I worked in Smurf village in 1986
I loved Smurfs cave
Yogis cave before it was good
Yes I am always remembers bymyself lots laughied with my big sister and with my parents went to lots fun and lots laughters with my parents joined summer time since in 1981
The swinging boat went way higher it seems
I miss zumba flume, the ride that went through the mountain... and the smurfs cave!!
would've considered Jet Scream to be on that list too
And Skyrider. Canada's only stand up coaster. R.I.P.
Early memories of going into the smurf cave although I remember it being more of dark haunted house type attraction then a cave.
In the 90s they did movie rides in a theater. One was Days of Thunder. Can't remember the other one
i remember my dad telling me about skyride as i wasnt born yet he was born but he only rode once as he said it was an unpleasant experience
he also told me about racing rivers which he only rode 4 times as he got wet and didnt like it
Yes, we called it the Log Ride
Zumba flume had a area where you could jump off your log into a mid island/bush area...then jump into the flume that came up next on either side. Yep....
Removing barons curve for clockworks was a terrible move. Like why?
I agree :(
What about SkyRider
Feel super old lol. Does anyone remember this attraction with these tank boats in a big pool. Two people fit in each tank boat. one person steered and the other shot balls out of the tank gun at other boats. Definitely got a little wet lol
For the older stuff, I remember being so small with my dad lifting me up to see Blauer Enzian running. I don’t remember Yogi’s cave but remember Smurf Cave. Zumba Flume was always great because the queue was themed and it never had a line. Even on a busy summer day, the line would start at the big turn table. The whole themed area with Zumba Flume, Shiva’s Fury, Great Whale of China and Sol Loco (Orbiter) was pretty great.
Walking on top of the mountain....that path you can see from the vortex is actually a guest pathway...really
Totally forgot about the dragon’s heartbeat inside Thunder Run lol. Of these I mostly remember the Flintstones stuff! IIRC the carousel in Hanna Barbera Land had characters you could ride like Dino? I’m not old enough to remember the pre-Paramount park so I was mad when they renamed Top Gun etc lol, but it’s cool that Cedar Fair is bringing back some of the old theming.
I wish I could find audio of Barons Curve
Days of Thunder was pretty cool especially when it was fully theamed
I miss the smurfs cave and a Flintstone kid rides... Hanna Barbara Land was kick butt!!!!!! I also miss the live animal shows
Barney’s burgers!!! But yes I miss those rides! Do remember smurfs village
I rode on all of these, attended the aqua show and later operated The Fury as well as Great Whale, and Top Gun. Also filled in operating rides no longer there , Sol Loco, Water snake, Jet Scream and SkyRider
I had the Flintstones Flyboys, the kids car track that we had to use a blow dryer after the rain to dry the tracks lol. I also had the playpark with the plastic balls and the yellow slides with the potato sacks to slide down on. Boulder bumpers were fun to operate.
@@mariahslade56 I remember those, they were fun haha
I was a big Zumba Flume fan in the early 90s. I wish they’d get rid of Flight Deck (Top Gun back in the day) and bring it back!
Missed Kingswood music concerts
I remember Smurf Cave, Snail Trail, Gargamel at the end of the Smurfs Cave, blue Smurf ice cream…
Everything you said was perfect. Paramount ruined the park and Cedar Fairs is bringing it back. I definitely want the walls in the mountain back. I loved LOVED the Great Whale of China and Shiva's Fury and Zumba Flume. I am old enough to remember Yogi's Cave and Smurf Village. The only old ride you left out was Skyrider.
SMURF Village! One of my favourite things about Wonderland.
I miss the stand up rollercoaster they removed... The name eludes me tho... Been a long ass time lol
Skyrider
@@shawnokeefe1580 I googled it because it was bugging the crap outta me lol... Some good times on Skyrider... But Thank You 😎
I remember going up on top of the mountain, but only just. I did not know Thunder Run had previously been outside. Baron's Curve was a great ride considering it's simplicity. Saw Kim Mitchell at Kingswood where he claimed to be playing "Rockland Wonderland" for the first time in public, no idea if that was true. Was back there this year for the first time in 10yrs, had a great time.
I kinda miss not being able to walk up into the mountain, and get wet behind the mountain waterfalls
Would love for the walkways to return, I know for halloween haunt you can go in the basement for attractions, and I do remember all that about thunderous
I miss jet scream, and the stand up coaster, and orbiter.
I was so upset when they removed Sky Rider. That was the year I finally got up the courage to ride it and then I found out they took it down.
Same here
I loved the commercial for it. "I can't stand it!" Lol
Zumba Flume is CW's greatest loss - I remember it fondly.
It loaded in the same style White Water Canyon does. You snaked to one small chain lift facing away from the loading section, 180, then up the main chain lift for the main drop returning you back to loader. You didn't really get that wet and this ride was immediately over shadowed by Timberwolf Falls. I remember the African theme and the clunk clunk clunk of the chain lift.
Yes! I loved the ride and the loading station
Yes!!!!
3 hills...q mini..medium and a high one..great ride...zoomba
I was there for the open of flintstons attractions
Sol Loco is so forgotten, it didn't make the forgotten rides list....haha It was my first time going upside down on a ride.
It would be nice to see the Boulder Bumper Cars which were the Flintstones theme when Barneys Burger's was still there before it turned into the Pizza Pizza. Two kids were allowed on the Bumper cars and they had to stay seated in order for the car to go. The bench seat was the trigger to allow the car to be able to move. Then it switched to Rugrats Tunepike and they had a switch to turn on or off at the back of the car and only big enough for one kid. Now it's Snoopy themed.
I miss the old days and I do agree Paramount did remove some rides which could have been avoided. The viking ship flew higher before and now its just a little swing. Thanks for sharing this video.
Barons curve was my favourite ride when I was kid!
Jet scream, the stand up roller coaster...
This was an awesome video. RIP Zumba Flume, The Fury and the Great Whale of China. Paramount literally came in like a wrecking ball, and ruined the park. We need to petition to get rid of Top Gun and Time Warp....no one ever rides them anymore
i miss the great whale of china and that octopus ride so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I miss jet scream
I miss having a stand up 🎢 in Skyrider
I saw the aquarium show. They had two sea lions named Mr. Big and Sweet Marie. Both named after chocolate bars. They had dolphins there too. I remember Zumba Flume very much. I've only ridden it three times. Shiva's Fury and Great Whale were two of my favourite rides in the park aside from Sol Loco/Orbiter. Pharaoh's Eye was another favourite and probably the only Super Round Up in Ontario. I don't know where it was relocated, but I know that it had electronic doors that they later had issues with. Swing of the Century in its old location was named Swing of Siam. One thing to remember is Loblaws and the Wonder Dollars. Wonder Dollars could be spent towards admission to the park.
Sol Loco was the ride that if you went with your crush, and she was willing to go on that ride with you, you knew she liked you back 🤣🤣
I almost lost my turban on the log ride.
It's kind of crazy seeing not just pictures of the park from the 80s, but what's around it. I first went to wonderland in 2015 so all I remember are tons of homes around it, but with the old photos, there is nothing but farmland around it.
When I first started going there in they 90's, literally you drove past farms on the 400 and then in the middle of nowhere, there Wonderland was.
There was a massive chicken coop on the Northside of Major Mackenzie. Depending on which way the wind was blowing, some days Wonderland (and I mean the ENTIRE PARK) smelt like chicken sh*t 🤣🤣
Now Canada’s wonderland “theme” is The Peanuts for about 11 years
I remember Zumba Flume.
Brendan...it's By-yurn for Bayern's Kurve.
Haha oh noooo thank you for letting me know :)
@@AmusementInsiders No worries, amigo. 20 plus years of European football, and you learn a lot of pronunciations for words. lol.
The Spider or The Monster was my favorite ride... I'm old give me a break haha!
And I'm still bitter that SkyRider is gone....
Me too because I never got to ride it 😪
Sky flyer was also another ride that’s not there anymore! It was the stand up roller coaster! I miss that ride the most! I mostly miss Canada’s wonderland cause of this pandemic
Skyrider
Bayern Curve , the horn would blow before the ride started moving not at max speed, the ride was just very noisy when it got to maximum speed.
Zumba flume was awesome when it was new very long lines.
I also remember yogis cave became smurf Forrest. The ending Gargamels house had crooked floors which freaked out a lot of kids.
Bedrock aquarium was cool with dolphins at the time. Glad that we’ve moved away from animal shows now.
Walking up the mountain path and behind the waterfall was also cool as a young kid.
Watching the pirate ship show in Arthurs bay was fun.
Watching the Cliff Divers climb up the mountain using those pocket holes , I believe the holes still exist except for the lower portion where you can see that they have been filled in so people can’t climb up the outside of the mountain anymore.
I’m very lucky to own two of those opening year programs that you see the girl in the stroller holding.
Okay this is so strange but when I rode the Great Canadian Minebuster in 2014, there's a maintenance / staff area South of the park that you can see from the ride, and I saw what appeared to be a Pharoah and some theming laying in that area. I assumed it might have been for an upcoming Halloween event, or a new ride, but I never heard anything about it after that. After watching your video I googled "Pharaohs Falls" and the Pharaoh I saw matches the theming on that ride! Could it be possible that they keep parts of defunct rides at the park?
I worked at Wonderland for 5 years. Yes, they do keep parts of defunct rides / theming behind the scenes.
Great Wall Of China looks like Hurricane Cove at Marineland (which is still in operation)
I know it sucked but I wished I rode Sky Rider.
Yesss this video brought back so many amazing memories wonderland was better back then
Before I watch video; my fav 2 rides as a kid that vanished were Zumba Flume (replaced with horrible Tomb Raider / Top Gun rides) & the dark walk through Yogi Bear (updated to Smurfs then removed for a store). I did enjoy Jet Scream and Skyrider but the previous two were def my favs. I dont even remember the Seaworld place (like at all) and I never saw (but wish I had) the Scooby Doo Boo Blasters. *edit Post watch video. Zumba Flume is tame by todays standards (I am sure from a technical standpoint Timberwolf has a steeper drop + you do get way wetter) but Zumba was a fun ride as a kid and has way more anticipation. I recall riding Pharoahs Eye when I was very little but not liking it very much (too young prob). Oddly I have no recollection at all of Racing Rivers (I cant even remember seeing much less riding it). It shows just how many times I went through Yogi forest lol I would have been SO young then but I have really fond memories of it (and the walk through made more sense to the Yogi "storyline" although the dark room Smurfs did look better I grudgingly admit (but as a young kid was so mad the Smurfs took over). Snail Trail is another that mystifies me as no memory at all (I do rem Boo Boo previously though). Oh I loved both mountain walkways but hadnt thought of them as rides.
Agreed, the anticipation on Zumba Flume made it much better than Timberwolf Falls IMO. Timberwolf Falls is one hill, one bend and then SPLASH! Soaked to the bone. Mind you, that's awesome on a sweltering hot day...
Zumba Flume..still waiting for it’s replacement
what about Jet Scream? :(
I remember riding Zumba Flume as a kid. Loved it, but it terrified me. the loading station was a turntable (like white water rapids) and had a massive very well themed queue. The year top gun and Xtreme Skyflyer took its spot was the saddest year at wonderlands history...well maybe not exactly, but what a loss.
I also remember Great whale of China, best ride - it was the only one my mom would ride. She was gutted when they removed it. I agree with you that the two worst coasters took over that area.
I lost my mind when Smurf village was closed. I had a massive temper tantrum as a child.
Loved this flashback video. Thanks for posting!!! 👍
Oh smurf village… sigh. rip Hannah Barbarra land … Brendan. I got a good 10+ years on ya lol I totally remember Flintstones. Eating in ‘Fred’s car’ 😔
I miss sky rider
I have been in every ride you have talked about loved most rides. Yes I remember the smurfs and the flint stones. I lived at wonderland all g the trough the 80s. Loved it
Zumba-flume was like the discount option when white water rapids was backed up. It was pretty leisurely for the most part couple mini drops, a few fast sections. and the log splash at the end. The fact they put Timber wolf falls next White water rapids made Zumba-flume redundant. I also fondly remember smurf village. Went to grad night on the last year it was up. A few of us got messed up, and in Gargamel's castle basically had a recreation of the episode of the simpsons when Lisa drank the water. I Do remember the walkway behind the falls and I think up top, from when I was very young. Surprisingly I do not remember Thunder run being on the ground, and that is my favourite ride. The beating heart used to scare me, it was a big deal when I conquered that fear lol.
What’s with thd hate for top gun. I still like that ride
Top Gun was great for the first 3 - 6 years. It was Canada's first inverted, looping coaster. The theming in the queue line was top notch ad well. Believe it or not, for the first few years, that ENTIRE queue line would be full and the line would extend outisde the ride entrance, all the way to the swings.
Once it became Flight Deck, they got rid of 90% of the theming which along with it's age, contributed to it becoming very unpopular.
@@rev000088 yea I waited in some of those monster lines. Not quite sure why you’re explaining the ride to me.
@@joeyfreitas1942 I agree with you. My response was more so to enlighten those many others who hate this ride.
It definitely hasn't aged well. I don't remember it being so concussion-inducing in the 90s. And as good as the theming was, it was completely out of place with the rest of that section of the park.
Dolphins were kinda cool
Miss Zumba Flume!!!
Yes paramount did ruin that area of the park.
My early memories were of Pharoah's Falls and Sol Loco :)
Why does no one ever talk about Jetscream?
I remember it well! It was the first ride I went on at Canada's Wonderland in 87! I remember being stuck halfway up lift due to a passing thunderstorm in 89!
Zumba Flume was a lot of fun. I feel like it was a long ride as well (almost five minutes) and it had a couple of small dives before the big finale at the end. Plus the theming was epic. It was a good way to cool down and yes, as someone said, if White Water Canyon had a huge line then you knew you'd only be waiting a few minutes to get on this one. Sadly, that's probably one of the reasons it was an easy decision for the park to kill it, likely even before Paramount bought it (and covered the whole place in tacky product placement). Wonderland was probably already considering removing it by the time they opened Splashworks.
Last time I visited Canada's wonderland was summer of '85. I haven't been there since. Ghoster Coaster was awesome. As was the Wilde Beast.
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I remember ordering a double Barney Burger with cheese and French fried Rubble spuds for lunch and sitting in a Flintstone's car while eating! I also used to have a University of Bedrock t-shirt with Fred's face in the middle. Wish I still had it!
Shiva’s Fury
Jet Scream
Smurfs & The Flintstone's I do remember as well as Yogi Bear as I'm old🤣
I remember this park from the early 90’s and never forgot it !!! Would love to go back soon!!
Omg thanks for the nostalgia! I had the same favourite ride as a kid!
Never cared for Top Gun/Flight Deck. Lots of hype when it was built but I would rather ride Dragons Fyre
I loved racing rivers, it was my absolute favourite non coaster in the park