Canada's Wonderland, situated 30 kilometers north of downtown Toronto, opened in 1981. The park sits on a 380-acre plot and 300 acres are filled with over 200 attractions and 65 rides. Splash Works opened in 1992, hosting Canada's largest wave-pool and other water rides. The park was owned by the Taft Broadcasting Company, but in 1993, the park was acquired by Paramount Communications, Inc., became part of its Paramount Parks division, and changed its name to Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair bought all five Paramount Parks in 2006 for $1.24 billion in cash, and the park dropped the Paramount name in 2007. Wonder Mountain, a man-made mountain built with 5 million pounds of sand and cement, sits as a prominent feature in the middle of the park.

Three coasters have been built since I visited this amusement park. Yukon Striker, a B&M Dive Coaster with four inversions, opened as the world's tallest, fastest, and longest Dive Coaster in 2019. It has a 74.7-meter (245-foot) drop at a 90° angle and uses wide cars with eight seats in each row. Snoopy's Racing Railway is a Family Launch Coaster built by ART Engineering in 2023. Its tire-propelled launch accelerates the single train to about 50 kilometers per hour (31 miles per hour) at the start of each ride. AlpenFury is a Sky Rocket launched steel coaster built by Premier Rides. With an impressive nine inversions, it holds the record for the most inversions of on a coaster in North America. Its launches speed it up to 115 kilometers per hour (72 miles per hour) in order to lift trains over its 47-meter (164-foot) hill. The coaster passes through Wonder Mountain and often blasts real fire to go along with its fire and ice theme.

Two coasters have left the park: