@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od I mean sure, there's a fair few parks with multiple terrible coasters, but it's gonna be hard to beat a worse-than-normal SLC and a worse-than-normal Volare as far as a bottom two goes. Maybe if La Ronde had actually gone through with the Green Lantern relocation...
To be honest i didn't have a problem with it but then i ussualy like SLC this wasn't by far the worst one ive ridden. Having said that replacing it with their new STC would be a big upgrade.
I feel like I get a different ride on Behemoth than others. To me, the airtime feels pronounce, even flojector at times. Glad to see Vortex getting the love.
@@williamrobinson604 First time i went on was last year. first time going on a legit coaster (was terrified as a kid) and only approaching the lift hill realized my seatbelt (below the restraint) didnt click in. realized it was no big deal after the fact but was holding on for dear life lol.
Went to behemoth the summer it opened as an 11 year old and remember going crazy waiting for that 1st drop 😂. As a tall kid I loved going on major thrill rides before my friends lol
today alot of people hate on flight deck, but back in 95 everyone loved it, think over the years it became a much rougher ride than it used to be... Wild Beast hurts you when youre an adult
i still like it tho. little fragile teen girls whine and complain its too much for them. As a taller guy, the feeling of ur head possibly being taken off or ur feet hitting the other parts is thrilling
@@CDPmontages wild beast?? Ass a tall guy it beats the shit out of my knees, like im getting them clubbed over and over again, so i never go on that one any more.
As my home park, here's my ranking: 1. Leviathon 2. Yukon Striker 3. Behemoth 4. Vortex 5. Backlot Stunt Coaster 6. Wilde Beast 7. Might Canadian Minebuster 8. Fly 9. Flight Deck 10. Dragon Fyre 11. Skyrider 12. Bat 13. Thunder Run 14. Wonder Mountain's Guardian 15. Silver Streak 16. Ghoster Coaster 17. Time Warp 18. Taxi Jam I'm the weird person who kind of values rough rides, as long as they don't cause a headache. Also, Wilde Beast and Minebuster are assuming a front or second row and middle seat respectively. Any other seat and they become too rough to enjoy. As bad as Time Warp is, part of me enjoys just how bad it is. It's like watching a movie that is so bad it's good. I haven't been on Snoopy's Racing Railway yet. You need a kid and I don't exactly feel comfortable going up to strangers to ask if I can use their kid for a coaster credit!
Switch Time Warp and Wilde Beast, and our lists are almost identical (Minebuster at 6, Time Warp at 7). I can enjoy janky rides like Time Warp, but jackhammering roughness like Wilde Beast is too much for me.
Hope you enjoyed your time in Canada! I live 15 mins away from Canada’s Wonderland and it’s the best park I’ve been to, but that’s because it’s the only park I’ve been to lol. This was such a great watch, I’ll be sure to rewatch it again later. Hope you enjoy your next visit here if you ever come back!
"My internal organs don't agree, but they don't get the final say" 🤣 Solid ranking! I pretty much agree fully. The only ones i'd switch around are Behemoth and Leviathan. I know Leviathan is the flashier ride and the biggest in the park, but i've always found Behemoth to be the most enjoyable and thrilling out of the two. Leviathan is more of a speed demon whereas Behemoth has speed, airtime and twists and turns at the end. I always try to end my day at the park with a Behemoth ride or two!
Dragon Fyre is also the only operating Arrow coaster to feature counter clockwise Corkscrews. Was designed for 3 train ops but since it's so short the 3rd train wasn't used but was modified for use on the Bat when that opened
I actually never thought of that. That's so cool! It's nice when parks pay homage to their older rides, like when they have a graveyard section where they put up gravestones for all their old rides. Kings Island even has an internal flame to pay homage to Son of Beast.
I'm glad you mentioned Sky Rider. It's pretty wild they only removed one coaster since they opened (compare with great adventure), and it also explains the high coaster count. Also, I think that yukon Strikers' layout may be a nod to Sky Rider with the loop and helix (and green supports).
Yeah. I'm not entirely sure why, but Wonderland has a preference for (and does a decent job of) keeping and caring for their rides for as long as possible. I just wish they put some money into rehabbing at least one of their wooden coasters.
If Canada grants a waiver for RMC to go into Canada, maybe RMC Mighty Canadian Minebuster? Rename it maybe to Mightier Canadian Minebuster or something like that.
@@MarsJenkar The need to cut the Mighty Canadian, it would be a decent name if they did. But id rather they RMC wildebeast cause they have more space if they would remove those go karts nobody likes, and the layout is better. Minebuster isnt a option with the water slides passing it
Just re-watched the video and paid attention to the rankings... only 6 out of 18 coasters in Chris's top 400, and 4 out of 18 in his top half of all coasters ridden. Yeah, that's a lot of room for improvement.
Thank you for the great video! My ranking is similar to your list, although Minebuster is higher up for me and my favourite roller coaster in the park is Vortex.
Minebuster was my favorite roller coaster in the world until Meanstreak opened at Cedar point in ‘93. I lamented it passing, but damn if steel vengeance didn’t do it justice in 18. It comforts me to know that mighty Canadian mine muster was actually the best roller coaster in the world by retroactive transitive property through me lol
"Flight Deck" aka Top Gun does kind of give you brain damage with all the rattling, but crazy to put it outside of the top 10. Before some of the newer coasters were built, that and the Bat were probably the best draws in the park!
Visited the park once with someone who had never ridden the Ghoster Coaster, even as a kid. As we were in line, I told her not to underestimate this "kiddie coaster", but I don't think she really believed me - until that first drop. "Told ya," I said, as she gasped in surprise. And for the parents out there, kids who can't get enough of this ride are probably ready to take on the adult coasters, height permitting.
Aw man this takes me back. I used to go Canada's Wonderland all the time. And your coaster rankings are highly agreeable. Time Warp and Flight Deck are the worst for sure.
I went many, many years ago with family. I rode the bat, the stand-up coster, and a couple of other things before we got on the mind buster. The whole ride bounced up and down, almost like it was violently vibrating your cart the entire time. This ended our family's outing. It caused 2 people in our party to have a full-on asthma attack. We had to leave. Now, I live in the States and will probably never get to return. Sad. (Edit): I'm not sure what year it would have been, but I remember the park being Hanna Barbera themed.
growing up I always heard everyone complain about flightdeck and timewarp so it's super funny to me to start watching enthusiast videos and everybody hates them both here as well haha I always went on timewarp even if it kinda hurt because I thought the lay-down carriages were so cool good video :)
great video! i find your information on the make and different structures in the coasters so interesting because it gives a more technical perspective to the rides! also knowing the history and age of the coasters somehow humanizes them to me, makes it kinda sad knowing when things don't work out well 😅
I love mine buster, and it’s probably a top 8 for me and I ride it every year when I go - however it’s definitely not better than Yukon, Leviathan, or Behemoth That’s just crazy Glad to see minebuster getting some love though, it always seems like people hate it
Some great coasters, but sometimes I wish Wonderland would diversify into other experiences as well. I absolutely agree with your rankings BTW. Spot on. The rides that lost their original name almost seem pointlessly generic now. Like if The Asslyum made a Top Gun rip off movie, it would probably be called Flight Deck. lol I like being at the absolute front of Vortex just as it's coming off the mountain and suddenly there's nothing under you. Skyrider was a huge amount of fun. I didn't find it rough at all.
I've heard that Skyrider was actually one of the more enjoyable TOGO stand-up coasters ever built, so I think your prediction on where it would've been placed was lower than it should have been. If you want to know for sure what it was like, you can still ride at a park in Italy where it currently operates today.
You do know that The Bat has a single rider line, right? Using that, you can skip pretty much the whole line. When I went last October with one of my buds, they even allowed us to sit next to each other, despite it being a single rider line. It sucks that this and Yukon Striker are the only rides at the park to have single rider lines. I'm hoping the 2025 coaster gets one too.
@@banana_bread5457 My original comment was from 6 months ago, dude. How could I have known at the time that months later, Behemoth would also get a single rider line? I ain't no time traveler.
I like mighty Canadian minebuster more than Wilde beast because the first hill is super strong, and the final helix is great, I also love how it goes under the slides. I thought Wilde beast was so rough it almost muffled the forces. Like the airtime didn’t feel like airtime it felt like a weird pause in the jackhammering
Leaving out all coasters I have never been on... Adding rides too. 1: Behemoth, the airtime is so good 2: Yukon striker, It's a good ride and holds many records 3: Leviathan, It's good, but doesn't have much airtime and the freefall and ride in total feels way too short. 4: Minebuster, I don't understand all the hate?! It's good! 5: Backlot stunt coaster, a LOT of force! Pretty good! 6: Sledgehammer and Psyclone, A lot of that stomach dropping feeling. 7: Wilde beast, It's more smooth than minebuster but is way shorter and freefall gives less force, Overall, an average ride 8: Time warp, It's nice. But bumpy 9: Dragon Fyre, It used to be my go-to coaster but now is too bumpy. 10: All kiddie coasters. Very short. 11: Barracuda Blaster, Way too short 12: Klockworks, Not enough force 13: Soaring timbers, Im not saying it's bad... I'm just saying its really calm. 14: Swing of the century 15: Vortex, Got back pain, Got head fractures, Broke all of my limbs, Got a concussion, Got a hemorrhage... You get it 16: Knightmares and windseeker, They're not too good 17: Flight deck, Who thought of making this?! 18: Drop tower… why, just why???
Had seasons passes for a few yrs going back to '91-'93 (??) The cheapest season was $60 😂😂 I would go on overcast days, wed- Thursdays, or when school trips aren't on in last 3 weeks of June used to get on rides pretty quick
I big agree with your top 5. Those are the rides I would always want to go on whenever I went (minus Yukon Striker, since I have only gone on once since I have only went to Wonderland once since that ride open. That's just what happens when you're no longer a kid, I suppose. But from that one ride, it would be in one of my must rides next time I go). And your bottom two is perfect. I've only ridden each of those once, and hated them instantly. Sky Rider also sucked.
Might not be as crazy as you think, since CF took over Wonderland has had some of the more notable additions to CF parks (B&M Giga, Hyper and Dive) and whatever the big new 2025 coaster they're keeping silent about is (assuming finally a proper launch coaster), plus Wonderland is the most visited park in North America with it only being a 30-45 min drive from downtown Toronto, so I wouldn't rule out RMC in the next 5+ years (plus I think Wild Beast is a perfectly good candidate as it's location provides plenty of room for RMC to go crazy)
They should give Wilde Beast a Gravity Group retrack. It has the same layout as Grizzly at Kings Dominion, and that ride got retracked and is great now that the roughness is largely gone
Time Warp and Flight Deck are both horrible, and both are right next to each other. Next to Time Warp is the little-used concert venue. All three of these are right beside the parking lot, quite close to the main entrance. I've been praying for Wonderland to tear all of these down and replace with one really good-sized quality coaster, which would be perfect on that plot of land.
I remember the first time I rode on Leviathan and just wanted to go back on Behemoth, could be because it was my first ride on that kind of coaster. Always the best in my heart
In high school my friends and I had Seasons passes for Canada's Wonderland and we basically went every other week the whole summer for like 3 ish years! Good memories, I remember one time it was supposed to be a gross day but ended up being beautiful and we rode the Behemoth 8 times in a row! Sadly, as an Adult I haven't had the chance to go. So the only one I haven't rode on was Yukon Striker.
Toronto here... Time Warp in -10c/14f winter freezing sleet would be an epic viral challenge. Yukon Striker - its finale 'mini dive' is to stagger for 3 trains, keeping lines moving better than expected. Bonus for its award winning loose belongings cart system overhead the station track. Personally my fav coaster because epic smooth, champion on-ride vista (arguably top 5 I've seen anywhere), & my fav set of elements in a single ride.
I went to Canada's Wonderland for the first time in 2014. First ride I rode was Wonder Mountain Guardian, and the line was insane when it first opened. I didn't even remember them giving 3D glasses back then but maybe my memory is just bad. I don't really care for it much when I go nowadays, it's just a one and done ride. That first visit in 2014 I also rode Skyrider my one and only time. I do remember liking it, and the standup restraints are what made the ride unique. My friend rode it a second time later in the day, but it ended up getting stuck the the way up. I heard that was a common issue with it. Crazy to think it's been 10 years since my first visit, I was too scared to go on Behemoth and Leviathan, and now those are my first go to rides when I go now lol
My home park... Minebuster used to be far better than it is now, it's been neutered over the years. Both Minebuster and Wilde Beast need the Gravity Group treatment.
Besides the Rmc everyone wants another addition I would love to see is for them to rip out the trash combo next to each other and put in a vekoma 1 2 combo of a boomerang and a stc. The boomerang would be an added bonus then they would get a new invert and a brand new coaster type for North America. And cedar fair is working with vekoma.
The issue with wonderland is that it has the 3rd most coasters in the world, but unlike Cedar Point, there is a lack of overall quality in terms of the ride selection, only about 7 or 8 or the rides are anything above decent.
the thing about the minebuster -- the thrill isn't supposed to come from the drops, it's supposed to come from thinking you're going to collapse at any moment on those rickety old wooden rails 💀😂
You're bang on with the bottom two. I went there a couple of weeks ago, and my head was throbbing from all the banging they did. If you value your brain cells, don't go on Time Warp or Flight Deck
SkyRider was awesome. I went to CW in 2019 after not having gone since 1999, and was saddened that SkyRider was gone. Dragon's Fyre is one of my perennial faves at CW, but it really needs to be a little faster.
Sky Rider for sure was my favourite while it was around, with Behemoth and Vortex behind it. It was a similar experience to Flight Deck depending on how tall you were though, your head would get hit between the cushions a ton and would suck or it wouldn't at all and was really fun depending on your height
I havent ridden all the coasters but the one that i have ridden are: 1. Leviathan 2. Behemoth 3. Yukon Striker 4. Backlot Stunt Coaster 5. Flight Deck 6. Mighty Canadian Spinebuster
Two things: 1. I agree Time Warp was weird and not a great ride, but Flight Deck actually beat me up more on my trip, so Flight Deck actually ranks below Time Warp for me 2. Behemoth got really repetitive and boring for me after the first two camel backs. I actually put it behind Vortex!
I got LUCKY, I got to ride sky rider before it was torn down and it was my first upside ride, I still remember my sister telling me not to lock my knees lol it was actually extremely fun and I really do miss it. The vortex brings me nightmares from when I was younger, it bashed my head around so much I had a migraine and it ruined the rest of my day. My fav ride however will always be the psyclone, not sure why but I love it the most it's just so... Relaxing? Especially at night with all the lights, same goes for the wind seeker at night oh my GOD it's beautiful, terrifying going up and being on the inside but so nice to ride on the outside.
That drop on the Leviathan does feel like it lasts forever. That’s exactly how I explain that roller coaster. Thought that 1 would be the number 1 pick.
I’m going to Canada’s wonderland in 4 days, and I honestly will say mine buster has to be my favourite ride at the place (Yukon striker and vortex are very close contenders). Mine buster probably has one of the most shortest lines I’ve seen at Canada’s wonderland and that makes me love it more. Also mine buster at night is the best time to ride it because during nighttime, there’s no line at all. Plus it seems faster than during the daytime.
On one hand I don’t want to complain about a lot of coasters…but how do you have 18 coasters with this little quality? Your 4-6 are a boomerang, backlot stunt coaster, and an arrow suspended coaster? Glad they’re getting that new one!
I think stunt coaster overrides vortex because it feels a little smoother and has moree theming. Otherwise this video was great and gave me so much advice !!! 😃😃😃
I used to yearly to CWL but haven't been in many years. Had no idea they got rid of sky rider, really devastating since that was my first inversion. Minebuster and beast were brutal back then so I can only imagine how back they are now
I'm hoping whatever multi-launch that's coming out way takes out both Flight Deck and Time Warp next season. They're more focusing on rebranding World Expo and I believe their time at Frontier Canada has slowed down after recent years. Also Minebuster had a lot of work done this passed offseason, so hopefully it'll be much smoother now,
If I had to say anything about Canada's Wonderland, they have an amazing flat-ride selection. After the Top 3 Coasters, it's a "rough ride" coaster pun intended.
So were you able to ride Taxi Jam? IIRC, I wasn’t allowed to ride, I think? Also, I love your appreciation for Thunder Run - I’m a sucker for originality and weirdness in a coaster, so I had a blast on it.
So I live very close to Canada's Wonderland and have been on all the coasters multiple times so I thought I would share my thoughts If you wear glasses I highy recommend skipping Time Warp as it is VERY easy to have them fall off (I recommend skipping it anyways as it also sucks as a coaster) I can also confirm that The Fly does always run like that. I will also say that Canadian Minebuster doesn't usually suck at the end as much as you described. Most of the time it is actually the smoothest of the 3 wooden coasters so it sucks that when you went it wasn't very great. Wonder Mountain's Guardian is a lot worse than it used to be. I found that around half the time the shooting doesn't even work (not just that shoots are accurate but some guns just don't work entirely) One thing about Vortex is that it has REALLY gone downhill. In the past the ride was quite good and was reasonably smooth but when I last went in early 2023 the ride was easily a bottom 3 coaster because of how rough and shaky it was (it was so bad myself and multiple other guests had bad headaches from it). On that day the parts were in desperate need of replacement/repairs. Note: this was early 2023 so it is quite possible that these issues have been fixed/nullify now.
@@Badmedicine88 I went again earlier this year and I can confirm that several of the issues with Vortex do seem to have been smoothed out since my last time going in 2023. (I do recommend avoiding the back most carriage though)
Just got back yesterday, and I very strongly believe Behemoth is the better overall ride than Leviathan. Way more interesting elements, and beautiful views. Honestly felt a little bored on Levi with just views of the parking lot and a dark metal tunnel... Kinda bummed we were in the middle of a heatwave amd suffering heat exhaustion so we missed Ghoster Coaster, Snoopy's Railway, and Guardian... :( I was surprised by how smooth and pleasant Fly was running though compared to so many other wild mouses... The two woodies we got to ride were insanely rough and would not ride again... to say nothing of Time Warp and the SLC. Also was sad to see Backlot Stunt Coaster in the shape it is in, since it's such a great little coaster at Kings Island. It does feel like this park is just neglecting some of these rides. I haven't experienced so many rough rides in a single day before...
Why do SLCs have such boring paint? An all grey one, a McDonalds one, and more. My personal favorite SLC paint job is Thunderhawk, and not just because of home park bias.
Man im surprised no one like flight deck! It's one of my favorites at the park. Although i havent been since pandemic so it might have become more rough since then
I just bought a season pass and going live stream the park today im excited to experience this park, I haven't been since I was a teenager 22 years ago
Love Minebuster and Wildebeast, favorites. Don't like Fly, bruises. My home park and I love it. I'm scared of Leviathan, I admit it. Yukon and Behemoth are pretty awesome. Love the Bat, Vortex and Dragon Fyre. Time Warp and Flight Deck won't be around much longer. I didnt ride them either on my trip in 2021. Ouch! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
