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The first ever rollercoaster I went on was the Dragon Fyre, my Mom told me it was great for beginners and there was nothing that would scare a 10 year old (at the time). I very quickly learned a life lesson: Don’t trust everything you’re told, even from those closest to you. Since that day, I’ve had PTSD from rollercoasters and rarely ever go on them
I was here about 15 years ago, it was great then but wow - look at it now! Excellent video and commentary - I learned new roller coaster terms I had never heard of - many thanks!
Hey Jeff - Glad you enjoyed it! This was my first visit to the park but it seems like they've been adding new attractions almost every year. There's a new thrill ride opening up this year as well as a new kids coaster and more to come in 2024 👍
I still think Yukon Striker was the best one. Especially when you are in the front row, that hang and then drop is awesome. Got to ride it 7 times in the last 40 minutes the park was open by using the single rider line and sprinting around after it was done.
The first roller coaster I got on was the wild beast, because my dad recommended it for beginners. (I was 10.) and I remember holding on for my life to the bar above my lap. ( it was the only constraint from me falling off.) Afterwards I just stayed in the kid section.
I got a chance to visit there in 1999 and had a fantastic time riding everything that was available at that point - I definitely remember Top Gun / Flight Deck for that extra thrill of the legs dangling. The Wild Mouse brought back memories of the old one at Playland, when you always felt like you were about to ride straight off the rails in a turn.
funny how rough Flight Deck and Time Warp are both known for being mega-rough rides but your voice and the background music seem like a positive business move. 😂
Alright, here's my ranking of the top 5: 1. Minebuster 2. Vortex 3. Backlot Stunt Coaster/The Italian Job 4. Flight Deck/Top Gun 5. Wilde Beast Lots of people don't like Minebuster because it's so bumpy. I actually find the roughness to be part of the appeal. It makes it feel old and rickety (granted, it IS old) when the whole pull of wooden coasters is that rickety we're-gonna-die-when-was-the-last-time-this-thing-was-inspected feeling.
@@RoamingIRaccoon I find them too much. I don't feel safe unless there are shoulder restraints. I did behemoth once and never again. I was actually terrified (not in a fun way), whereas the others are more thrilling.
@@amanda5nicole That's fair. Behemoth has massive airtime and I was terrified when I first went on it too especially with the clamshell restraint (I'm not great with heights to begin with). I actually was less scared on Leviathan cause of less airtime and least scared on Yukon striker because it does have shoulder restraints.
One time on a local wooden coaster I witnessed two teenagers undo their safety restraints right before the first drop. I yelled at them in panic and they got it done up just in time. So apparently there are people out there that are willing to do dumb things.
My head still hurts just thinking about Top Gun (Flight deck)... the first roller coaster I ever went on. That was a poor choice. Behemoth was fun, and because of nostalgia I actually prefer it over Leviathan. ... but nothing there beats riding Thunder Run with someone special to you. Great roller coaster... even for people that are not really into roller coasters.
I don’t know if I exactly 100% agree with your list (big surprise) but a lot of it I do. All of your bottom ones are so uncomfortably aggressive. On time warp, I wasn’t even off the ride and was thinking this might give me a concussion. I think I hit my head 30+ times, on that death trap. Vortex, I didn’t have a great experience with either, but if what you said is true (that every car is unattached and provides a different ride experience) I might have had a bad one. Also, the bat made me so motion sick when I was riding it, I felt fine beforehand but I couldn’t stomach the reverse flips and generally I don’t have bad motion sickness.
Brother I use to go there every year when I was little(went on the small rides). I have grown up and finally went on the big boy rides. I screamed my guts out. Nearly cried. Behemoth and Leviathan were crazy but! After this video I wanna go again even tho I went 3 days ago and neck still hurting. Very good video. Subscribed
I love the Time Warp, it’s my favourite ride! (Probably because I haven’t gone on any big drop roller coasters)I was sad that it was last but I knew people don’t really like it. I have never gotten any neck pain/headaches etc. That might be why it’s my favourite.😊
This is my home park. I remember going there as a kid and teen in the 90s. Always enjoyed it. This year, I've introduced this place to my two boys age 5 and 7, and they are addicted to this place 😂. They are roller coaster junkies in the making lol. We have a season pass and already purchased next year's passes. We absolutely love it here. I can't wait to experience the bigger coasters with them as they try them. This place is a Must visit if you are visiting Ontario. Snoopy racing railway is a favorite for the kiddos, and Thunder run, Backlot stunt are top 3 for them. This is a great review of the park coasters!
There's so much to do at the park! Took us two days just to hit all the coasters and didn't even make a dent in all the flat rides. We could have spent more time there for sure!
My home park. I have many favorites. Yukon has a loop cause of the coaster that used to be there. Skyrider, a stand up. Heehee! Spinebuster, I call it kneebuster. But I love it.
ive been going top this park since 1987, always blow away how much has changed and how many rides have come and gone, for me Dragon Fyre will always be my fav, it was my first looper and everytime i got to Wonderland its my first and last ride :3
The Leviathan is you only have a bottom seatbelt and thigh restraint. You hit zero Gs so if you have your arms up you lift out of your seat and you are effectively flying. That drop straight down while being on the front. Then when you reach that snappy bend over the parking lot. You feel that half second whip of flying right out. Yukon Striker is insanely fun, especially that drop. But you feel to safe on it imo with the shoulder restraints. Also shame they closed SkyRider. That was the only coaster without seats. You stood up on it. The amount of restraints was wild to keep you in going through those loops!
That one terrified me, but made myself do it, and then we went on a few more times. Bought myself a keychain to remind me I can face my fears, and to save money to go back lol 💜
Yukon striker hands down, but leviathan and behemoth for facing my fear of massive coasters like that with just a lap bar. Plus it’s pretty cool that we can ride some of the best in the world coasters here in Canada
Guardians at 6 is a crime. You're lucky if the guns even work and the ride itself is a boring slog. I've been on some bad rides in my life but with over an hour spent in line, Guardians was the one I regret the most.
I first went to Wonderland when it first opened when I was 10 or 11 - it was my first amusement park and I rode every ride. In my teens and early 20s I loved to see concerts there at Kingswood Amphitheatre located inside the park. We'd go to the park, have a little fun, hang out in the beer tent and then go to the concert - great times!
Excellent review, great video. I’ve been going to Wonderland since it opened in ‘81. Sadly it’s home to the worst two coasters ever built: Flight Deck and Time Warp. MCMB and WB used to be too woodies that threw you out of your seat but have not aged well, Ghoster Coaster is wonderful!!!! Technically WB is pronounced Wildebeest like the animal although at one time renamed to Wild Beast but since reverted, now Wilde Beast
I just went on it yesterday. It's Wild Beast bro, and it was fine man. Enjoyably rough more like it. Flight Deck or Top Gun is so dope fym?? A lil rough on the head if you don't tuck it back but w/e
@@RandyDrayton Wilde with an E again, the statue of the animal in front is pretty cool but not original from opening, FD and TW should be dumped in favour of a ground up RMC
im 13 and went on the Leviathan the first plummet at 200 feet was so scary and your body will feel like its levitating and ur about to be shot into space, then u go through the other drops after being traumatized but its so fun
When I went to Canadas wonderland when I was 14 I remember getting a headache and I had to sit out on a lot of the rides after smashing my head around on time warp. The ride is abysmal
We are hoping to make it to Canada either this year or next year. My oldest Addison would love these places. I like coasters just not the ones that only spin. The flying one would be something I would like. Every time I see coasters I think of doing Roller Coaster Tycoon back in the day.
This hit me at Sea World a few years ago - I was on a ride with my daughter that would have been no problem when I was younger, but I sat there turning green and waiting for the ride to stop while she kept screaming with delight! I hear that as you get older your sense of balance changes so some people become more susceptible to motion sickness. Nowadays I definitely prefer fast and smooth riders rather than spinning ones!
My first time i went to wonderland i went on minebuster and can agree my back hurt for a day after that. Went there again last year and went on leviathan and yukon striker for the first time, and can say ive never clenched onto the seat tighter in my life, ofc as a 19 year old would do
Lol, I'll never call flight deck that. It will always be top gun to people who have been going to Wonderland since that ride was opened. I feel like some rides are missing on this... For example, how did you exclude drop zone or drop tower, whatever they call it now a days lol. Psyclone is another crazy one that I feel should be on the list. Time warp in my opinion is terrible. They used to have one there called SkyRider - that should've stayed above time warp. Although, considering skyrider was replaced with Yukon Striker, I'd say they made a good choice. My top 5 would be: Leviathan, Yukon, Behemoth, Top Gun, Minebuster
I just went to canada's wonderland today a while ago and when i went on the vortex and Leviathan I lost my voice for screaming that much sadly yukon wasnt working and behemoth wasnt to
the first ride i ever went on their was the Leviathan, I thought it was gonna be an easy walk in the park but as soon as I got in the seat oh was I wrong. I have now been scared to death from that ride now but I still go on it!
@@BEA6Ht’s not fun. It’s very shaky and it goes very ROUGH. I recommend going on another coaster and not wasting your time there. Edit: flight deck not vortex Vortex is amazing
While I don’t think it’s a smooth ride, I stand by my opinion that time warp is a much smoother ride than flight deck. When I ride flight deck it feels like I could actually die lmao. and the barrel rolls where you face the sky on time warp are pretty fun
I have a story to tell and it’s pretty funny So we all know that Minebuster is one of the fastest rides in Canada’s Wonderland and it was my first time and I went with my family and friends and we all thought it was a little slow train but no when we went on it we realized the huge mistake we made 😂 but it was really fun 🤩 I love Canada’s Wonderland ❤
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The amazing thing is that the coasters are only a small part of the park. I could do a whole other video on flat rides, but it took me two full days just to get in all the coasters!
my first ever ride was yukon striker, a couple weeks ago. I had to go front row because of my friend:(. In my opinion, yukon should be #1, I tried behemoth andit was not that good, and I heard from a friend that leviathan was bumpy
I was VERY surprised to see your order. Rides you mentioned that are rough (e.g. Minebuster) are typically NOWHERE near the serious levels of rough & dangerous rides you'd get on Wonderland's WORST coasters (each are among the worst coasters in North America in my opinion): 17th --> Flight Deck, 16th --> Time Warp, 15th --> Wilde Beast, 14th ---> Dragon Fyre, 13th ---> The Bat I've had several family and friends cut their visits to the park short to go to the hospital (and later file complaints with Wonderland management) about the injuries they've sustained on those 5 roller coasters over the years. For years I tried to rally support against those coasters still being allowed to run despite the number of neck, back and shoulder injuries they've caused people. I no longer ride these coasters and will not let family or friends ride them without very strong warnings backed by several stories of people sustaining injuries. These coasters are beyond 'rough' and will no doubt hurt most people. On the flip side I'd say my personal top 5 are: 5th ---> Backlot Stunt Coaster 4th ---> Vortex 3rd ---> Leviathan 2nd --> Yukon Striker 1st ---> Behemoth (yes yes I know people think it's crazy to put Behemoth ahead of Leviathan, but I've been on both of these rides dozens and dozens of times and still came to the same conclusion...the airtime you feel on Behemoth is so much better and I enjoy the track layout a lot more. Both are incredible roller coasters however)! So rounding out the middle of the list (in case people are looking for another avid coaster enthusiasts experience): 12th --> Taxi Jam (I'm very serious when I recommend this ''baby coaster'' ahead of the injury inducing coasters!) 11th --> The Fly (if getting whipped from side to side with someone next to you is your thing, then this is your ride!) Now we get into some of the best ''family coasters'' you'll find in any amusement park in North America: 10th --> Thunder Run 9th ---> Silver Streak 8th --> The Guardian (sucks the 'game' no longer works because when it did this was an amazing ride/experience!) 7th ---> Ghoster Coaster (probably among the best ''transition from kiddie to adult'' coasters available!) 6th --> Great Canadian Minebuster (to avoid the rough ride you MUST ride this in the front two cars!)
Wow thanks for the great response! The rankings were based on riding all the coasters once each over two days. I'm sure this depends a lot on personal experience - I found several of the rides uncomfortable, but not unbearable. Only exception was Minebuster which physically crunched my spine and almost took me out for the day. I also tried to consider the thrill level of each ride and was a little more forgiving of a rough ride if the coaster offered more speed or inversions. Overall I'm a big fan of the smoother faster ride offered by the newer coasters and funny enough, I almost put Behemoth in number one as well, but ended up going with Leviathan because of it's size!
@@ExitThrutheGiftShop fair enough and totally support anyone who makes their points based on personal experience. :) (and yes, come join the rebels like myself who feel Behemoth is somehow better than Leviathan - although both are great). I think you & I both prefer the smooth vertical coasters over the rough side-winders & back-breakers.
I was a baby when I went the 1st year Wonderland opened. Then I went almost every year growing up. This week I'm going with my 18 year old son and I'm just as excited as I was when I was 12 😅
Went on the behemoth, almost puked, and felt dizzy. Went on the backlot stunt coaster 15 minutes later and puked my guts out. My main issue is I get sick from these rides
I was there when I was about 6-7 and I'm going back while visiting family in Peterborough. I don't remember much from my last visit other than crying from the Ghoster Coaster...seeing some of these rides makes me so exited to finally go back!
La Ronde has 2 inverted coasters and the infamous Le Monstre, and is the largest wooden coaster in Canada and the tallest racing wooden coaster in the world.
