Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Vaughan, Canada

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 28 m
Descend 29 m

Experience Vaughan in Canada in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Vaughan

Sight 1: Canada's Wonderland

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Canada's Wonderland

Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a 134-hectare (330-acre) amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life Assurance Company, it was the first major theme park in Canada and remains the country's largest. Cedar Fair purchased the park from Paramount Parks in 2006, and they have owned and operated the park since then. In 2019, it was the most-visited seasonal amusement park in North America with an estimated 3.9 million guests. The park still retains this record, with an estimated 3.8 million guests in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wikipedia: Canada's Wonderland (EN), Website

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Sight 2: Thunder Run

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Thunder Run is a powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train, found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Rather than having a traditional chain lift hill, the train has an electric motor on board. The train flies directly into the Wonder Mountain, the artificial mountain that is a trademark of the park. The coaster opened on May 23, 1981, and operated until 1985 as Blauer Enzian, but in 1986 it was relocated, extended, and incorporated into the Wonder Mountain.

Wikipedia: Thunder Run (Canada's Wonderland) (EN), Website

411 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Shockwave

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ShockwaveLoozrboy from Toronto, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

Shockwave is a Top Scan ride at Canada's Wonderland. The Mondial ride opened to the public in May 2001 and continues to operate today. The ride spins around on an angle while guests are spun around on almost every possible angle the ride operates on. Also, during the first season of operation (2001), Shockwave earned many different nicknames such as 'Protein Spill 2001'.

Wikipedia: Shockwave (Canada's Wonderland) (EN), Website

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill

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Boo Blasters on Boo Hill is an interactive family dark ride designed and manufactured by Sally Corporation. The ride opened in 2010 at four Cedar Fair amusement parks — Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Kings Island. The ride was a slight alteration and replacement of Scooby-Doo! and the Haunted Castle after Cedar Fair chose to remove all Hanna-Barbera branding from each of their parks by 2010.

Wikipedia: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill (EN), Website

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Sight 5: Drop Tower

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Drop Tower Jeremy Thompson / CC BY 2.0

Drop Tower, formerly known as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, is the name of five drop tower amusement rides located at Cedar Fair amusement parks in the United States and Canada. Each installation varies in size and capacity.

Wikipedia: Drop Tower (Cedar Fair) (EN), Website

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Sight 6: Leviathan

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Leviathan (roller coaster) may refer to:Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland), a steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland Leviathan (Sea World), a wooden roller coaster at Sea World in Australia

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Sight 7: Wilde Knight Mares

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Wilde Knight Mares Jeremy Thompson / CC BY 2.0

Wilde Knight Mares is a HUSS UFO at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Canada. The ride is an original at Canada's Wonderland as it opened along with the rest of the park in 1981. This ride is similar to Orbiter, which is a defunct attraction also at Canada's Wonderland. As of 2023 the ride is the only known HUSS UFO remaining in North America.

Wikipedia: Night Mares (Canada's Wonderland) (EN), Website

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Sight 8: Wilde Beast

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Wilde Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It was originally named "Wilde Beast", from 1981 to 1996, when it was renamed to "Wild Beast" in 1997. The ride was reverted to its original name in 2019. It is one of the five roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981, and is one of three wooden coasters at Canada's Wonderland modeled after a ride at Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio ; the other is the Mighty Canadian Minebuster. The ride's fan curve was rebuilt in 1998.

Wikipedia: Wilde Beast (EN), Website

1735 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 9: Ghoster Coaster

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Ghoster Coaster Jeremy Thompson / CC BY 2.0

Ghoster Coaster, is a junior wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland whose name was shortened to just "Ghoster Coaster" for the 2010 season, as part of the transition to Planet Snoopy.

Wikipedia: Ghoster Coaster (Canada's Wonderland) (EN), Website

1195 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Silver Streak

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Silver Streak is a Vekoma inverted roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario. The coaster is geared towards families and children, and is often seen as a junior version of the park's existing Flight Deck roller coaster.

Wikipedia: Silver Streak (Canada's Wonderland) (EN), Website

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