Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a 134-hectare amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area.
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15 Facts About Canada's Wonderland
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When Canada's Wonderland was planned, the Greater Toronto Area lacked a seasonal amusement park.
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Canada's Wonderland was responsible for changing the master development plan for the province of Ontario.
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The Canada's Wonderland promoters were able to convince the province to amend the planning policy for the region, and the park secured infrastructure improvements, including a highway overpass and sewage systems, that were expanded and built out to the site.
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Norm Pirtovshek, general manager of Canada's Wonderland, said that the Leviathan as a new attraction would help to spread out visitors.
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On 30 August 2013, Canada's Wonderland announced that Wonder Mountain's Guardian would open inside Wonder Mountain in May 2014.
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On 26 August 2016, Canada's Wonderland announced that a new flat ride would be added in the 2017 season: Soaring Timbers .
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On 16 August 2017, Canada's Wonderland announced the addition of Flying Canoes for the 2018 season.
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On 14 August 2019, Canada's Wonderland announced the addition of two new attractions for the 2020 season.
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On 16 June 2022, Canada's Wonderland announced Lazy Bear Lodge, which became the park's largest dining facility to date.
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Canada's Wonderland posted a series of four horror vignettes Oct 30th 2020 titled Nighttime Walk to celebrate Haunt featuring the empty park.
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Children's areas in Canada's Wonderland originally were themed as The Happyland of Hanna-Barbera.
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Today, Canada's Wonderland has over 200 attractions, with over 60 thrill rides.
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In 2003, Viacom updated the logo of Paramount Parks, and all its theme parks, including Canada's Wonderland, to include an updated Paramount logo, even though the logo for Paramount Pictures, the film studio, remained unchanged.
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