by Bozena Hartley

Created on: March 09, 2010

Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan (north of downtown Toronto), Ontario, Canada is one of the most popular parks in North America. It spreads over 330 acres and boasts over 200 attractions, including 65 thrill rides and a 20-acre water park. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company known for managing one of the most incredible parks in the world, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio plus nine other theme parks around the US.

Canada's Wonderland has nine themed areas. As you enter the park, you walk through International Street zone. It looks like the main street of some busy town with lots of sweet shops, clothing and gift stores and a few restaurants. The street ends with Wonder Mountain, an artificial mountain complete with a waterfall and a roller coaster, Thunder Run, themed after a runaway mine train. The mountain is located about in the center of the park.

To the right of the International Street there is Medieval Faire, the medieval-Europe themed area. The entrance to the Medieval Faire is a large gate in a long stone wall, similar to the ones that used to circle medieval castles. In this section, there are three great older roller coasters: Wild Beast, an old fashioned wooden roller coaster and Dragon Fire, a steel coaster that is quite intense with its 360 degrees loops, a corkscrew and a helix and The Bat, a 117-foot high coaster that goes forward and backward on the same track. Other interesting rides include: The Rage, a swinging Viking ship, 230-foot tall Drop Tower, and Riptide, a 360 degree swing that goes through a “wall” of water spraying upward. Everyone is bound to get wet. Also, there is Speed City Raceway, a small race car track. Besides all the rides there is also an ice skating theater, one of the main restaurants, the Marketplace International Buffet, a first-aid station and a baby care center.

Directly north of Medieval Faire there are lots of interesting changes going on right now. In that area there used to be Nickelodeon Central and Hanna-Barbera Land designed for younger children. The two sections are being replaced with Planet Snoopy, featuring new, Peanuts-themed rides and the whole Peanuts Gang walking around, giving out hugs and posing to pictures. Planet Snoopy is supposed to open in May 2010.

Next to the future Planet Snoopy there are two other zones: KidZville and International Festival. KidZville is a brightly colored children's area with a town square, maze, Silver Streak, a junior inverted coaster,

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