Has anyone been to Paramount Canada's Wonderland???

Edited January 1, 197056 yr by Aaron

I haven't but I assume you have. How is it compared to PKI?

I have been to Wonderland several times. Last time I attended was 2001 when their "Shockwave" flat ride was new.

Wonderland is a great park. It operates just as smoothly as PKI and offers a tremendous variety of attractions. I would say that it rivals Paramount's Kings Dominion in size. It is not as large as Kings Island. It seems to have the best entertainment of any Paramount Park I have attended. But out of all of the Paramount Parks in North America PCW caters to the largest metro area... Toronto. PCW has to step up their entertainment value a notch because Toronto has a plethura of entertainment and talent to offer.

PCW, frankly, is not a good coaster park. What coasters it has, are dated and not that thrilling. Even the best coaster there.... The Mighty Canadian Minebuster.... has been totally re-profiled and tamed over the years for waterpark expansion. I will give props to Wilde Beast which is the best maintained/most well run Cincinnati Coney Island Wildcat clone in existance. (Two other Paramount Parks have CCIWC clones.... PGA and PKD.) My only deterrent to that ride is that is is small and short.

But PCW is flat ride heaven. They offer the worlds best collection of non-coaster attractions IMO. They have every sort of contraption you can imagine. For instance, where most parks have either a swinging ship ride OR an inverting ship ride... PCW has an Inverting ship ride AND a swinging ship ride AND a frisbee ride. Just this year they are busy installing what the industry and most enthusiasts are speculating will be the ultimate flat-ride.... a Huss (Pronounced Hoooos... the manufacturer)Jump 2 (pronounced Jump Squared) called "Sledge Hammer." Quite honestly, I expect to see this ride start cropping up in other Paramount (as well as other chain) parks.

I enjoy Wonderland very much, but only attend every other season. It is a great park, but is too much of a long trip for me to make consistantly.

Shaggy

Edited January 1, 197056 yr by Shaggy

I haven't but I assume you have. How is it compared to PKI?

Is alot the same except when the 2003 season begins for us it will be different.

so does PCW for carowinds AND canada's wonderland? it doesnt make any sense. anyway...

PCW is the abbreviation designated by Paramount Parks Inc. for Paramount's Canada's Wonderland.

The proper abbreviation for Paramount's Carowinds, according to Paramount Parks Inc., is PCoW.

The abbreviations are reflected on merchandise and clothing offered for sale at both parks.

Shaggy

PCW is the abbreviation designated by Paramount Parks Inc. for Paramount's Canada's Wonderland.

The proper abbreviation for Paramount's Carowinds, according to Paramount Parks Inc., is PCoW.

The abbreviations are reflected on merchandise and clothing offered for sale at both parks.

Shaggy

Sometimes they put CW for Carowinds.