I'm writing from Dawson City, heart of the Klondike, Yukon. I grew up in Toronto with season's passes to Wonderland in the 90's. I have some ideas and hopes about the park but let me first congratulate you (Amusement Insiders) on asking great questions - you are doing a terrific job with this channel and it's nice to see your journalistic approach. It's been great to see the park through your eyes. I'm sure the team has goals and aspirations that match with the longtime and newfound guests; it's about how to slowly reconnect the current park with the dreams of the 1981 team which is a direction I love (while of course thinking about the future). I love how they considered the visual of Wonder Mountain from the entrance with the idea of having AlpineFury climb above it but not overwhelm it. Wonder Mountain has so much potential and having AlpenFury come through it is a great way to celebrate the icon of Wonderland. Thinking through it I wanted to add some of my own impressions for the path Wonderland could take: 1. Take out certain rides that have become neglected, uncomfortable, dated and slightly embarrassing: Flight Deck and Time Warp come to mind. 2. Fix rides that have lost their original vision and require retooling; possibly returning elements that have been lost or rethinking them: Backlot Stunt Coaster with it's missing effects, Guardian with it's unreliable tech elements (the guns and screens). 3. Retheme rides that are quality attractions but could match better with the current direction: The Fly (rethemed for the Alpen Area) and Drop Tower (rethemed and painted for Medieval Faire). 4. Working to improve the venerable, classic wood coasters (Wilde Beast, Ghoster Coaster, Mighty Canadian Minebuster) to make them smoother. Could be lovely to RMC one of them if possible (MCM or WB). 5. Retheme Action Zone, which is a concept that matches none of the others; it's simply a legacy of Paramount. 6. Give some TLC to The Bat, a great 80's ride with a cool vibe that could have an improved ride experience but should stay I think 7. A new coat of paint for the ride vehicles of a classic (Vortex) and similarly take care and restore the magic of Thunder Run and the spooky, mythic vibe it had 8. Anything to do with restoring some of the original intent of Wonder Mountain, like possibly returning more waterfalls and having a walk behind the central waterfall would be amazing. Anyway the future looks bright and we all want the best for Wonderland, AlpenFury is a great step into the future of the park x
I wish my home park had a youtuber as thorough and attentive as you are! Looking forward to all your coverage now that you're vindicated on your findings over the past few months
Thanks for asking all the questions Brendan. Peter says 1k/hour, so hopefully it'll maintain that capacity and I loved how bold he was on only having two trains. I'm also very relieved there were a lot of adjustments to the seats and the no seatbelt which will save minimum 30 seconds alone. Unless the bumper cars get taken out, which I think might be a possibility, I doubt we will see major festivals happening in that area. And I think Grace alread knows the answer to the behind the falls question.
Interesting that they knew about the coaster breaking the world record for inversion for a launch coaster and didn’t boast that on teaser videos or the coaster info website. Seems like a marketing miss. Edit: Commented at the start of the video. So marketing did miss it.
Sooo we got a moving bin system, a single rider line, no seatbelts, and modifications to the trains!! Pretty much confirmed a lot of what I was hoping for. Can’t imagine how crazy the queue lines will be. It also would’ve been fitting if it ran during Winterfest but obviously, rollercoasters can only run in certain conditions. This is great though, very excited for this ride!!
@mxry I think they're being smart about moving the line along as quickly as possible. Having people waiting in line for rides means they're not walking the park, and potentially spending money.
It would be a dream come true for me if Canada's Wonderland converted one of the 2 wooden coasters into a hybrid RMC coaster like what Cedar Point did to Mean Streak which is now called Steal Vengeance...
KD also went through the same process when designing rapterra so the two parks didn't simply swap out attractions at the last minute. Hopefully wonderland won't have another volcano type situation with this new attraction and that the ride will function as intended with minimal downtime when it opens next season.
maybe I missed it but the question to ask is why did they pick premier rides over a company like intamin for a launch coaster... they are so good at them already.
While I'm excited for rhe new coaster and no seatbelts or comfort is a big plus. I still can't get over the decision to go with bins and no lockers. IMO its an accident waiting to happen. Too many people take their phones out on rides now. I see it all rhe time when I'm at the park. It should habe been lockers like Steel Vengeance
Hey! I was just there at Canada’s Wonderland yesterday and I saw the mountain that you were standing in front of with the sign AlpenFury on it and I’m so happy the there will be a fast lane cause I got on a lot of rides yesterday with my fast lane plus to get on a bunch of rides! I can’t wait to ride AlpenFury next year when it opens! Thanks for this! Also, because I have a season pass for all this year, I can’t wait to go to Halloween Haunt!❤
It just hit me: Cedar Fair / Six Flags is a big enough company now that they should consider buying one of the rides manufactures or creating their own company
Peter is a genius! He designed the overhead bin system on Yukon Striker.
Peter Switzer is one of the best directors of maintenance and construction a park can have 👏👏 he’s amazing honestly
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan Facts!
@@TheRandomView you can tell he loves his job and is very knowledgeable 👏👏 Peter Switzer and Grace Peacock are just amazing ~~
wow, I didn't realize that was a homebrew operation. Its world class.
@@robmausser honestly same I thought B&M thought of it lol but Peter really thought outside the box for that
Really good questions. A lot of integrity shown by pressing him on the capacity. Well done.
I'm writing from Dawson City, heart of the Klondike, Yukon. I grew up in Toronto with season's passes to Wonderland in the 90's. I have some ideas and hopes about the park but let me first congratulate you (Amusement Insiders) on asking great questions - you are doing a terrific job with this channel and it's nice to see your journalistic approach. It's been great to see the park through your eyes. I'm sure the team has goals and aspirations that match with the longtime and newfound guests; it's about how to slowly reconnect the current park with the dreams of the 1981 team which is a direction I love (while of course thinking about the future). I love how they considered the visual of Wonder Mountain from the entrance with the idea of having AlpineFury climb above it but not overwhelm it. Wonder Mountain has so much potential and having AlpenFury come through it is a great way to celebrate the icon of Wonderland. Thinking through it I wanted to add some of my own impressions for the path Wonderland could take:
1. Take out certain rides that have become neglected, uncomfortable, dated and slightly embarrassing: Flight Deck and Time Warp come to mind.
2. Fix rides that have lost their original vision and require retooling; possibly returning elements that have been lost or rethinking them: Backlot Stunt Coaster with it's missing effects, Guardian with it's unreliable tech elements (the guns and screens).
3. Retheme rides that are quality attractions but could match better with the current direction: The Fly (rethemed for the Alpen Area) and Drop Tower (rethemed and painted for Medieval Faire).
4. Working to improve the venerable, classic wood coasters (Wilde Beast, Ghoster Coaster, Mighty Canadian Minebuster) to make them smoother. Could be lovely to RMC one of them if possible (MCM or WB).
5. Retheme Action Zone, which is a concept that matches none of the others; it's simply a legacy of Paramount.
6. Give some TLC to The Bat, a great 80's ride with a cool vibe that could have an improved ride experience but should stay I think
7. A new coat of paint for the ride vehicles of a classic (Vortex) and similarly take care and restore the magic of Thunder Run and the spooky, mythic vibe it had
8. Anything to do with restoring some of the original intent of Wonder Mountain, like possibly returning more waterfalls and having a walk behind the central waterfall would be amazing.
Anyway the future looks bright and we all want the best for Wonderland, AlpenFury is a great step into the future of the park x
Thank you for everyone who read this - I feel like it's useful to speak out and we all have the same goal: we want Wonderland to be the best it can be
No seatbelts is a huge win for capacity.
I wish my home park had a youtuber as thorough and attentive as you are! Looking forward to all your coverage now that you're vindicated on your findings over the past few months
Thanks for asking all the questions Brendan. Peter says 1k/hour, so hopefully it'll maintain that capacity and I loved how bold he was on only having two trains. I'm also very relieved there were a lot of adjustments to the seats and the no seatbelt which will save minimum 30 seconds alone.
Unless the bumper cars get taken out, which I think might be a possibility, I doubt we will see major festivals happening in that area. And I think Grace alread knows the answer to the behind the falls question.
Interesting that they knew about the coaster breaking the world record for inversion for a launch coaster and didn’t boast that on teaser videos or the coaster info website. Seems like a marketing miss.
Edit: Commented at the start of the video. So marketing did miss it.
Oh thank goodness, no comfort collars confirmed.
I love Amusement Insiders content, it is absolutely fantastic! I cannot wait to ride AlpenFury in 2025!
Sooo we got a moving bin system, a single rider line, no seatbelts, and modifications to the trains!! Pretty much confirmed a lot of what I was hoping for. Can’t imagine how crazy the queue lines will be. It also would’ve been fitting if it ran during Winterfest but obviously, rollercoasters can only run in certain conditions. This is great though, very excited for this ride!!
Thank you so much for bringing actual microphones. All the other RUclipsrs have literally unwatchable videos with child audio
Great interview! 👍
10:06 Woo, Single rider line!
10:54 Here's hoping the bin system IS a go after the "consideration".
Nuts. Well I guess I'll have to divorce my wife. 😁
@@Mrtfarrugia 😅
Just started watching but that’s such a W!! I was hoping for that.
@mxry I think they're being smart about moving the line along as quickly as possible.
Having people waiting in line for rides means they're not walking the park, and potentially spending money.
It would be a dream come true for me if Canada's Wonderland converted one of the 2 wooden coasters into a hybrid RMC coaster like what Cedar Point did to Mean Streak which is now called Steal Vengeance...
I'd sure like to know if they plan on turning on the upper falls again like shown in the animated video
KD also went through the same process when designing rapterra so the two parks didn't simply swap out attractions at the last minute.
Hopefully wonderland won't have another volcano type situation with this new attraction and that the ride will function as intended with minimal downtime when it opens next season.
The biggest problem with only two trains is that when they require maintenance, then it's 1 train ops.
Wonderland isn’t open year round so heavy maintenance is done in off season
Really great interview! Good job Brendon!
All I hope is that perhaps each car of the train to be slightly longer. Not signifigantly, but just enough to fix the third row leg guard issue
Why wouldn’t she just say no to the behind the falls walk? They’re totally going to open it!
Fantastic interview!
Absolutely eye opening. Can't wait to ride it when it opens next year.
I really appreciate you asking about the return of fire effects to Backlot. That would be so awesome!
Awesome interviews!
Seems like a real gamble not to have a third train available to replace a broken one.
World record 9 inversion launch!!
Steel curtain not a launch coaster and neither is the Smiler
maybe I missed it but the question to ask is why did they pick premier rides over a company like intamin for a launch coaster... they are so good at them already.
Great interview's Brendan can't wait to ride Alpen furry next year
Thanks for the content !
No comfort collars and no seat belts. Lapbar only!! OMFG!!!
Oooh demons of the deep sounds sick!!!! 😍
Too good!
They should do lockers and metal detectors to be certain
I’m happy there’s no lockers.
Thanks
While I'm excited for rhe new coaster and no seatbelts or comfort is a big plus. I still can't get over the decision to go with bins and no lockers.
IMO its an accident waiting to happen. Too many people take their phones out on rides now. I see it all rhe time when I'm at the park. It should habe been lockers like Steel Vengeance
If wonderland puts lockers in they need to install metal detectors or people will still bring their phones.
IMO
No seatbelts, nice, I have confidence in the ability to hit 1000 riders per hour now.
So good
Hey! I was just there at Canada’s Wonderland yesterday and I saw the mountain that you were standing in front of with the sign AlpenFury on it and I’m so happy the there will be a fast lane cause I got on a lot of rides yesterday with my fast lane plus to get on a bunch of rides! I can’t wait to ride AlpenFury next year when it opens! Thanks for this! Also, because I have a season pass for all this year, I can’t wait to go to Halloween Haunt!❤
Is no one a bit concerned about him not saying there will be a fast lane line?
At the end of the video Grace confirms it will have fastlane
@@AmusementInsiders oh good
Is it fl+ or no?
if the trains have shin guards then this ride is an L
He hinted at modifications to that. Didn't say no to shinguards but said they have a different design to allow guests to slide in and out easier.
those shin guards are always so painful
What's Grace's @?
11:05
It just hit me: Cedar Fair / Six Flags is a big enough company now that they should consider buying one of the rides manufactures or creating their own company
Omg dude. Say more than ‘awesome’ with everything. He. Says.
@@heatherbanfield728 haha 🤣 I’m socially awkward