A Cave Upstages AlpenFury! | Wonderland Weekly: August 11, 2025

Thunder Run’s got a gorge-ous new exit!!

As Alpenfest gets a bit of extra theming in the form of stringed flags, I’m more impressed by Thunder Run’s cavernous new exit! The accessibility ramp is almost perfect too, with just a few odd splotches and a questionable choice of light fixture detracting from the otherwise excellent blending into Wonder Mountain! As for the cinder block stairwell, my knees are already complaining… 😫

The park also opened the first ever dedicated Refresh Centre for the kids’ park since I last checked! It’s perfect in design, offering both fountain drinks (with a couple Freestyle machines and two traditional dispensers) and self-serve ICEEs! I’ll definitely be taking advantage of this stall during my frequent trips through Planet Snoopy!

In other news, some Halloween Haunt details have been revealed by Canada’s Wonderland! The Conjuring: Beyond Fear experience sounds very appealing along with the new Head Bangers show! But there are some policy changes for this year’s event I’m really not a fan of…. For the first time ever, admission to Halloween Haunt does not include access to the park’s mazes. This means if you want to experience any of the park’s headlining Haunt attractions, you need to pay an additional fee ($10-$25 depending on expected crowd levels) for “unlimited access” to them for a single night. This decision alone is going to cause an abundance of issues for both guests and associates alike… I can already imagine guests getting to the park, having spent $40+ per person to get in, only to realize they need to spend an additional $25 to do something they assumed was included (since it always has been in the past). Add to that the new chaperone policy (which I personally don’t see having much of an impact on guest behaviour, but we’ll see what the final policy works out to be) and I already feel so sorry for guest services, admissions, and maze attendant associates… not to mention the scare zones likely getting even more cramped with (now irrate) guests meaning more issues for scare actors in those zones…

I’m sure I’ll have more to say about Haunt as we get closer to that wvent, plus Camp Spooky when those details come out, but until then, we have Oktoberfest to look forward to!

(Stay tuned).

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0:00 - Hey Everyone!
1:30 - Haunt Changes are a Mixed Bag…
3:15 - Non-Final Fences in Festival Plaza.
4:43 - Took the Eatery Out of Grande World…
5:50 - Disappointing Chicken…
6:00 - PEANUTS 75th Anniversary Merch!
6:16 - Refreshing Update!
6:47 - Brown Barn in Alpenfest…
7:22 - Glockenspieling About Festival Flags…
9:32 - Nearly Perfect Lift Look!
10:38 - Cinder Stairs are Underwhelming…
11:14 - THESE CAVES ARE PERFECT!!! 😍😍😍
12:39 - We’ll Miss You, Ramp…
13:41 - Poutine Perfection with Fresh Cut Fries!
14:06 - Castle Traitor to its Theming!
14:56 - Bottle Fill Nozzles are Back!
15:26 - Too Long; Didn't Watch...
16:40 - Until Next Time...

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