Medieval Faire
See also: Medieval Faire (Canada's Wonderland)The Medieval Faire section of the park has a medieval European theme in both the setting and the rides. However, rides such as Drop Tower: Scream Zone have no Medieval theme. The two original roller coasters, Wild Beast and Dragon Fire had pseudo-old English spellings (Wilde Beast and Dragon Fyre) before 1998. The stores and restaurants follow the medieval theme, as does the castle theatre (Wonderland Theatre, originally Canterbury Theatre) and a pirate show in the middle of the lake. Wonderland Theatre hosted ice shows from 2006 to 2011, and will host Cirque Ambiente in the summer of 2012.
| Ride | Year Opened | Manufacturer | Description | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bat | 1987 | Vekoma | A classic Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster. It was the seventh roller coaster added to the park | 5 |
| Dragon Fire | 1981 | Arrow Dynamics | A steel roller coaster. It is one of the four roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981. Uniquely, unlike the other roller coasters produced by Arrow that contain corkscrews, Dragon Fire's corkscrew runs counter-clockwise. While the ride came with 3 trains, only two are used for this ride, with the third being used for The Bat. | 5 |
| Drop Tower: Scream Zone | 1997 | Intamin | A drop tower ride. All the former Paramount Parks have a ride similar to this with different heights. Formerly known as 'Drop Zone: Stunt Tower' (1999–2007). | 5 |
| Leviathan | 2012 | Bolliger & Mabillard | A steel giga coaster. It is the park's sixteenth roller coaster and Bolliger & Mabillard's first Giga Coaster. It is also the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada and the seventh tallest and eighth fastest coaster in the world. | 5 |
| Night Mares | 1981 | HUSS | Riders are lifted 49 feet (14.94 m) in the air while spinning from a horizontal to vertical position. | 4 |
| The Rage | 1981 | HUSS | A HUSS swinging ship ride. | 3 |
| Riptide | 2000 | Mondial | A Mondial Splashover Top Spin. | 5 |
| Speed City Raceway | 1997 | J&J Amusements | Go karts | 4 |
| Spinovator | 1981 | Heinrich Mack GMBH & Co | A Mack Calypso Teacups ride | 3 |
| Wild Beast | 1981 | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | A wooden roller coaster. It is one of the four roller coasters that debuted with the park in 1981, and is one of two wooden coasters at Canada's Wonderland modelled after a ride at Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio (Wildcat) | 5 |
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