Canadas Wonderland vs La Ronde Montreal

Canada's Wonderland is Canada's biggest theme park, sitting in Vaughan, Ontario, about 30 km north of Toronto. The coaster line-up is one of the best in North America: Leviathan (a giga coaster), Behemoth, Yukon Striker (a dive coaster), Fury (a spinning coaster), Wild Beast, and Vortex. A full Splash Works water park operates on the same site during summer.

Ontario school holidays, summer weekends and the Halloween Haunt drive Canada's Wonderland's busiest periods. Weekdays in May, September and October stay much calmer, with queue times often dropping to single digits on non-headline rides. Check live wait times for Leviathan and Yukon Striker on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek visit for a more relaxed coaster day.

La Ronde Montreal sits on Île Sainte-Hélène in the St. Lawrence River, just east of downtown Montreal. It was built for Expo 67 and has been run by Six Flags since 2001. The coaster line-up includes Goliath (a 53 m B&M hyper coaster), Ednör L'Attaque inverted coaster, Le Vampire suspended coaster, Monstre wooden duelling coaster, and Cobra stand-up coaster.

Quebec school holidays, the famous International Fireworks Competition in July and August, and the Fright Fest event drive La Ronde's peak crowds. Weekdays in May, early September and October stay much calmer. Check live queue times for Goliath and Ednör L'Attaque on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd midweek date - the park's unique island setting rewards slow, unhurried visits.