CANADA'S WONDERLAND COMMERCIALS OF THE 1980s and 1990s

[@braydentan985]

I still remember back then when literally everywhere outside of the park was just farmland. The park was in the middle of nowhere and now has an entire city built around it

[@justylex]

I remember the year it opened...literally in the middle of nowhere. 10 years later, Vaughan had begun to explode. Today, it is literally located in the middle of suburbia.

[@shuntguy]

There was the quite large Shur-Gain property right near by. There was also an airport with a huge sign that said you could get your first flying lesson for $15.

[@themastersb]

It was so much better in the 80s and 90s when it wasn't completely packed all the time.

[@ashleywills8761]

It’s funny that I never heard of Wonder land till I got to High school and that was around 98 🤷🏾‍♀️

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[@collsguy]

This channel is iconic. Thank you for taking the time to bring us all back to this era !

[@mattarthur7065]

I remember in the summer of 92 and 93 that for the latter months of the season they ran a promo , after 6pm ( so for 5 hrs till close at 11pm ) you could get in for just six dollars..get in for 6 after 6 was the ad...awesome

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Canada's Wonderland was great back in the 80s and 90s.

[@ytzpilot]

I used to work there in 88 and 89, best summer job back then so many friends

[@johnpatterson4272]

The 'Dragon Fyre' and 'Wilde Beast' metal statues were made by a blacksmith from Blackstock, Ontario. True artistry that has stood the test of 40+ years of time. I remember ALL of these TV commercials, although what is missing is the 'John Candy' spot from 1984. Remember, "hey, it's Dave!" The Joe Flaherty spot features a steel roller coaster from an American park, and 'Faroh Falls' didn't last long.

[@Tallgirlsrock]

Bill Lishman

[@johnpatterson4272]

@@Tallgirlsrock Thank you.

[@Lionessqueen98]

I remembered going there as a kid in the early 2000s, brings me back memories

[@BmanTheChamp]

Thanks for putting all those clips together, I was getting tired of waiting for each one to load, plus the ad, this makes it so much better. Also, don't be so sure that Wonderland isn't opening this year, you never know. As for whether or not they should, well, that's another story. But they still might.

[@philollenberg]

LOL only one "Paramount Canada's Wonderland" ad sitting there at the end. :D That was a moment in time.

[@timobrien8809]

A while before Canada's Wonderland first opened a friend showed me a pic of Wonder Mountain & I thought it was so cool. We lived about a 10 minute drive away so I went quite a few times with cousins visiting from England, Ireland. Always loved eating & Barney's Burgers in Hana Barberra Land since I was a Flintstone fan & Barney was my fave character. Bought myself a Barney pin button. badge & had hanging on my bedroom curtains for years the colors started to fade. Eventually it got lost. Don't remember what happened to it.

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

I love that Joe Flaherty Count Floyd ad. LOL! You should have put that ad in SCTV Sells out. LOL!

[@angrykermit3192]

Remember when you used to be able to walk behind the falls in the mountain to cool off?

[@MsBhappy]

Woah! That's so cool

[@dontbeadonny3736]

I do but then some idiot had to slip and fall and ruin it.

[@KannikCat]

I do! :D

[@andyb5734]

Remember when it was open? :(

[@Ragebob12]

They should bring back the “ wonderland’s the one” commercial for the 40th anniversary

[@brandonseto4524]

Which one?

[@anandsihra]

“Just 10 minutes north of Toronto”. Good luck pulling that off today.

[@MmmM-bl7ih]

Amazing. Nostalgia overload.

[@ashleywills8761]

Timber falls was and still is my favourite ride

[@PuppetIsland]

sweet collection

[@chrissyclark7836]

My dad helped lay the hydro for main st. And I can proudly say I have climbed the manmade mountain.

[@mjspitz]

I remember 3 of these commercials 7:08 7:57 8:40 . I definitely don't remember the Bat ever having a white track. I do remember those Bat mullet hats with the split fabric down the back.

[@DaveinNorthYork]

I still very clearly remember that Canada’s Wonderland TV commercial from 1987 with Joe Flaherty (of SCTV fame) dressed up as a vampire promoting The Bat (as that was also the first year in which The Bat went into operation there). And, despite what Joe Flaherty says in the commercial, going backwards on that ride is not so scary. If anything, the scary part is at the beginning of the ride (when they back you up on a 45 degree incline before letting go in order to start the ride).

[@jimmyoryan2257]

I tell ya, I miss those days…. U left The park at like 10 o clock when it was basically closed. And then the next day maybe you got up and played street hockey with buddies….. movies on the weekend.

[@uncanny_ally]

I can still hear that song..."This old cave belongs to Yogi. This old cave is lots of fun...". Love seeing the long-gone rides, although the flume at 3:19 is NOT Zumba Flume.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Then it's Timberwolf falls.

[@uncanny_ally]

@@wendyokoopa7048 Boat is too small for Timberwolf. It's probably a flume ride from one of the other parks in the chain at the time, like King's Island or King's Dominion.

[@longtendorangers2810]

40th years wonderland!

[@TheWizaard]

Aw man, Count Floyd! I don't think he'd ever been given a special effect before or since. XD

[@sralyn]

What a babe.

[@kidfortoday]

Thanks again for the compilation Ed! I had completely forgot about the wind chime effect used in those early commercials. Also, what in the absolute fuck was up with the commercial at 2:04? That has to be the most avant garde commercial Wonderland ever put out! Riding coasters makes a monster out of you is the message I guess? That would have been years before the park started doing the Haunted Halloween stuff so it's not as if it was advertising that. Which would have kind of made sense? More sense at least. The "Wonderland's the one" theme, while much shorter, is on par with Marine Land as far as catchy jingles go. Might even be a three way tie with African Lion Safari in there too.

[@cjjrtoronto]

While I also liked the circa 1985 "Wonderland's the one" commercial,I also liked the circa 1990 commercial which used the "At The One,Fun,Wonderland" song.

[@cjjrtoronto]

Would anyone here know if there were ever any full 3-minute (or so) versions of either of these two songs?

[@ItsKeneisha]

10.95!!! We wish

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

1:02 That Dragonfyre commercial was a scary one to watch even if this freaks out kids this way.

[@boomsuga]

Watch this high. Even better.

[@alexanderip1003]

this closure would give me time to come up with *a new ride for Canada's Wonderland *a Park Railway (driven by a locomotive powered by Linear Induction motors) that orbits the park in Both Directions (Inner travels Anticlockwise and outer travels clockwise) despite already having a train ride in KidzVille because guests at this park can get tired from all the walking. To remedy the fatigue they may experience, the park railway will solve the problem. Possible Name:Canada's Wonderland MTR (Under Hong Kong based Railway Consortium MTR Corporation since they did projects in Europe, Australia, and Mainland China but None in North America [in which case both Canada and USA]) Please express your opinion in the comments below (especially ideas for the rolling stock)

[@professorfoxtrot]

$32.95 for a season pass, and white couples on TV. Those were the days.

[@excellenceinrecycling4093]

Jet Scream was the Canadian Vomit Comet

[@ThreeLions82]

Do they still do night shows after the park closes?

[@Sharptooth100]

Superstar Studios music videos and karaoke I did.

[@BBarker34]

THERE AIN’T NO SEATS?!?

[@AnnaLVajda]

Screw Disneyland never been no desire to go either.

[@CookiesPls]

Looks better back then. Now it's a monotone, sunbaked, paint peeled, crop of land only lending itself to the popularity of roller coasters and repetitious candy stores...

[@trueflamexp7297]

$10.95 and no Splashzone? Rip off

[@Haxzaw]

..."halcyon days" Hahaha!

[@Xcoming2]

Now it's filled with punk teenagers

[@wyattmaxog]

punk? nah, just a bunch with perms Lmao

[@androidtv7775]

Hahaha...yeah when did that assholrific hair cut take hold. Yeah mum shave my head and then staple a piece of steel wool to it...I'll look so cool! Then they pick a fight with each other and I hear more "bro's" in a minute than I have in a lifetime. Parents, please be parents...these kids are rediculous, it's time you took control before they really get hurt. They have no respect and act like idiots, is that what you want them representing of your parenthood?!? If one ever hits me I'll teach them everything you forgot!!!

[@darthwizzywizard]

Yeah it ain’t Anglo Saxon anymore. Things have gone to hell.

[@darthwizzywizard]

reviveempires who said it has to be absolutely racially identical. That being stated Toronto was predominately white European and Anglo Saxon. This was better for Ontario as a whole. Now you will have everyone at each others throats. The black Caesar post confirms why this country and West will fall apart. You people deserve the nightmare that will surely come. You created it.

[@sebastianjames7423]

wtf is this thread why is there always a bunch of boomers obsessed with white supremacy and "the good old days" on every RetroOntario video, y'all sure don't act Canadian, you should head on down to the states if you want to talk like an asshole, we got manners here and we love everybody, no room for hate.

[@darthwizzywizard]

Seb fuck you. That’s because it was better and I’m not a Boomer dummy.

[@nosyargerdna]

@@darthwizzywizard how about you change it back to how it was.

[@sebastianjames7423]

@@reviveempires I did not read your many essays no, glancing over them though, I can see your rhetoric is full of racist dogwhistles and white nationalist jargon, again I will say there is no room in my country for this kind of behavior. If you really had any cultural integrity you would recognize that. These commercials are nostalgic for me too, and they have nothing to do with race. Sadly you appear to be paranoid and obsessed with it, so you write massive comments on the internet to make yourself feel less insecure because you don't know what to do with all the hate you have inside of you. I hope one day you can learn to act like a Canadian and not just a white guy obsessed with being white. That's not what Canada is.

[@zer0under4493]

I don't like the duration of this video

[@gaynorpatterson2915]

So don’t watch it then 🙄🤷‍♀️