Wonderland Amusement Park Review, A Very Underrated Park | Home to 7 Hopkins Prototype Rides

[@ToxicKittiSP]

No joke , my favorite amusement park / comfort park. I grew up going here a lot , with all the quirky coasters and rare flat rides . I think rides like all of these deserve a special place in my heart. Yes , they are weird. That just makes it so much better. Here are some tips to those visiting the park soon. Cyclone : This ride has NO restraint , so be prepared to toss and turn. This ride offers little airtime , but has a very strong helix toward the end! Hornet: very tame ride. Flat out boring in my personal opinion , yet still enjoyable to younger audiences such as 5-11. Mouse trap : very powerful airtime in the back row , pretty mild in other parts. This ride is very enjoyable in the back for airtime and in the front for viewing purposes. Texas tornado: little airtime , but strong loops that pulls decent Gs. Every time I went to the park , I started in the front. (Not a good idea at popular parks however) but with such a small following and few visitors to the park , front to back is the best idea , or start from the front then once you reach cyclone , just do whatever after it. ONLY RE RIDE RIDES AFTER RIDING EVERY RIDE YOU WANT TO DO IF GOING ON A WEEK DAY. trust me , week days , especially days like Wednesday and Thursday’s , you only have 3 hours to ride everything you want. If you are planning to ride every ride in the park on a weekday , yes it’s possible , but very few rerides with happen. I missed the pirate ship flat ride and some other ones due to riding Texas tornado 4 times. I know this is random , but I recommend eating before you go to the park. Food prices are outrageously expensive and you can even get sent out of the park with a bottle of water. If you get the ultimate pass , just ride fantastic journey once. Just once. It’s an amazing experience for a one time ride and definitely worth the ultimate pass along with it.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I deliberately visited on a weekend for longer hours and so I wouldn't have minimum rider issues on Tornado.

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent 🍾🍾🍾🍾💕💕💕🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@rickruthstrom222]

I grew up two blocks away from Wonderland across Interstate 27. We were kids that never walked over there on the city streets like cars had to go. We ran directly across the interstate. Not recommended, but I’m 68 and lived through it. I’ve been in Colorado for 44 years, but next month my high school 50 year class reunion is happening.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow!

[@DE-vs2xy]

Grew up at this park. It’s a great place for fun and memories.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@teddym2808]

Your videos are fantastic.. you really deserve so many more subs...Really enjoyed this...all the way from Australia (total rides enthusiast, been to 22 states of the US doing parks).

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@TheBigBackReviews]

My best friend got a severe concussion and stitches from the log flume ride because there was not enough water in the ride and the water is the only thing that slows you down so she hit a cart in the station. Also I got to ride fantastic journey more than once so that’s weird. Love your vids though

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! Sorry to hear that about your friend.

[@IronCoasters]

One of the coaster enthusiast that got to enjoy this park!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a bit off the beaten path, but it was well worth it for me.

[@pixelythegamer3260]

Hopkins is like the CCI of water rides

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@troycharley5875]

I went to this place as a field trip to celebrate the end of 6th grade

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@Ethereal_109]

Cyclone gave me a black eye once.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh no!

[@MinkyBoodle44]

My sister used to live in Amarillo, but I never visited her while she lived there. Now I’m starting to regret never going there, because this park looks super charming!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a really cool park.

[@micoasters]

1:10 oh that’s a lot of wheel slip on that train

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh!

[@airplane_9458]

Rainbow ride used to be operated faster but a kid flew off one time so they had to slow it down.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's sad to hear about the kid, but understandable.

[@TranFamily-v8g]

I went to wonder land today

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@blazebozeman7985]

I know it’s a very small park, but have you been to joyland when it was open in Lubbock (sadly closed recently), it was very liked by the locals and had great staff management

[@CanobieCoaster]

Unfortunately I never made it to Joyland. I only had a few hours here and then had to head back east.

[@charliecallis3108]

Your lucky enough to ride Texas Tornado without it breaking down😂 I can't believe anyone outside Amarillo knows this place exists.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Texas Tornado was very unique.

[@charliecallis3108]

@@CanobieCoaster indeed

[@sheliaburton4903]

The texas Toronto is realy fun and the ciclon

[@CanobieCoaster]

Texas Tornado has some strong forces.

[@theshevirgo]

I may have to visit I just moved back to Texas, Amarillo is not close but it looks worth a visit if only to give my second favorite ride as a kid a ride. And wow I had no idea the Mayan Mine Bender or Hornet as it’s called now looked so tame lol. As a kid after Ultra Twister and maybe a tie with Greased Lighting Mayan Minebender was a favorite ride. I think mostly because the theming and how you sit in the car was unique to me.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish I could've experienced it indoors.

[@theshevirgo]

@@CanobieCoaster it was interesting. The building was this Mayan temple/pyramid the queue had tons of twisting paths and lots of greenery around so it felt like you was walking into the jungle. As for the coaster itself my memories fail other than I know as a kid I loved it I was 17 or so when Astroworld closed. I remember the ride being easy to miss if you didn’t know where it was kinda off the beaten path and later as a teen it was a ride folks used to make out on. If my memory is correct it had bobsled seating and just a lap bar that was fairly loose. That the dark plus that it wasn’t too intense or really super popular since it was kinda in the cut made it a teenager hangout. Astroworld and Jazzland a park I also had the pleasure of calling a home park in general was like an unofficial summer camp. You had a season pass and would get dropped off or take a bus spend the day in the park often not even riding rides but just socializing and some occasional rowdy ness

[@theshevirgo]

Also there was an urban legend that some one died on this ride and the ride was haunted. Folks used to scream and say something touched them. Man thinking about it jogged my memory. I think every theme park has a ride with some stupid urban legend real or fake.

[@maxhagenauer24]

It's coaster lineup is kinda strange but it's weird cause they have a coaster for every enthusiast. Want airtime, go ride Mouse Trap, want posatives, go ride Texas Tornado, want laterals, go ride Cyclone...

[@CanobieCoaster]

True! And then you have a spinner and a family option too.

[@StamfordBridge]

I’m planning to visit this park this summer, and I’ve scheduled my trip around ensuring that I hit this park on a Saturday.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Good decision!

[@StamfordBridge]

@@CanobieCoaster Thanks in part to your warnings.

[@matthewappel5683]

Being from Dallas, I plan to visit on my trip to Elitch Gardens, Lagoon and Cliffs

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@jaya1000]

My dream roady is 56 parks in 56 days. This park is one of them

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow!

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Across the USA Mine is in Europe it’s a 40-50 park trip in 2 months in 9 countries

[@jaya1000]

@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 the way I see it doing it all in one shot is the cheapest way to go about it. Can always fly back to revisit favorites.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

@@jaya1000 nice same for me

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

But mine isn’t every park or every country in europe but it is all if not most of the major parks in the 9 countries

[@RedHitMarker1]

Texas Tornado seems like a roller coaster that someone would make as their first roller coaster in RCT or Planet Coaster

[@CanobieCoaster]

Very true!

[@BruinPhD2009]

Hey, I resemble this comment! 🤣

[@jaya1000]

On behalf of every lift hill, turn around, double loop, turn around brake run, enthusiastist I say go f*** yourself

[@TranFamily-v8g]

Yeah!

[@thecoasterflood]

The Spin-o-Saurus did actually operated before. Just not at Wonderland. You see, Spin-o-Saurus was actually relocated from Wild Willy's Adventure Zone in Florida. How I have no idea why it isn't open yet since the coaster should have come with all its parts. Its the Kiddie Coaster equivalent of the Pinfari Zyklon going to Lakeside in Colorado

[@CanobieCoaster]

If it doesn't open in 2021, I'll really have to ask questions.

[@NotChuck0]

This is like the upgrade version of Albuquerque’s cliffs. But cliffs has a better log ride.

[@NotChuck0]

Then again, I have only been on cliffs log ride so I am not one to make that decision.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I need to visit that park.

[@ftn5249]

Recently drove up here from San Antonio to hit joyland and this, honestly I found it quite run down and dirty, definitely a one and done sadly

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's a bummer.

[@ftn5249]

@@CanobieCoaster got me up to credit 121 and loved Texas tornado, so not a total bust at least

[@thatsmallcessna8300]

I have family in Albuquerque so I am able to hit this and Cliffs! Both are underrated. Cliffs is small but has an awesome CCI!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I still need to get to Cliffs.

[@genericnameryan]

I feel like one thing making me want to go to the park is their Rainbow Ride. Growing up at the Great Escape, I got to see the ride a lot, always hoping I could ride it. One year it was gone and put behind Desperado Plunge, so I never got to ride it. I used to be obsessed with rides like it and used to claim those 1001 Naughts rides at fairs and carnivals were my favorite. They hold a ton of nostalgia for me.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Unfortunately this one isn't as wild as Great Escape's. The one at Lake Winnie is excellent though.

[@MillenniumForceMan]

I like weird parks like this

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too.

[@Mr.Creeper710]

The last time I went was in 2019

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@CoasterRoaster]

A zyklon called "mouse trap" just seems utterly wrong to me lol

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's odd.

[@arinicoletta8900]

Everybody just called it the mousetrap u til they ifficially named it that

[@Coyotek4]

Honestly ... you had me at the Reverchon Himalaya; I just prefer that version over the usual Musik Express.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I skipped that one.

[@InsaneCoasterJunkie]

Fantastic Journey looks like of the best remaining old school dark rides left. Based on POVs I've seen, I can see why it was modeled after Whacky Shack and feature similar stunts to Bill Tracy's.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a great ride.

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Yo my man insanecoasterjunkie!

[@coastersandcars]

Hopkins is based out of my home state, not surprised their rides are oddballs 😂 it’s a Florida thing. Imagine tornado with a full train.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love their rides.

[@Mr.Creeper710]

For me it only takes 2 hours because I live in lubbock. Joyland is closest to me and my dad works at joyland

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@poopydavis1358]

Hi

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hi

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Dang those short hours of operation rival Alton towers lol

[@CanobieCoaster]

Except this park is a lot smaller.

[@ElectriKong-]

It is ridiculous that you may only get 6 hours at Alton Towers, and while that only applies to off-peak days, the additional 2 hours in the summer isn't that much better.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

If i ever do a texas trip unfortunately this is extremely out of the way and would most likely be the only major park there i would skip and if i do the trip would likely include frontier city magic springs and silver dollar city

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's fair. I prefer this park over Frontier City and Magic Springs.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

They’re so much closer though but I can see that.

[@OutlawRunnerSDC]

Maybe not on a theme park trip, but if I ever go on a roadtrip to the Grand Canyon, maybe I can drive on I-40 and take a day to go to Amarillo, TX and go here. It looks like an extremely overlooked park (primarily because of its location).

[@CanobieCoaster]

It would get more attention if it were elsewhere.

[@johnodavidson]

Pair with Frontier, I might be able to swing that

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@johnodavidson]

Not going to be able to make it work unless I drop Houston and the pier

[@mitchellries256]

After hearing your review, I think I'd be willing to visit this at one point but it's still near the back of the list simply because there are lots of bigger parks to get to first. And I'd definitely get the Ultimate Wild Pass to do everything.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Makes sense.

[@StamfordBridge]

I was thinking of pairing this park with Joyland for one day. What do you think?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I haven't done Joyland, but those two look like good ones to pair.

[@StamfordBridge]

@@CanobieCoaster Yeah, Wonderland on Sat: 1-10. Joyland on Sat: 2-10. Seems do-able. Then a five-hour drive to Cliff’s the next day, which is open 12-7.

[@coastercloudy]

Can't wait this year what city is it closest to?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Amarillo, TX

[@coastercloudy]

@@CanobieCoaster im saying like Austin Dallas and San Antonio?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's 5.5 hours from Dallas and not near the others. Oklahoma City is 4 hours away.

[@dalesmith9693]

@@coastercloudy Being from the Amarillo area originally, I can say that it is closer to three other state capitals than it is to it's own. Amarillo is in the northern most portion of the state. It would fit far more easily into a theme park trip based through the lower midwest (Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, etc.) than Texas. Austin is about a 9 hour drive from Amarillo. San Antonio is 10.5 or so... (Texas is really, really big.)

[@rickruthstrom222]

It’s closest to Canyon, Texas. That probably doesn’t help. Interstate 40 goes through Albuquerque and Oklahoma City. As it goes through the Texas Panhandle, it also goes through Amarillo. Lubbock, about 120 miles south, is the closest big city in Texas. Check it out in Google maps or something similar. That’s easier than reading what I am posting.

[@annoyingperson2255]

Hopkins>vekoma

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hopkins > Old Vekoma

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I'm surprised that I still haven't visited here. I have family in Amarillo, and it's not a terribly long drive for me. I could probably do it & Joyland on a weekend without taking off work.

[@CanobieCoaster]

If you like positive Gs, Texas Tornado alone makes it worth it.