North America's wildest new roller coaster is now one step closer to opening.
Canada's Wonderland has installed the crowing piece of track for the Top Hat element on its upcoming AlpenFury roller coaster. At 164 feet, that is the highest point on the Premier Rides Sky Rocket's 3,280 feet of track.
When it opens this summer, AlpenFury will reach a top speed of 71 mph (115 kmh) as trains run on and through the Toronto-area park's iconic Wonder Mountain. Along the way, riders will experience nine inversions, restrained only by a lap bar. (And yeah, more importantly, by physics as well.)
Canada's Wonderland opens for its 2025 season on May 8. Stay tuned for news about the official opening date for AlpenFury, as well as everything else coming this summer to major theme parks around the world. The best way to do that is by signing up for Theme Park Insider's weekly newsletter.
@Velocicoaster - I'm not sure about this park, but there are a lot of cities and townships that have started dictating acceptable color schemes to parks for any attractions that are taller than the tree line. In fact, I've learned that Busch Gardens Williamsburg somehow slipped the color scheme for Apollo's Chariot through the James City County council, and the park has been put on notice that if they were to ever repaint the coaster a different color it would have to be switched to a more neutral one that blends in with the sky, hence why Pantheon, Alpengeist, and Griffon are all very bland colors.
I still think my biggest concern with this coaster is going to be its capacity, but guests with the patience to wait in what will likely be 2-3 hour lines during its first weeks should be rewarded with a great experience. We're trying to plan a trip to Canada in late July/early August to hopefully experience this new coaster, and while Stardust Racers is almost certain to take the title for best new coaster for 2025, I think Alpen Fury might be even better, but won't be able to garner enough votes because of its location north of the border at a seasonal park.
This coaster looks really fun and will be a great addition to Wonderland.
I think Russell might be on to something about the colour, because the last big one "Leviathan" is also a blue that kinda blends with the sky. All though Behemoth is taller and is a bright orange / yellow so who knows!
I would very much like to ride this and am on the park's media list due to my association with TPI but whether TPI will get an invite remains to be seen. Anti-American sentiment is extremely strong in Canada at the moment - for good reason - and even if it weren't, CW's PR director Grace Peacock made it clear when I interviewed her about Yukon Striker that the park's targeted audience is Canada. So at this point anyone visiting from the US has two strikes against them.
@Bobbie -- don't let the current situation stop you. Yes the backlash is strong in Canada against the US but not for individuals visiting our country. We are still very welcoming to Americans. Just don't think about wearing a MAGA hat or supporting Trump while here cause all bets are off if you do that...haha
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I can't wait, even though I'll probably never ride it, but is it just me or does the color scheme look ugly? It looks like something six year old me would design in Roller Coaster Tycoon.