Combining the elements of fire and ice, Canada’s Wonderland is inviting guests to face nature’s wrath next year on AlpenFury, the longest, tallest and fastest launch coaster in Canada.
When fire and ice come together inside the mysterious Wonder Mountain, the force will propel riders into a thrilling journey beginning with a launch that blasts the train out the summit, 50 meters (164 feet for those of us on the imperial system!) into the sky.
The coaster will span 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) across the park, reaching speeds of 115 km/h (71 mph), flipping and twisting through nine breathtaking inversions – the most of any launch coaster in North America. It will be a quick journey, with the ride time lasting just 80 seconds.
“AlpenFury is a world-class attraction, and we’re excited for the unique thrills it will offer our guests,” said Phil Liggett, general manager at Canada’s Wonderland. “The combination of being blasted out of Wonder Mountain, and then racing through nine inversions one right after the other, is going to be an experience guests won’t soon forget.”
According to park lore, “The villagers at the base of Wonder Mountain closed the climbing trails decades ago, after tales began to spread that it had become home to beasts and mystical forces. One legend holds that at the mountain’s core, fire and ice come together in their most raw, elemental states to create a powerful natural force that is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. The story has become so engrained in local culture that the Alpen village now celebrates this mythical union with its own fire and ice festival every year.
As a visitor, you’re fortunate to find yourself in the village during the height of the festival. It’s a jubilant and colorful celebration. Those brave enough are invited to visit the sled haus where a sleek, modern sled awaits, outfitted for a journey through the very heart of Wonder Mountain and beyond. The temptation for adventure overcomes any trepidation you feel about facing the forces within. You board the sled and buckle in before being launched into the journey of a lifetime.”
AlpenFury will feature a double launch – one that propels you into the depths of Wonder Mountain and another that blasts you out its summit. The park has promised a series of unique elements on the coaster – including three elements you will not be able to experience anywhere else.
- The Fire Serpent Roll is a distant relation to the Sea Serpent Roll, twisting and inverting riders through weightlessness and two unparallelled train-to-track near-miss interactions in a single element.
- The Skyflyer Loop pays homage to the park’s former attraction and features an ascending helix that crests into a zero-G stall before diving into an inverting, descending roll.
- The Ice Winder Roll twists and then untwists riders in two inversions as they ascend and descend through an overbanked hill.
Designed by Premier Rides, AlpenFury will be the park’s 19th roller coaster, the fourth to interact with Wonder Mountain and the signature attraction in Alpenfest, which will be officially designated a themed area of the park next year. It follow’s Snoopy’s Racing Railway, which opened in 2023, and is the first major coaster to open in the park since Yukon Striker in 2019.
Take a ride on (and off!) AlpenFury in the videos below!
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