Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland - December 7th, 2025

On Sunday, December 7th, I had another evening of Winterfest fun at Canada's Wonderland with my brother Scott and our friends Amadeo, Sarah, Joseph, and Dave! Despite the temperatures being very cold, it was a great time of twinkling lights, shows, rides, and food!

The recent snowfall made Winterfest more magical than our previous visit on opening weekend with the Christmas lights shining very bright!

Enjoy the photos from my latest visit to Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! ❄️🎄🙂

Scott and I arrived at the park just before 3pm for another 6 hours of Winterfest fun!

I always enjoy how interactive the characters at Winterfest are with the guests! The character I posed with really loved my Bugs Bunny Christmas sweater I was wearing over my coat! I hope she comes across this photo!😄

A bit of snow had fallen over the week before our visit!

Before taking in any rides and shows, Scott and I had the turkey dinner at the Lazy Bear Lodge. It was good just like during our previous visit to Winterfest!

It was nice seeing the Christmas trees around the park dusted with snow!

One of our first rides of the evening was on Viking's Rage. It felt more forceful in the colder weather!

We then headed over to Charlie Brown's Christmas Town for a ride on Boo Blasters and Flying Eagles. Here's one of the penguins nearby the Character Carousel.

The platform of Flying Eagles was a bit slippery as it was covered in snow. Despite the slight difficulties of getting in to the car, Scott and I enjoyed our frigid ride!

Afterwards, we caught the Four Drummer's Drumming show. It was a nice, family friendly show! The new stage allows them to do a bit more!

The lights really sparkle with the snow on the ground!

We walked to Lazy Bear Lodge to meet up with Amadeo, Sarah, and Joseph.

Afterwards, we headed to North Pole for rides on Sledge Hammer, Psyclone, and Swing of the Century.

The snow and lights really makes the park glow!

Antique Carousel looks absolutely stunning with the surrounding Christmas lights.

Swing of the Century gave a fun ride. But you could really hear it creaking and humming in the below freezing temperatures!

After getting on some rides in the North Pole, we headed over to Thunder Run and Klockwerks. On our way over, I captured this photo of the giant light-up gift.

After a fun ride on Thunder Run, I then captured some photos of International Street.

Wonder Mountain during Winterfest always impresses me with its dazzling lights!

I then stopped by Alphorn Funnel Cakes for a classic strawberry and ice cream funnel cake. Despite the frigid temperatures, it was very delicious! It was my first funnel cake in over six years!

The tree across from Shockwave was glowing a vibrant red!

After I ate a funnel cake, we met up with Dave. Scott, Dave, and I enjoyed our second meal of the day, the Turkey Dinner Poutine from the Après Poutinerie. I found it be very good as it had the perfect amount of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, fries, and cheese curds! I think it is my second-favourite Winterfest dining option!

We finished our night with a few more rides on Thunder Run! Scott, Dave, and I did two laps on it, while Joseph, Amadeo, and Sarah did a third lap on it!

There is a decorative train engine by the entrance of Thunder Run.

Here's Scott and I posing for a photo at one of the Winterfest photo spots near Wonder Mountain.

After a great evening of fun, it was time to head home to warm up! Here's Joseph, Amadeo, myself, Scott, and Dave posing for a photo. Sarah was too cold at this point!

Here's one last look at International Street before heading out for the night! 🙂❄️🎄

Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland - November 16th, 2025

 On Sunday, November 16th, Scott and I hung out with our friend Amadeo and his friends Joseph and Sarah for a fun evening of Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! ❄️🎄

We had a great time checking out the shows, lights, food, and some rides! It was a perfect way to kick-off the Christmas season! Be sure to enjoy the photos from our great evening at the park! 🙂

Scott and I arrived at the park just before 3pm for an evening of Winterfest.

Jack Frost and other Winterfest characters greeted guests as they entered through the gate!

International Street always looks so nice, especially during Winterfest once the sun goes down.

Many trees and lights were lining International Street at usual.

There are many Christmas decorations spread throughout the park.

Scott and I did a ride on Thunder Run followed by a ride on Taxi Jam! We were the only ones on it at the time!😂

Here are some Christmas carolers singing some classic Christmas songs in Charlie Brown's Christmas Town.

Here's Scott with Linus and Sally!

While in Charlie Brown's Christmas Town we took a ride no Boo Blasters. We then headed back over to North Pole (Action Zone and Grande World Exposition of 1890) to watch the Polar Party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tanenbaum. It is a fun interactive show that we enjoyed last year, so I made sure to see it again this year!

Part way through the show, they get guests to dance. I joined in! Sadly Scott didn't get a photo of me dancing to a Christmas themed song to the tune of the YMCA! 🤣

These trucks are always a nice touch.

These snowmen were having a good time despite there being no snow!

After the Polar Party, we headed over to see the Cool Yule show.

It is a nice sing and dance show featuring many Christmas songs.

Afterwards, we met up with Amadeo, Sarah, and Joseph at Lazy Bear Lodge for a meal. I forgot to take a photo of my turkey dinner when I got it, so here it is partway through! 🤣 I had a side of stuffing with my meal. It was very tasty as the turkey was very tender! 😋

After a delicious meal at Lazy Bear Lodge, we headed over to International Street to see the Tree Lighting Ceremony that happens every night of Winterfest at 5:30pm.

Here's a family plugging in the lights during the Tree Lighting Ceremony!

Once plugged in, International Street turns into a beautiful Christmassy sight!

In my opinion, this year's Tree Lighting Ceremony was better than last year's.

The performers did a great job!

International Street is just beautiful this time of year!

There's just so many dazzling lights!

Wonder Mountain always looks good with its twinkling waterfall lights!

We decided to all take a ride on Thunder Run followed by a couple of rides on Klockwerks!

Yuletide Village (Medieval Faire) is home to many lights, costumed characters, and some rides.

It is also home to the Christmas Market. Here is a look at the light tunnel that lines the path!

The light tunnel has many colour changing lights.

The Christmas Market is home to many vendors and is a great way to warm up!

Here's a look at the Christmas decorations on Canterbury Theatre where we caught the Tinker's Toy Factory show.

The show features many acrobatic stunts, singing, and dancing.

Tinker's Toy Factory always plays to a full house, so be sure to arrive before the show starts to get a seat!

At the end of the show, Santa arrives to celebrate the success of the elves.

The cast of Tinker's Toy Factory always does a great job!

Afterwards, Scott, Amadeo and I headed over to Candy Cane Lane and Charlie Brown's Christmas Town to see if Snoopy's Racing Railway was open as it was new for the event this year! Sadly it was down due to the cold weather.

The area is so beautiful with all of its colourful lights! We ended up taking another ride on Boo Blasters.

Lazy Bear Lodge always looks nice during Winterfest!

The former Tinsel Town lights were relocated to in front of Coasters Diner for this year's Winterfest.

While in the north Pole, we took two rides on Sledge Hammer, which was riding amazingly well in the cold weather!

We then took a ride on Psyclone, followed by a final ride of the night on Antique Carousel!

Antique Carousel always looks beautiful during Winterfest!

Here's Scott, Amadeo, and I on Antique Carousel!

The park always does a great job at decorating for Winterfest!

Here's a look at the quiet AlpenFury.

Here are a final shot of International Street before heading out for the night!

Here's Amadeo, Scott, and I on International Street!

And here is Sarah, Joseph, Amadeo, Scott, and I posing for one final photo before heading out!

It was a great evening for Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland! I hope to return again this season! Thanks for checking the photos of a great evening! 🙂❄️🎄