Canada's Wonderland · Operating · 1999

Fly

52 ft · 35 mph

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Family rideCanada's Wonderland Official park siteInternational FestivalMack Rides52 ft · 35 mph

The Fly has run in the International Festival area since 1999, when Mack Rides installed its Wilde Maus wild-mouse layout as one of the park's family-oriented steel credits. Yellow track and blue supports carry small four-person cars through a series of tight hairpin turns and sudden drops across 1,312 feet of track, generating sharp lateral forces despite a modest 52-foot height and 35 mph top speed. Its insect-themed name and colorful paint scheme have changed little since opening, giving it a distinct identity among the park's newer, more elaborately produced attractions. The Fly remains a reliable, lower-intensity option for guests stepping up from the park's kiddie coasters toward its larger steel thrill rides.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Canada's Wonderland's operating coasters

Steel

Park intensity

Height

52 ft

#9 of 11 at Canada's Wonderland

Height52 ft

Speed35 mph

Length1,312 ft

InversionsNone

Ride experience

Mack Rides
Steel
Wild mouse

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Dive coasters

A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.

Floorless coasters

No floor panel under your feet — open views and a different sense of exposure.

Flying coasters

You start seated, then tilt face-down into a flying position for much of the circuit.

Inverted coasters

Trains hang beneath the track so your feet dangle — B&M made the style famous.

History

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Timeline

1999
The Fly opens
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Background

By the late 1990s, Mack Rides' compact Wilde Maus wild-mouse format had become a popular mid-tier addition for parks looking to round out their steel-coaster lineups without the footprint or cost of a full-sized thrill ride, and Canada's Wonderland installed one in the International Festival area in 1999.

The Fly's single-car trains carry riders through a series of tight hairpin turns and abrupt small drops across 1,312 feet of track, generating sharp lateral forces from a modest 52-foot height and 35 mph top speed — the wild-mouse format's signature trade-off of intensity for compact scale. Its yellow-and-blue color scheme and insect-themed name have remained essentially unchanged since the ride's debut, distinguishing it from the more elaborately produced attractions built around it in later decades.

The Fly continues to serve as a bridge between Canada's Wonderland's kiddie coasters and its larger steel thrill rides, giving younger or newer riders real coaster forces in a lower-commitment package.

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