Canada's Wonderland's new record-breaking coaster is quickly taking shape
Jack Landau
created: April 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m. | updated: April 16, 2025, 4:21 a.m.
<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://display.blogto.com/articles/20250415-alpenfury-canadas-wonderland.jpg?w=1200&cmd=resize_then_crop&height=630&quality=70" width="100%" /><p>Canada's Wonderland's new flagship attraction, <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/01/alpenfury-canadas-wonderland-construction-update/">AlpenFury</a>, is racing towards a projected spring 2025 opening, and the record-breaking roller coaster is already looking quite impressive a few weeks ahead of <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/02/canadas-wonderland-opening-date-2025/">the park's 2025 season opener</a>.</p><p>AlpenFury will launch riders out of the park's iconic Wonder Mountain along a 1,000-metre-long track that will reach top speeds of 115 km/h with a mind-bending nine inversions — more than any other launch coaster on the continent.</p><p>And, Canada's longest, tallest, and fastest launch coaster will be open sooner than you might think.</p><p>Throughout the hotly-anticipated attraction's construction, Canada's Wonderland has been teasing the public with <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/01/alpenfury-canadas-wonderland-construction-update/">glimpses of the coaster taking shape</a>. On Tuesday, the park offered a new update on the ride, showing off the coaster's track twisting and turning around Wonderland's mountain centrepiece.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is only the beginning 💙 🧡 AlpenFury’s sharp twists and turns and heart-pounding inversions are coming to life. Could the top hat be on the horizon? Stay tuned! 👀<br /><br />*Filmed safely with park-approved devices.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadasWonderland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanadasWonderland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmusementPark?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmusementPark</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RollerCoaster?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RollerCoaster</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Drone?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Drone</a> <a href="https://t.co/AmFmxB5A2i">pic.twitter.com/AmFmxB5A2i</a></p>— Canada's Wonderland (@WonderlandNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/WonderlandNews/status/1912116948747378924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2025</a></blockquote><p>Impressive drone footage of the new ride shows construction zipping along, as well as glimpses of the coaster's interaction with Wonder Mountain.</p><p>AlpenFury had become something of an open secret in the lead-up to its <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2024/08/alepenfury-new-coaster-canadas-wonderland/">2024 announcement</a>. Canada's Wonderland finally <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2024/05/rumours-new-canadas-wonderland-coaster-2025/">confirmed rampant speculation</a> last August, announcing what is expected to become the park's flagship attraction once open this year.</p><p>Construction was off to a somewhat slow start. However, Wonderland spokesperson Grace Peacock <a href="https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/01/alpenfury-canadas-wonderland-construction-update/">confirmed to blogTO earlier this year</a> that the park is "working to open AlpenFury early in the season," and promised further updates in the months to come.</p><p>Though there were some initial doubts from voices in the coaster-fan community about the attraction's ability to hit its planned spring opening, rapid construction has since silenced all doubters, and AlpenFury is looking closer to reality every day.</p>
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