Have More Fun

And that’s how my brain relaxes. I feel like I’m probably the only person who does this but if you do it too know that you’re not alone!

My go to shows are Bob’s Burgers and The Simpsons in case you’re looking for some good walking shows!

Well, every Tuesday from May to September if you’ve got a season pass.

Disney and Universal want you to stay. They build worlds you sink into, details you come back to catch, theming that rewards the slow look. A week barely covers it because that’s the design.

Canada’s Wonderland has never run that play. I’ve been going since I was a kid, and the deal has always been the same. You pick a ride, you get the thrill, you move. You’re in, you’re out. The fun is loud and short and then it’s over, and that’s not a flaw in the model. That is the model.

The IP has always been there, but it sits on top, not underneath. Hanna-Barbera, then Nickelodeon, then Peanuts. The owners changed too. Kings Entertainment, Paramount, Cedar Fair, and now Six Flags.

Four owners, three sets of characters, and through every handoff the visitor barely felt a rumble, let alone a shift. That’s the benefit of not anchoring your identity to a fandom.

The branding can change hands again and again because the rides were never about the story, they were about the thrill.

That’s what I admire. They know exactly what they are.

They didn’t try to build a world and come up short. They looked at the job, decided the thrill was the whole point, and committed all the way down. That’s harder than it sounds. Most things can’t resist adding a story.

A season pass at Wonderland costs less than a single day at Disney. That tells you everything about who the park is for. Not the family flying in once but for the kid who lives twenty minutes away and shows up nine times before Labour Day.