A Land of Wonder!
After a great sleep everyone seemed to be recharged for our day at Canada’s Wonderland. We got dressed in our matching tie-dyes and were off! We all slept in a little so by the time we drove back to the Vaughan/Maple area it was very close to lunch time. The kids spotted a McDonald’s with a Play Place, so we decided to get lunch there rather than fork out the costs at the park. I know from experience that these places tend to gouge you when it comes to food and drink. The place was a ZOO! There were kids running around throughout the dining room, and it was a Play Place that was enclosed in glass (not our favorite), not one you can sit in and eat with the kids. My biggest peeve was all of the sock-less feet!
I know this time of year is sandal weather, but if you know that you’re going to be going to a McDonald’s often, keep a pair of socks in your vehicle! McDonald’s does not enforce the no bare feet rule either. Needless to say I was a little upset that the majority of the kids did not have socks on and most were left unattended and not watched at all. We tried to get in and out as quickly as possible. One thing Andrew noticed on the way out of this particular McDonald’s was a great recycling station! Of course I had to get a pic to show the owner of our local restaurants as this has always been a peeve of mine!
Wonderland was only about a 2 minute drive from the McDonald’s, we got in and parked, loaded the Joovy Caboose and made it to the ticket counter lines. We decided to get season passes to take advantage of a park in Pennsylvania called Dorney Park, which is also part of the Cedar Fairs group of amusement parks. After about 45 minutes in line, I overheard that if you had bought your tickets online, you did not have to wait! Just wanted to let anyone else out there know, as this is what I would have done!
Liam really surprised me and wanted to go on a real Rollercoaster. So I took him on the Scooby Doo Coaster on the edge of Hanna Barberaland. This was not a kiddie coaster by any means! To top it off we were sitting near the rear so I think we got whipped around a little more. I think he was pretty proud of himself! The kids had a lot of fun, although poor Mackenzie is at an awkward age and size. She still enjoys riding the smaller rides, but was too tall for a lot of them.
We did find a few rides that she really enjoyed, especially the Swing of the Century! 
One other thing I found pretty hilarious was the automated Train Ride that runs by itself really slowly on tracks. Andrew took, Liam and Ciaran on his train and Mackenzie and Finn were with me. The thing that struck me as funny was the fact that Finn could not stay in my arms, he had to be strapped into a waist-style seatbelt beside me! I yelled over to get Andrew to take a pic I thought it was so funny!
It was a pretty busy day at Wonderland I think due to the fact that it was the first day after school let out in the area. The Waterpark was especially busy, so we didn’t end up hitting there until about 6pm, by then it was starting to cool down. The boys ran around at the splash pad and Mackenzie took a few rides on the small tube waterslide.
After the waterpark Ciaran fell asleep in Andrew’s arms to a decided to carry Finn on my back in the BabyHawk and we transferred Ciaran to the stroller. Then Finn fell asleep! We got the stereotypical shot in front of the huge Wonderland Mountain and then we were off to find dinner!
We dove south one more exit and hit the Vaughan Mills Mall. What a nice mall! We grabbed dinner and did a little shopping, the kids found a Disney Store Outlet and found some great deals! We actually closed the store. We drove back to the condo and packed up the van so we could try and beat rush hour in the morning.
