International Street

International Street at Canada's Wonderland is a themed area within Canada's Wonderland theme park, in Vaughan, Ontario. Similar to the Main Street, U.S.A. sections of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, it acts as an entrance way to the park. Wonder Mountain serves as the anchor for the end of the street, and a visual landmark for navigating through much of the park.

The format is also used at Kings Island and King Dominion theme parks. In all three instances, the International Street sections were created during terms of park ownership by Kings Entertainment Company, and transferred through the ownership of Paramount Parks and current owners Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.

Features

Directly into the entrance of the park, visitors are greeted by a large Canadian flag flower bed. (This flower bed is seasonal, not yet planted by the time of the annual park opening, and replaced with a faux graveyard during the autumn.) Behind it is a large fountain area, with a variety of water patterns all day, and lighting effects at night. A pathway structure, modeled to look like an arch bridge, contained (as of 1982) a computer that would control the fountain's 93 pneumatic valves and nozzles, and its 504 504 red, white, and turquoise lights. As of 1982, the lighting patterns would change roughly every 30 seconds, with a half-hour rotation.

Early years

In early promotions, International Street was billed as "a feast of cultures, rich and satisfying."

Food included shrimp, paella, smoked sausage.

• Scandinavian Building: The Doll's House store featured internationally-dressed dolls with hand-painted features.
• Latin Building: Mexican leather belts, malachite statues, sombreros, woven baskets.
• Mediterranean Building:

Changes

Toronto-Dominion Bank had ATMs on site.

Alpine Building

As of 1989, the Alpine Building featured a Photo Shop, presented by Kodak, with the store Geschenke (German for "gifts") filling in the rest of the unit. In 2005 or early, Locker Room replaced both, as one singular unit. The western end of the unit, towards the entrance to Medieval Faire, was simply called Alphorn in 1989. By 2007 or before, Alphorn Funnel Cakes was joined by a small window-service Dairy Queen.

Latin Building

• Bottom unit:

La Tasca. (1989) Currently, the first unit is a Starbucks coffee shop.

• Middle unit:

La Cantina (1989-2005), Tabaquero (1989), Streetwear (2005)

• Top unit:

Sports Shop (1989)

Mediterranean Building

• Bottom unit: The Painted Shop (1989), Studio Store (2005)
• Middle unit: La Casa del Regato (1989), Studio Store (2005)
• Top unit: Ristorante (1989)

Scandinavian Building

• Bottom unit: M&Ms Candy Factory (1989), Sweet Shop
• Middle unit: Legetøj (1989)
• Top unit: Alpen Italiano Pasta House (1989), Teriyaki Experience and Manchu Wok (2005)

Front gate

Thrills are Paramount (2006)

International Showplace

As of 1989, the theatre was named Labatt's Blue International Showplace.