Toronto Family
Attractions

• The Toronto Zoo
  The Toronto Zoo is Canada's premier Zoo, known for its interactive education and conservation activities.
• Laser Quest
  Laser Quest combines the classic games of tag and hide & seek with a high-tech twist.
• Wild Water Kingdom
  Your regular admission to the Kingdom includes all of the amazing fun water attractions.
• Centreville Amusement Park
  Centreville Amusement Park is nestled in over 600 acres of parkland just across the harbour .
• Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
  Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre theme park.
• African Lion Safari
  African Lion Safari is a Canadian owned family business created in the name of conservation.
• Marineland
  Marineland is a themed amusement and animal exhibition park in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
• Nascar Speedpark
  NASCAR SpeedPark, in Vaughan Mills is a popular attraction for kids of all ages.
• Playdium
  Experience the ultimate interactive adventure at Playdium.
• Ontario Place
  Ontario Place is an internationally acclaimed cultural, leisure and entertainment parkland.

The Toronto Zoo is Canada's premier Zoo, known for its interactive education and conservation activities. As a unique wildlife experience, they inspire people to live in ways that promote the well being of the natural world.

The Toronto Zoo is set in the beautiful Rouge Valley and is opened year round. The Main Entrance is located on Meadowvale Road, Scarborough, north of Highway 401 (Exit #389 eastbound and westbound). The Zoo is accessible by car and public transit.

Laser Quest combines the classic games of tag and hide & seek with a high-tech twist. Donning the most sophisticated laser tag equipment available, the game is played in a large, multi-level arena featuring specialty lighting, swirling fog and heart-pounding music. Questors, whether individually or on teams, use their lasers to score as many points as possible by tagging the sensors on their opponents' equipment. Scorecards and code names add to the fun.

Whether you're 7 or 77, the experience is exhilarating and immersive… with fun lurking around every corner. This is the ultimate in interactive entertainment!

Birthdays, corporate groups, team and social outings all enjoy Laser Quest.

Your regular admission to the Wild Water Kingdom includes all of the amazing fun water attractions and now also includes unlimited use of bumper boats, batting cages, not one but two 18-hole fantasy mini-golf courses, Ride on Toys for the kids, and the exciting challenge of rock climbing under a waterfall on the Wild Water Wall!

New this year - cool off and relax in the Misty Blue Zone! Relax and watch the excitement of the waterslides as you enjoy its soothing mist in the shade. Twist and turn down 14 water slides! Half-acre Tidal Wave Pool, quarter mile Lazy River Raft Ride, 2 completely renovated 18 hole Fantasy Miniature Golf Courses, Batting Cages, and Bumper Boats. Unwind in our newly improved Caribbean Cove with its lush, landscape surrounding a 6000 sq. ft. pool with a cascading waterfall. Wild Water Kingdom has food courts, licensed restaurants, lockers, 50 Acres of picnic areas, catering and more. They are proud to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. Sports Dome with the newly re-modeled Beach Club Restaurant Bar, with fireplaces and a heated patio. Now open 7 days a week year round!

Among the many rides and attractions at Centreville include:

• Barrels of Fun: Go for a spin on this all new ride. It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
• Rockin' Ferry Boat: This all new ride rocks, twists and turns in a high seas adventure.
• The Antique Carousel (circa 1905) is the only operating Dentzell Carousel in Canada. It features 52 animals in total including horses, rabbits, cats, pigs, ostriches, a lion, tiger, giraffe, reindeer and zebra.
• The Antique Cars were first driven as part of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City.
• The Centreville Train has carried 6,000,000+ passengers over two bridges and through the tunnel on its route around Centreville.
• The Pony Rides, located next to Far Enough Farm, have been part of the Centre Island experience for over 40 years.
• The Antique Windmill Ferris Wheel in Centreville was originally part of the Crystal Beach Amusement Park.
• The Saugreen Lumber Co. Flume Ride traveled by train from California before it was installed in Centreville over 30 years ago.
• The Haunted Barrel Works is said to be haunted by the same ghost that haunts the Gibralter Point Lighthouse.

Where else can kids hang out and play with superstars like Dora the Explorer, Sponge Bob Square Pants, and Scooby Doo then at Canada's Wonderland! The park features three areas just for kids including Nickelodeon Central, Kidzville and Hanna-Barbera Land.

Among the many activities for children, include:

• Blast Off
  On Blast Off, kids will launch into the sky on a rocket ship! Blast off, hop and drop on this themed rocket that will take young riders to the stars.
• Chopper Chase
  Chopper Chase is a helicopter monorail where kids and adults can either sit back and enjoy the ride or increase their speed by pedaling around the track. The meandering track offers an elevated view of KidZville.
• Dora's Dune Buggies
  Dora the Explorer and her best friend Boots are off on an exciting adventure on Dora's Dune Buggies. Drivers will need to work together to race the dune buggies and the team that cooperates the most wins. Help Dora and Boots get to their destination - In Dora's world every puzzle becomes a play-along adventure.
• Hanna-Barbera-Go-Round
  Ride along (and on!) with your favorite cartoon characters including Fred Flinstone, Scooby Doo and Yogi Bear.
• Jimmy Neutron's Brainwasher
  The Yokian King has captured parents and children in the Brainwasher - a sinister invention equipped with evil technology. Boy genius Jimmy Neutron, a super-intelligent pre-teen boy with his robot dog Goddard will undertake a rescue mission to battle the evil alien and stop the Brainwasher before it is too late - Let's hope Jimmy's gadgets don't backfire!
• KidZville
  Brightly coloured buildings and restaurants mark KidZville. Enjoy the Town Square and the Maze.
• KidZville Station
  Children can be a conductor of their very own antique train. Choo-choo!
• Nickelodeon™ Central
  Nickelodeon Central is a themed area, with three rides and a host of loveable Nickelodeon characters, including Jimmy Neutron, Dora the Explorer and Blue
• Rugrats Toonpike
  The Rugrats are at it again; finding trouble and adventure around every corner. Join them in the driver's seat at the Rugrats Toonpike. Drivers and navigators will need to team up to bump other drivers, while they avoid being bumped themselves.
• Scooby Doo's Haunted Mansion
  In Hanna-Barbera Land, kids can meet up with Scooby Doo and the rest of Mystery Inc at Scooby Doo's Haunted Mansion, an interactive dark ride. Guests can chase ghosts, collect Scooby Snacks and unravel a bewitching case of ghostly deeds and hair-raising suspense.
• Swan Lake
  Take a leisurely boat ride while surrounded by the Park's magically themed scenery.
• Taxi Jam
  Taxi Jam is a steel coaster for toddlers, designed to be a child's first coaster at the Park. Kids will giggle over Taxi Jam's tickling bumps and drops as its themed train, featuring a police car chasing yellow taxi cabs, races on.
• Wild Thornberrys Treetop Lookout
  Chat with chimps and bond with beasts. 12-year-old Eliza has a secret - She can talk to animals! Join her, Darwin and her family on the Wild Thornberrys Treetop Lookout for an adventure high above the animal kingdom. The Lookout reaches over 20 feet in the air while spinning, to give adventurers a great view of all of the wild life.

African Lion Safari is a Canadian owned family business created in the name of conservation. Their manner of exhibiting animals is completely different from the traditional approach; that is, the visitor is caged in the car, and the animals roam in 2 to 20 hectare (5 to 50 acre) reserves. They first opened the gates to the public in 1969 with 40 lions in 3 reserves; today the park houses in excess of 1000 animals of over 100 species.

African Lion Safari is located on 1386 Cooper Road, in Flamborough, Ontario.

Attractions:

• Drive Through Game Reserve (9 km.)
• Misumu Bay Wet Play area (open daily, weather permitting, May 17 to Sep 1, 2008, height restrictions apply, closes for season after Labour Day.)
• Jungle Playground (height restrictions apply.)
• Parrot Paradise show.
• Elephant Roundup demonstration.
• A scenic railway tour.
• Pets' Corner.
• Birds of Prey flying demonstration.
• Take a cruise aboard the "African Queen."

Visit their large drive-through wildlife park and you will surely have a wild experience! View and photograph 1000 unique and rare mammals and birds that are roaming freely, waiting to meet you. The Safari Trail takes you through prides of lions, troops of baboons and herds of zebra. You will see big cats, baboons, white rhino, ostrich, aoudad, eland, giraffe and many other exotic and native species.

Travel through the reserves in your own vehicle (keep your windows closed!) or park your car and let an informative tour guide drive you through this wild kingdom in our air-conditioned Safari Tour Bus (additional cost). The drive through tour will take about one hour and the average stay for a family visit is five to seven hours.

Explore their thrilling mammal and bird performances. The shows include the Birds of Prey Flying Demonstration, Parrot Paradise show, and Elephant Round-Up, all weather permitting. Shows run throughout the afternoon. Upon arrival you will be given a Programme & Map that outlines the show times. Each show is approximately 20 minutes long. As the shows are very popular they suggest that you arrive early for seating.

Take a cruise aboard the "African Queen" boat. Your guide will point out exotic birds and primates during your pleasant tour around Water Safari Lake. Inhabitants of this area include the Ring-tailed lemur, Ground Horn-bills, Spider Monkeys, and the endangered Angolan Colobus monkeys.

Venture off to Waterfowl Lake and take a journey on the "Nature Boy" scenic railway. As you travel through this natural forest you will see some unique wildlife, watch out for the snapping turtles! The boat & train tour are each approximately 15 minutes in length and open daily at 11:00 a.m. weather permitting. Come and see the daily elephant swim. Here you will see Kitty, Jenny, Maggie and baby Opal.

Visit Pets' Corner and come ‘face to ‘face' with a variety of animals and birds. Take a moment to pet and feed some baby goats. Children are encouraged to monkey around in the Jungle Playground featuring the Safari Venture, and Toddlers' Play. Then cool down in the Misumu Bay Wet Play area (open May 17 to September 1, 2008, height restrictions apply). Misumu Bay Wet Play opens at 11:00 a.m.

Marineland is a themed amusement and animal exhibition park in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Owing to its proximity to the falls and other natural park areas and its blend of animal attractions and rides, it is one of the main tourist destinations (and a great place to spend the day with the family) in Niagara Falls, Canada!

Among the many attractions include:

• Friendship Cove
  At Friendship Cove, you will marvel at killer whales as they splash and jump to amazing heights. Breathtaking underwater viewing lets you enter the enchanting world of whales below the water's surface. Splash and Jump sessions take place throughout the day. Check posted board at Friendship Cove for specific times.
• Arctic Cove
  Similar in design to Friendship Cove, Arctic Cove features three interconnecting pools, extensive naturalistic rockwork designed to reflect the whales' ocean environment and surface level walkways surrounding the habitat so that you can choose from several vantage points to view these unique sea creatures. Expansive underwater viewing panels allow you a breathtaking look into the underwater world of these friendly white whales. Best of all, guests have the unique opportunity to feed and touch these lovable white whales.
• Fish, Bears, Deer
  At Marineland you will experience the thrill of getting up close to so many wonderful animal ambassadors from both land and sea. Imagine being able to touch the fur of a deer and even feed one if you like. Guests of all ages will enjoy feeding thousands of fish at the fish-feeding lake, be amused by black bears as they climb and play around on their tree logs, come nose to nose with buffaloes, admire majestic elk and more.
• Fun-Filled Shows
  High-flying bows, and amazing flips are just some of the natural and thrilling behaviours performed by dolphins that will have you saying “wow” more times than you can count. Adorable walruses will make you smile and the hilarious antics of the sea lions, as they outwit their human companions, will have you laughing right out loud. The King Waldorf Stadium Show is presented at regular intervals throughout the day. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis.
• Ride and Ride Again
  In addition to marine mammals shows, and interactive animal displays, MarinelandÆ features a variety of fun and exciting amusement rides. For a look at the many rides, visit http://www.marinelandcanada.com/attractions/rideagain/

Other attractions include:

• Junior Speedway - NASCAR themed cars are perfect for the little ones and parents can ride along too! Children must be at least 36” tall.
• Pro Tow - A great ride for all the kids, this ride allows children at least 36" tall to ride alone or smaller children may ride with an adult.
• Indoor Playground - The rookies will love this soft-play area with steering wheels and racecar themed climbing tubes and slides. Located inside the SpeedDome arcade.

Experience the ultimate interactive adventure at Playdium. With 40 000 sq feet of adrenaline-fuelled, action-packed games to enjoy, it's the place to play. Playdium is an energized environment on 11 acres where you are free to escape everyday life and live out your ultimate fantasies. Experience a variety of arcade games, redemption games, batting cages, outdoor mini-golf, or our go-karts track. At Playdium you can transform your dreams into reality.

With over 200 interactive arcade and ticket redemption games, you're sure to have a great time at Playdium. You can drive, blast, and dance your way to a great time. The redemption center has the best selection of merchandise around, with prizes for all ages.

Celebrity Greens at Playdium is a unique 18-hole miniature golf course designed exclusively for Playdium with lush landscaping and foliage. It's truly an adventure in fun and a challenge for all skill levels.

Playdium's Sports Dome features state-of-the-art sporting attractions including batting cages and bowling. They have nine variable speed batting cages offering softball to hardball experiences that are perfect for individual or team practice.

Ontario Place is an internationally acclaimed cultural, leisure and entertainment parkland located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is open from May to September. The complex extends throughout three man-made islands along the Lake Ontario waterfront.

Ontario Place opened in May 1971 and featured a five pod pavilion complex, The Forum, pedal boats, a marina, restaurants and the world's first permanent IMAX^Æ theatre, the Cinesphere.

Rides & Attractions - Fun for Everyone

• H₂O GENERATION STATION
  The largest outdoor soft play climbing structure in the country! Kids will find boundless opportunities for fun as they tumble, slide, crawl and climb through a maze activity centres featuring twisting slides, covered walkways, tunnels and towers, obstacle and hurdle challenges, mirrors and more.
• THE ATOM BLASTER
  A foam-ballfree-for-all with enough action to keep kids busy all day long! An unlimited supply of soft, multi-coloured foam balls fuel the excitement as kids encounter ball canons and volcanoes, huge tipping baskets and ball fountains, blowers and air tables, slides that hook, dump and spiral, and much more!
• FIRST FLIGHT
  Board a replica hot-air balloon for a smooth ride through the summer sky! Suitable for all ages, when accompanied by an adult.
• FREE FALL
  This drop tower ride will thrill kids and their parents, too! Not for the faint of heart! Suitable for children 42"/107cm or taller.
• SUPER SLIDE
  Climb to the top of the tower, check out the 360 degree view and then race to the bottom, 90 feet. below!Suitable for kids 36"/91cm, when accompanied by an adult. Located on the hill beside Festival Stage.
• PEDAL BOAT ADVENTURE
  What a relaxing way to see Ontario Place! A nice leisurely glide in a pedal boat. Located on Adventure Island. Open from 10:30 a.m. Check closing time upon arrival. One person in each boat must be 60" or 152 cm.
• MINI GREENS
  Putt through two challenging 9-hole courses built into the landscaped hillside of Ontario Place. Open from 10:00 a.m. Check closing time upon arrival.
• COOL HOOPS
  Cool Hoops is a game of skill and challenge for players of all ages and abilities. Different strategies are required at each bankboard and the game gets harder as you move through it. Cool Hoops gives an innovative twist to the game of basketball and rolls the fun of basketball, miniature golf and billiards into one big challenge! Cool Hoops is located on Adventure Island.
• ARCADE
  Featuring the latest in interactive game hardware, the Arcade offers an awesome variety of games in a uniquely themed environment that portrays the flight deck of a large spacecraft. Leading edge Virtual Reality systems provide stunning, realistic images while 3-D texture map graphics combined with 32 bit digital sound round out the compelling 360_ game play area. The most challenging simulator experiences available today can be found in the Arcade including driving simulators, Alpine Ski simulators, Wave Jet, Sega Rally, a large variety of video games and many more perennial favourites that will lead us all into the next generation of virtuality. There are three Arcade sites. Open daily from 10:00 a.m.