shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileCanada

in Vaughan, just north of Toronto

Canada's Wonderland

Name: Canada's Wonderland — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the summer that doesn't stop until Labour Day.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“Canada's largest theme park, on a stretch of Vaughan farmland north of Toronto since 1981. Wonder Mountain rises at the center, the same faux limestone summit generations of Ontario kids have been photographed against. Seventeen roller coasters, an eight-hectare waterpark, and an old wooden coaster called Mighty Canadian Minebuster that has not stopped running since opening year. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Canada's Wonderland, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Canada's Wonderland

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Canada's Wonderland sits on 130 hectares in Vaughan, Ontario, about 30 kilometres north of downtown Toronto. The park opened on May 23, 1981 as the first major theme park in Canada and remains the country's largest by attendance, drawing roughly 3.7 million visitors a year before the pandemic. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company has owned it since 2006. The 45-metre Wonder Mountain centres the layout: a faux limestone summit with waterfalls down its face, encircled by more than 200 rides, restaurants, and the eight-hectare Splash Works waterpark.

— informed by Wikipedia, Canada's Wonderland official site

— the year

The park runs a seasonal calendar tied to Ontario weather. Opening day falls in early May; the main season closes the Sunday after Canadian Thanksgiving in October. WinterFest reopens the front gates from late November through early January with lights and skating across the Wonder Mountain plaza. Halloween Haunt runs Friday through Sunday nights in October. The waterpark operates Victoria Day weekend through Labour Day, a window of roughly 110 days that defines what a Toronto family means by summer.

— informed by Canada's Wonderland calendar

— the visit

Tickets, season passes, and parking are sold online, with gate prices running higher than advance digital prices. The park sits at the corner of Highway 400 and Rutherford Road, and a dedicated GO Transit bus runs from Yorkdale and York University on operating days. Two long-running coasters share the south side of Wonder Mountain: Mighty Canadian Minebuster, a wooden out-and-back from 1981, and the Bat, a Vekoma boomerang installed in 1987. Leviathan, opened 2012, climbs to 93 metres at the back of the park.

— informed by Wikipedia: Leviathan

— where

Canada · Vaughan, Ontario

— elevation

215 m · 705 ft

— position

43.8428° N · 79.5391° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

2 km S

Vaughan Mills

shopping centre

6 km W

Kortright Centre

conservation area

15 km S

York University

university campus

30 km S

Toronto

city

Canada's Wonderland

Vaughan Mills

Kortright Centre

York University

Toronto

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Canada's Wonderland — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Canada's Wonderland opened on May 23, 1981 as the first major theme park in Canada. It has been the country's largest by attendance for more than four decades and is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment.

It sits in Vaughan, Ontario, about 30 kilometres north of downtown Toronto, at the corner of Highway 400 and Rutherford Road. A dedicated GO Transit bus runs from Yorkdale and York University on operating days.

The park operates more than 200 attractions, including 17 roller coasters, the eight-hectare Splash Works waterpark, and the 45-metre Wonder Mountain at the center of the grounds.

Leviathan, opened in 2012, climbs to 93 metres and reaches roughly 148 km/h. It is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada and one of the largest in the Cedar Fair system.

The main season runs early May through the Sunday after Canadian Thanksgiving. Halloween Haunt operates Friday through Sunday nights in October, and WinterFest runs from late November through early January.

Farmland on the Vaughan-King townline. Construction by Taft Broadcasting began in 1979; the park opened in 1981 as part of the Kings Island family of properties before passing to Cedar Fair in 2006.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Wonder Mountain is one of the most photographed places of childhood for Ontario families. A Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads well for a recipient with summer memories of the park.

The piece sits comfortably in eclectic-maximalist, pop-traditional, and warm-modern rooms. The cobalt, sun-yellow, and limestone palette plays against natural oak, white walls, and brass hardware.

Yes. The Wonderland palette of Wonder Mountain limestone against Leviathan blue aligns with the playful-nostalgia and pop-traditional rooms that have run through shelter design through 2025 and 2026.

A Large works above a console at conversational distance. Above a sofa, the 4-tile Mural carries; for a child's room or a long playroom wall, the 9-tile Mural runs edge to edge.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and humidity and suit kitchen backsplashes and shower walls. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A microfiber cloth with water. The color is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and will not lift or fade with normal household cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is created in-house by Reid Wender and finished by the studio. We do not license artwork in or out.

— if this one stayed with you