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Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened
Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened

Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened

Date7/4/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985; when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0112140F
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
6/19/1986
Newest toy at Ontario place, the 370-foot long, $400,000 water slide attracted mostly youngsters when it opened officially yesterday, and it was a rac(...)
Newest toy at Ontario place, the 370-foot long, $400,000 water slide attracted mostly youngsters when it opened officially yesterday, and it was a rac(...)
8/8/1978
Ontario Place is 'a good first try' in what should be a 100-year plan to give Toronto a series of spectacular parks, says Vancouver Alderman Warnett Kennedy, after a vist here
Ontario Place is 'a good first try' in what should be a 100-year plan to give Toronto a series of spectacular parks, says Vancouver Alderman Warnett Kennedy, after a vist here
5/5/1971
There are 72 rides to try at the CNE and this happy pair seems to be well into the swing of things as Metro's annual Ex-travaganza opened its doors ye(...)
There are 72 rides to try at the CNE and this happy pair seems to be well into the swing of things as Metro's annual Ex-travaganza opened its doors ye(...)
8/18/1976
Guns like this one the Exhibition grounds don't add much to the appearance of parks
Guns like this one the Exhibition grounds don't add much to the appearance of parks
11/3/1945
The animals meet the animals, Quesar the moose arrives at Ontario Place yesterday as workers take it to its grazing site at a wilderness lake. And a merry group of costumed characters follow
The animals meet the animals, Quesar the moose arrives at Ontario Place yesterday as workers take it to its grazing site at a wilderness lake. And a merry group of costumed characters follow
6/26/1985
How to look down on the ex, A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday
How to look down on the ex, A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday
8/6/1975
Soaring rides - and prices: When a trip to the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition becomes a major expense, reader argues, it ceases to be fun
Soaring rides - and prices: When a trip to the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition becomes a major expense, reader argues, it ceases to be fun
9/10/1979
A Big yellow mattress for bouncing on is one of the noisier attractions of the Children's Village at Ontario Place, which opened yesterday with more t(...)
A Big yellow mattress for bouncing on is one of the noisier attractions of the Children's Village at Ontario Place, which opened yesterday with more t(...)
7/2/1972
Two cool cats at the Forum: Cat trainer Lilli-Anna shows who's boss as she puts a leopard through its paces at the All-Star Circus that opened under the Forum's big top at Ontario Place yesterday
Two cool cats at the Forum: Cat trainer Lilli-Anna shows who's boss as she puts a leopard through its paces at the All-Star Circus that opened under the Forum's big top at Ontario Place yesterday
8/23/1983
A ticklish moment, Kristen Conforzi, 2, of Mississauga gets a warm wet nuzzle from quarter horse Missie Jotoe at the Quarterama Horse Show yesterday
A ticklish moment, Kristen Conforzi, 2, of Mississauga gets a warm wet nuzzle from quarter horse Missie Jotoe at the Quarterama Horse Show yesterday
3/8/1984
Keeping in step with the band, Undampened by the weather, which was chilly, windy and wet at Ontario Place yesterday, Patty McNiven, 13, skips along b(...)
Keeping in step with the band, Undampened by the weather, which was chilly, windy and wet at Ontario Place yesterday, Patty McNiven, 13, skips along b(...)
5/24/1971