I BEAT Canada's Wonderland's ALL DAY Dining Plan!
I bought Canada's Wonderland's All Day Dining Plan with the intent to get the most money possible out of the deal. The Daily Dining Plan allows for the purchaser to get a meal every 90 minutes for $31.99 CAD, and I took full advantage.
A day at Canada's Wonderland can get expensive fast, especially once food enters the equation.
So naturally, we decided to turn lunch into a challenge.
Today’s mission: figure out whether Canada’s Wonderland’s All Day Dining Plan is actually worth the money… or just another theme park upsell dressed in fries and optimism.
Spoiler alert: this thing is kind of a cheat code.
Breaking Down Canada’s Wonderland Dining Plans
Canada’s Wonderland currently offers a few different dining options depending on how aggressively hungry you plan to be.
Single Meal Deal
The most basic option comes in at $18.99 CAD plus tax and gets you:
One meal
One side
One drink
It saves a little money compared to buying items separately, but not enough to really move the needle.
All Day Dining Plan
This is the one we tested.
For $31.99 CAD (roughly $37 after tax and fees), you get:
A meal every 90 minutes
Access from 11:00 AM until park close
A surprisingly large list of eligible menu items throughout the park
Anything marked with the dining plan symbol qualifies.
The timer starts the second you order, so yes… I immediately set a countdown on my watch like a man preparing for competitive eating Olympics.
Premium All Day Dining
This version jumps to $43.99 CAD and adds:
Snacks
Fountain drinks every 15 minutes
We skipped this because we already had the all-season souvenir cup, which covers drinks anyway.
All Season Dining Plan
At $115 per person, this gets you:
Two meals per visit
Lunch and dinner every trip
For a family of four, that works out to around $460 for the season.
Meanwhile, using just ONE all day dining plan strategically? We managed to feed all four of us during the visit for way less.
Tiny loophole goblin energy. 🧃🍕
Meal 1: Chicken Fingers & Fries
We kicked things off with chicken tenders and fries.
Cost without the plan:
$17.99 CAD
$20.33 after tax
The portion wasn’t massive:
Three chicken tenders
A modest pile of fries
But it was enough to get everyone rolling while we planned the next food attack.
Meal 2: Pizza Pizza
Ninety minutes later, the watch beeped.
Back into the arena.
This time we grabbed:
A slice of pizza
Two pieces of garlic bread
Fun fact: the “slice” is basically two slices folded into one gigantic triangle.
Price:
$15.49 CAD
$17.50 after tax
At this point, after only TWO meals, we had already passed the cost of the dining plan.
Running total: $37.83 CAD
The plan had officially paid for itself.
Meal 3: Lazy Bear Lodge
Next stop was Lazy Bear Lodge, which honestly has one of the better food selections in the park.
We grabbed:
Smoked pulled pork
Tater fry potatoes
Potato roll
Price:
$19.99 CAD
$22.59 after tax
This was probably the best portion size of the day too. Smoky, filling, and actually felt like real food instead of “theme park approximation of food.”
Running total: $60.42 CAD
Meal 4: Chicken Tacos
Later on, Carrie and our daughter split an order of chicken tacos with nachos on the side.
Price after tax:
$20.33 CAD
They were surprisingly solid too. Good size, decent toppings, and enough food to split comfortably.
Running total: $80.75 CAD
At this point we had more than doubled the cost of the dining plan.
Meal 5: More Pizza (Because Children Exist)
My son wanted pizza again.
Honestly? Respect.
So we hit another Pizza Pizza location and repeated the order:
Pizza slice
Garlic bread
Another:
$17.50 after tax
Running total: $98.25 CAD
Final Meal: Hot Sauce Tossed Chicken Fingers
For the final meal of the night, we were camping out for fireworks and wanted something easy.
So naturally:
More chicken fingers
Fries
Hot sauce tossed this time
Price:
$18.99 CAD
$21.46 after tax
Grand total value: $119.71 CAD
On a dining plan that cost about $37 CAD.
That’s a savings of over $82 CAD for the day.
Not bad for six strategically timed meals and a little patience.
Is Canada’s Wonderland’s Dining Plan Worth It?
Absolutely.
And honestly, the biggest surprise wasn’t just the savings.
It’s how much better it made the pacing of the day.
Instead of one gigantic heavy meal that destroys your will to survive before riding coasters, you snack your way through the park every couple of hours. Smaller portions. More variety. Less regret spiraling through a loop-de-loop.
There were also plenty of eligible options we never even got around to trying.
So yes, we technically beat the dining plan.
But really?
If you’re spending a day at a theme park with your family, you already won.
