Time Warp Roller Coaster (Canada's Wonderland - Vaughan, Ontario) - Roller Coaster POV Video - Front Row
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Time Warp (formerly Tomb Raider: The Ride) is a flying roller coaster operating at Canada's Wonderland. It opened on May 2, 2004. Its theme featured the 2003 Paramount Pictures film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.

When the ride opened in 2004, the ride's entrance queue featured theming and special effects to resemble an ancient tomb. The entrance sign was mounted onto bamboo sticks and stone columns with propane torches. Next to the entrance was a tent which resembles Lara Croft's base with two motorcycles. Beyond the entrance were Chinese stone soldiers akin to the Terracotta Army and a stone wall with images resembling deities found in ancient Buddhist and Hindu artworks. The queue and exit were guided by rope fences. Bat sounds looped while riders waited in the station.

The ride area was filled with a rumbling sound that got louder to entice riders. As this happened, flame torches would get bigger and at night the station's flood lights turn red.

Since its opening and with the name change after the Cedar Fair takeover, much of the theming is removed. The tent next to the queue is removed with nothing but a few plants in its place. The propane torches are no longer used. The Chinese soldiers inside the queue are removed, but the stone mural is still present. The rope in the queue lines is replaced by wooden planks. No sound effects are played inside the station.

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