Leviathan ( ) is a steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Located in the Medieval Faire section of the park, the Hyper Coaster model from Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard is the first roller coaster manufactured by the company to exceed a height of , putting it in a class of roller coasters commonly referred to as giga. At long, tall, and with a top speed of , Leviathan is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada, taking the records previously held by Behemoth on the opposite side of the park. , Leviathan is ranked as the seventh-tallest roller coaster in the world and the fourth-tallest traditional lift-style coaster in the world. Leviathan was the 16th roller coaster to be built at Canada's Wonderland. The ride was announced in August 2011, its track was completed in February 2012, and the first test run was completed on 15 March 2012. The coaster opened to season pass holders on 27 April 2012, and to the general public on 6 May 2012. History In the early planning stages of Leviathan, had Bolliger & Mabillard declined to make a roller coaster over , the park would have gotten another manufacturer to design the roller coaster. Walter Bolliger admitted that he "owed" the park, as an inverted roller coaster could not be built several years earlier because of an exclusivity clause with Cedar Point. Speculation about a new roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland began in early 2011, when construction work started around the Dragon Fyre ride and the Go Karts. On 3 July 2011, Canada's Wonderland launched a teaser website featuring a countdown clock to 18 August 2011, . accessible through the park's Facebook page. The website also featured quotations from online theme park reporters and Cedar Fair's CEO. Announcement and construction Canada's Wonderland announced Leviathan at on 18 August 2011, and the ride was also announced live on Breakfast Television Toronto. Erection of the track began during the week of 11 September 2011; the brake-run and station portions of track were completed by the end of September. On 18 October 2011, the coaster's longest and heaviest lift hill track piece, standing at long, was installed. By mid–November the lift hill and drop were finished and the overbank turn was nearing completion. Construction continued through December and January, and the track was completed on 7 February 2012. The first test