RealisticTrain

So I've actually tried the VR out, and despite the fact that I thought it was going to be utterly terrible, I need to admit that I loved it. The VR animation was tied to the layout of the track, and every movement in real life was replicated in VR. The VR world was not a circuit like real life, but rather a series of different stages giving you different feelings. Spoilers below: One stage was flying through an old abandoned mine station with the rickety track below you falling apart and near misses on all sides. Another stage was jumping off the tracks onto another segment, and then finally landing on a dragon (Herman) who flies you into the town below for a nice safe landing. The VR was so effective that there was a moment when I actually felt like I had done a corkscrew, despite there not being any inversions on Thunder Run. Truly, the VR breathed new life into this old coaster. As for loading times? There were only about 4 people with headsets per train, and it added about 20 seconds to the loading time. Not terrible but it surely adds up. I think it's a great idea and I wouldn't knock it before you try it.

The Bat is actually a really popular ride at CW, and I don't think it'll leave for a VERY long time. In fact, friends at the park have told me that the ride is getting an upgrade to try and help increase capacity and decrease loading times. With that in mind, I'd be hardpressed to say it's leaving.

I don't know of any Wonderland organized event where you walk on top of Wonder Mountain. There are usually events hosted by CWMania that involve a mountain tour at some point, though.

If you're going on a Monday, then you will NEED a FastLane wristband. Monday's are season pass bring-a-friend days for $20, so the park is ALWAYS packed. Going with FastLane will set you back an extra $75 but you may find it worthwhile since you're only there for a day. Just be aware that not all rides have FastLane (The Bat for example) so you'll have to wait in line there (granted, there is a single riders line). Judge the lines when you get to the park though, I don't think buying in advance is a great idea since the lines may be tiny. In terms of FastLane wait times, you usually don't have to wait at all. Most rides will have empty FastLane queues but even when there is a crowd of FastLane users the line is only 2-3 cycles MAX.

There have been reports of a Tim Hortons on the web for the past few days (including Wonderland including a job posting for Tims on their website), have you seen a Tim Hortons anywhere in the park? If you have, what are the prices like?

The slow load times are probably attributed to new staff members, not to the seat belts. This is the first day of work for a majority of the crew, so they probably have no experience loading actual people into the ride.