[2][3][4] Starlight Spectacular is one of a number of outdoor shows presented at International Street, the main promenade of Canada's Wonderland between the theme park's entrance and Wonder Mountain.

The sound-and-light show is performed in the evening at approximately 10 pm (weather permitting), and acts to guide visitors for the park's daily closing.

Performances project light shows onto Wonder Mountain and the programmable water jets of Royal Fountain, accompanied by music and sound effects.

The third scene features geometric displays with 3D effects, in which images of white, blue, green, and red cubes and squares of various sizes move and interact.

Images of rotating gears are then projected on the lower portions of the mountain, giving the impression of a giant machine.

The dinosaur reappears wearing a party hat and dances, and the words "Happy 30th Birthday Canada's Wonderland" appears along with more animated fireworks and balloons.

[5] For the 2012 season, Starlight Spectacular begins with the image of a passenger train on the waterfall diving ledge, surrounded by cutout animations of Canadian landmarks while the corresponding provincial flags are displayed on the mountaintop.

A roller coaster replaces the star scene, and the dragon emerges from behind the waterfalls instead of a cave, and is not wearing a party hat at the end, where the "Happy 30th Birthday" is omitted.

[citation needed] For the 2019 season, the Royal Fountain underwent a mechanical reconstruction of the pumps and control infrastructure.

This included removing the Hydra constants and upgrading to a modern variable frequency drive (VFD) to precisely control the water jets and create new effects.

[citation needed] The unique control system is patented by the Canada's Wonderland Company, and programmed using a Grand MA 1 lighting desk.

[citation needed] The Starlight Spectacular show uses four Christe Roadster S+20K 3-chip Digital Light Processing (DLP) projectors located just in front of the bridge that crosses the fountain pool.