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{{Short description|Roller coaster at Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Short description|Roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
{{Infobox roller coaster
| name = Yukon Striker
| name = Yukon Striker
| logo = Cw-yukonstriker-icon.png
| logo = Cw-yukonstriker-icon.png
| logodimensions = <!--Must be expressed in pixels (px); default is 250px-->
| logodimensions = <!--Must be expressed in pixels (px); default is 250px-->
| image = Yukon Striker and Vortex at Canada's Wonderland, May 2019.jpg
| image = Yukon Striker.jpg
| caption = Track of Yukon Striker near the bottom of the first drop, before it enters the tunnel
| caption = Yukon Striker's first drop and [[Immelmann loop]]
| location = Canada's Wonderland
| location = Canada's Wonderland
| locationarticle = <!--Must not be linked.-->
| locationarticle = <!--Must not be linked.-->
| section = Frontier Canada
| section = Frontier Canada
| status = Operating
| status = Operating
| opened = {{start date|2019|5|3|df=y}}
| opened = {{start date|2019|5|3|df=y}}
| soft_opened = {{start date|2019|4|24|df=y}}
| soft_opened = {{start date|2019|4|24|df=y}}
| closed = <!--Use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| closed = <!--Use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| cost =25,000,000 USD
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| coordinates = {{coord|43.8402|-79.5430|type:landmark_region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43.8402|-79.5430|type:landmark_region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| previousattraction = [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]]
| previousattraction = [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]]
| replacement =
| replacement =
| type = Steel
| type = Steel
| type2 = Dive Coaster
| type2 = Dive Coaster
| manufacturer = Bolliger & Mabillard
| manufacturer = Bolliger & Mabillard
| designer =
| designer =
| model = Dive Coaster
| model = Dive Coaster
| track =
| track =
| lift = Chain [[lift hill]]
| lift = Chain [[lift hill]]
| height_m = 68
| height_m = 68
| drop_m = 74.7
| drop_m = 74.7
| length_m = 1105
| length_m = 1104.9
| speed_km/h = 130
| speed_km/h = 130
| inversions = 4
| inversions = 4
| duration = 3:25
| duration = 3:25
| angle = 90
| angle = 90
| capacity = 1,329
| capacity = 1,329


| restriction_in = 52-77 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdn-cloudfront.cfauthx.com/binaries/content/assets/cw-en-ca/general-information/help/cw19-032-guest-assistance-guide2-min.pdf|title=Canada's Wonderland 2019 Assistance Guide|year=2019|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|website=Canada's Wonderland|language=en-CA|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
| restriction_in = 52-77 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdn-cloudfront.cfauthx.com/binaries/content/assets/cw-en-ca/general-information/help/cw19-032-guest-assistance-guide2-min.pdf|title=Canada's Wonderland 2019 Assistance Guide|year=2019|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|website=Canada's Wonderland|language=en-CA|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
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| ridersperrow = 8
| ridersperrow = 8
| rcdb_number = 16021
| rcdb_number = 16021
| virtual_queue_name=[[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane Plus]] only
| virtual_queue_name = [[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane Plus]] only
| virtual_queue_image=Cedar Fair Fast Lane Plus availability icon.svg
| virtual_queue_image = Cedar Fair Fast Lane Plus availability icon.svg
| virtual_queue_status=available
| virtual_queue_status = available
| single_rider =
| single_rider =
}}
}}
'''Yukon Striker''' is a [[steel roller coaster]] at [[Canada's Wonderland]] in [[Vaughan|Vaughan, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ride-the-world-s-wildest-dive-roller-coaster-1.4785840|title=Ride the world's wildest dive roller-coaster|date=15 August 2018|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|website=CBC News|language=en-CA|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> Designed as a [[dive coaster]] from manufacturer [[Bolliger & Mabillard]], the ride opened to the general public on 3 May 2019 in place of [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]], a roller coaster that was removed from the park in 2014. Featuring a height of {{Convert|68|m|ft}}, a length of {{Convert|1105|m|ft}}, and a maximum speed of {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, Yukon Striker is the world's tallest, longest, and fastest dive coaster, sharing its height record with [[Valravn (roller coaster)|Valravn]] at [[Cedar Point]]. Its four inversions and drop length of {{Convert|75|m|ft|round=5}} also set world records among dive coaster models.
'''Yukon Striker''' is a [[steel roller coaster]] at [[Canada's Wonderland]] in [[Vaughan|Vaughan, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ride-the-world-s-wildest-dive-roller-coaster-1.4785840|title=Ride the world's wildest dive roller-coaster|date=15 August 2018|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|website=CBC News|language=en-CA|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> Designed as a [[dive coaster]] from manufacturer [[Bolliger & Mabillard]], the ride opened to the general public on 3 May 2019 in place of [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]], a roller coaster that was removed from the park in 2014. Featuring a height of {{Convert|68|m|ft}}, a length of {{Convert|1105|m|ft}}, and a maximum speed of {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, Yukon Striker is the world's tallest, longest, and fastest dive coaster, sharing its height record with [[Valravn (roller coaster)|Valravn]] at [[Cedar Point]]. Its four inversions and drop length of {{Convert|75|m|ft|round=5}} also set world records among dive coaster models.


==History==
==History==
Following the park's removal of [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]], [[Canada's Wonderland]] began preparations for a new ride.<ref name="Cons">{{cite web|url=https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2018/09/deeper-dive-constructing-yukon-striker|title=A deeper dive into constructing the Yukon Striker|last=Gismondi|first=Angela|date=11 September 2018|access-date=3 May 2019|work=Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect|publisher=ConstructConnect Canada, Inc.}}</ref> In 2014, the park requested a [[geotechnical investigation]] of the area, extracting soil samples to assess building a roller coaster's concrete foundation.<ref name="vortw">{{cite web|url=https://www.canadaswonderland.com/blog/october-2018/building-yukon-striker-the-construction-timeline-of-a-world-record-breaking-dive-roller-coaster|title=Building Yukon Striker: Constructing a world-record breaking dive roller coaster|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|date=9 October 2018|last=Peacock|first=Grace|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> On 19 December 2017, Canada's Wonderland filed an application for a permit to build nine support footers on the water and amend the waterway with a tunnel traveling under the pond within the park.<ref name="TRCA">{{cite web|url=https://trca.ca/app/uploads/2018/01/11-17-Agenda-Package-Executive-Committee_Jan12_2018-Merged-Agenda.pdf|title=10.4 270437478 Ontario Ltd.|pages=45–47|date=12 January 2018|work=Executive Committee Meeting Revised Agenga #11/17|publisher=Toronto and Region Conservation Authority|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> A permit was required from the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]] (TRCA), as parts of the ride, and the pond beneath it, fall within the [[Don River (Ontario)|Don River]] watershed.<ref name=TRCA/> The application was approved by the TRCA on 9 January 2018,<ref name=TRCA/> with construction on the ride's foundations beginning later that month.<ref name=Cons/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/15/record-breaking-dive-coaster-coming-to-canadas-wonderland.html|title=Record-breaking dive coaster coming to Canada's Wonderland|last=Harris|first=Tamar|date=15 August 2018|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}</ref>
Following the park's removal of [[Freestyle (roller coaster)|SkyRider]], [[Canada's Wonderland]] began preparations for a new ride.<ref name="Cons">{{cite web|url=https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2018/09/deeper-dive-constructing-yukon-striker|title=A deeper dive into constructing the Yukon Striker|last=Gismondi|first=Angela|date=11 September 2018|access-date=3 May 2019|work=Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect|publisher=ConstructConnect Canada, Inc.}}</ref> In 2014, the park requested a [[geotechnical investigation]] of the area, extracting soil samples to assess building a roller coaster's concrete foundation.<ref name="vortw">{{cite web|url=https://www.canadaswonderland.com/blog/october-2018/building-yukon-striker-the-construction-timeline-of-a-world-record-breaking-dive-roller-coaster|title=Building Yukon Striker: Constructing a world-record breaking dive roller coaster|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|date=9 October 2018|last=Peacock|first=Grace|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> On 19 December 2017, Canada's Wonderland filed an application for a permit to build nine support footers on the water and amend the waterway with a tunnel travelling under the pond within the park.<ref name="TRCA">{{cite web|url=https://trca.ca/app/uploads/2018/01/11-17-Agenda-Package-Executive-Committee_Jan12_2018-Merged-Agenda.pdf|title=10.4 270437478 Ontario Ltd.|pages=45–47|date=12 January 2018|work=Executive Committee Meeting Revised Agenga #11/17|publisher=Toronto and Region Conservation Authority|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> A permit was required from the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]] (TRCA), as parts of the ride, and the pond beneath it, fall within the [[Don River (Ontario)|Don River]] watershed.<ref name=TRCA/> The application was approved by the TRCA on 9 January 2018,<ref name=TRCA/> with construction on the ride's foundations beginning later that month.<ref name=Cons/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/15/record-breaking-dive-coaster-coming-to-canadas-wonderland.html|title=Record-breaking dive coaster coming to Canada's Wonderland|last=Harris|first=Tamar|date=15 August 2018|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Yukon Striker, underwater tunnel opening.jpg|left|thumb|The completed tunnel for Yukon Striker in August 2018. Work on the tunnel was completed in early 2018, allowing for the [[Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)|neighbouring ride]] to stay operational for the 2018 season]]
[[File:Yukon Striker, underwater tunnel opening.jpg|left|thumb|The completed tunnel for Yukon Striker in August 2018. Work on the tunnel was completed in early 2018, allowing for [[Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)|Vortex]] to stay operational for the 2018 season]]
The diversionary channel was built under the pond in order to facilitate the creation of the underwater tunnel, as well as prevent [[silt]] runoff downstream.<ref name=vortw/> Construction for the diversionary channel, as well as the ride's underwater tunnel, required the temporary removal of two track pieces and a few supports belonging to [[Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)|Vortex]], a roller coaster adjacent to Yukon Striker.<ref name=vortw/> Work on the tunnel was completed before the park opened for 2018, with the installation of four track pieces and two water pumps to pump rainwater out of the tunnel.<ref name=vortw/> With the tunnel completed, the removed pieces from Vortex were reinstalled, allowing for Vortex to be operational by the time the park reopened for the 2018 season.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
The diversionary channel was built under the pond in order to facilitate the creation of the underwater tunnel, as well as prevent [[silt]] runoff downstream.<ref name=vortw/> Construction for the diversionary channel, as well as the ride's underwater tunnel, required the temporary removal of two track pieces and a few supports belonging to [[Vortex (Canada's Wonderland)|Vortex]], a roller coaster adjacent to Yukon Striker.<ref name=vortw/> Work on the tunnel was completed before the park opened for 2018, with the installation of four track pieces and two water pumps to pump rainwater out of the tunnel.<ref name=vortw/> With the tunnel completed, the removed pieces from Vortex were reinstalled, allowing for Vortex to be operational by the time the park reopened for the 2018 season.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}


In July 2018, following continuous construction during the operating season, the park began teasing a planned announcement scheduled the following month. On 15 August 2018, the roller coaster was officially introduced to the public, with renderings and details about the ride revealed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-canadas-wonderland/index.html|title=Coming in 2019: Dive coaster with 245-foot straight drop|last=Brown|first=Forrest|date=15 August 2018|work=CNN Travel|access-date=25 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/yukon-striker-longest-tallest-dive-roller-coaster|title=The New World's Fastest, Tallest and Longest Dive Roller Coaster Is Opening Next Year|last=Romano|first=Andrea|date=15 August 2018|work=Travel + Leisure|access-date=25 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBC">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-canadas-wonderland-1.4785094|title=Canada's Wonderland says it is building longest, fastest, highest roller-coaster of its type for 2019|last=McLaughlin|first=Amara|date=15 August 2018|work=CBC|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Construction for the roller coaster was completed on 4 February 2019, with the installation of the last track piece onto the 360-loop.<ref name="dun">{{cite web|url=https://www.canadaswonderland.com/media-center/020419-canadas-wonderland-completes-construction-of-record-breaking-dive-roller-coaster-yukon-striker|title=Canada's Wonderland Completes Construction of Record-breaking Dive Roller Coaster Yukon Striker|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|work=Canada's Wonderland|access-date=4 May 2019|date=4 February 2019}}</ref> Installation of the ride train, and landscaping of the surrounding area began after construction was completed.<ref name=dun/>
In July 2018, following continuous construction during the operating season, the park began teasing a planned announcement scheduled the following month. On 15 August 2018, the roller coaster was officially introduced to the public, with renderings and details about the ride revealed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-canadas-wonderland/index.html|title=Coming in 2019: Dive coaster with 245-foot straight drop|last=Brown|first=Forrest|date=15 August 2018|work=CNN Travel|access-date=25 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/yukon-striker-longest-tallest-dive-roller-coaster|title=The New World's Fastest, Tallest and Longest Dive Roller Coaster Is Opening Next Year|last=Romano|first=Andrea|date=15 August 2018|work=Travel + Leisure|access-date=25 August 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBC">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-canadas-wonderland-1.4785094|title=Canada's Wonderland says it is building longest, fastest, highest roller-coaster of its type for 2019|last=McLaughlin|first=Amara|date=15 August 2018|work=CBC|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Construction for the roller coaster was completed on 4 February 2019, with the installation of the last track piece onto the 360-loop.<ref name="dun">{{cite web|url=https://www.canadaswonderland.com/media-center/020419-canadas-wonderland-completes-construction-of-record-breaking-dive-roller-coaster-yukon-striker|title=Canada's Wonderland Completes Construction of Record-breaking Dive Roller Coaster Yukon Striker|publisher=Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|work=Canada's Wonderland|access-date=4 May 2019|date=4 February 2019}}</ref> Installation of the ride train, and landscaping of the surrounding area began after construction was completed.<ref name=dun/>


On 24 April 2019, seventy-two people who helped raise funds for [[The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|The Hospital for Sick Children]] were invited to test ride Yukon Striker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/thrill-seekers-soar-on-canada-s-wonderland-s-new-record-breaking-coaster-1.4393002|title=Thrill-seekers soar on Canada's Wonderland's new record-breaking coaster|last=Doyle|first=Aileen|publisher=BellMedia|work=CTV News Barrie|date=24 April 2019}}</ref> In the days that followed, members of the media from Ontario, and neighbouring [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]], were invited to ride Yukon Striker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/new-in-town/new-in-town-how-i-didnt-die-but-felt-like-i-would-while-riding-new-record-breaking-roller-coaster-1394064|title=New in Town: How I didn't die (but felt like I would) while riding new record-breaking roller-coaster|last=Dunning|first=Jenni|work=Bradford Today|date=28 April 2019|publisher=Village Media|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> The ride was later opened to the general public on 3 May 2019, during the park's opening day for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2019/05/03/coastin-the-country-ep-3-yukon-striker-opens-at-canadas-wonderland/|title=Coastin' The Country Ep. 3: Yukon Striker opens at Canada's Wonderland|first=Marcus|last=Leshock|date=3 May 2019|access-date=4 May 2019|work=WGN-9|publisher=Tribune Broadcasting}}</ref>
On 24 April 2019, seventy-two people who helped raise funds for [[The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|The Hospital for Sick Children]] were invited to test-ride Yukon Striker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/thrill-seekers-soar-on-canada-s-wonderland-s-new-record-breaking-coaster-1.4393002|title=Thrill-seekers soar on Canada's Wonderland's new record-breaking coaster|last=Doyle|first=Aileen|publisher=BellMedia|work=CTV News Barrie|date=24 April 2019}}</ref> In the days that followed, members of the media from Ontario, and neighbouring [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]], were invited to ride Yukon Striker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/new-in-town/new-in-town-how-i-didnt-die-but-felt-like-i-would-while-riding-new-record-breaking-roller-coaster-1394064|title=New in Town: How I didn't die (but felt like I would) while riding new record-breaking roller-coaster|last=Dunning|first=Jenni|work=Bradford Today|date=28 April 2019|publisher=Village Media|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> The ride was later opened to the general public on 3 May 2019, during the park's opening day for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2019/05/03/coastin-the-country-ep-3-yukon-striker-opens-at-canadas-wonderland/|title=Coastin' The Country Ep. 3: Yukon Striker opens at Canada's Wonderland|first=Marcus|last=Leshock|date=3 May 2019|access-date=4 May 2019|work=WGN-9|publisher=Tribune Broadcasting}}</ref>


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
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===Trains===
===Trains===
Yukon Striker operates with three fiberglass trains each seating 3 rows of 8 for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains use vest restraints which were introduced on B&M's Wing Coasters. Each train is coloured a different colour, Gold, Silver or Bronze.
Yukon Striker operates with three fibreglass trains each seating 3 rows of 8 for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains use vest restraints which were introduced on B&M's Wing Coasters. Each train is coloured a different colour, gold, silver or bronze.


===Ride experience===
===Ride experience===
After departing the station, the train turns 180 degrees to the right and ascends {{Convert|68|m|ft}} up the lift hill, traveling at an angle of 47 degrees. It then turns 90 degrees to the right, halting at the 90-degree drop, where a portion of the train hangs slightly over. After pausing for approximately three seconds, riders plunge {{convert|75|m|ft|round=5}} through the middle of Vortex's turnaround and into an underwater tunnel, reaching a top speed of {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. After exiting the tunnel, the train rises into an [[Immelmann loop]]. The Immelmann loop itself is {{convert|57|m|ft}} above the floor of the tunnel, {{Convert|45|m|ft}} above the exit of the tunnel, and {{convert|50|m|ft|round=5}} above the water Vortex sits on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFEfMAVrkU|title=Canada's Wonderland Yukon Striker Immelmann Height Answer & Update|date=16 August 2018|website=Amusement Insiders|publisher=YouTube|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> Following the Immelmann loop, the train then enters a [[Zero-G Roll|zero-g roll]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2018/08/15/canadas-wonderland-record-breaking-yukon-striker-coaster/992580002/|title=Canada's Wonderland: Record-breaking Yukon Striker coaster announced|last=Levine|first=Arthur|date=15 August 2018|work=USA Today|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> This is followed by a complete 360-degree [[vertical loop]], a first for a Dive Coaster and a second Immelmann loop before reaching the [[Mid course brake run|mid-course brake run]], placed directly above [[Timberwolf Falls]]. The train dives down another steep drop into an airtime hill and then proceeds counterclockwise through a 360-degree helix that ends at the final brake run. One cycle of the ride lasts approximately 205 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzWTIFfIQo|title=Yukon Striker - POV - Canada's Wonderland|date=15 August 2018|website=Canada's Wonderland|publisher=YouTube|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>
After departing the station, the train turns 180 degrees to the right and ascends {{Convert|68|m|ft}} up the lift hill, travelling at an angle of 47 degrees. It then turns 90 degrees to the right, halting at the 90-degree drop, where a portion of the train hangs slightly over. After pausing for 5 seconds, riders plunge {{convert|75|m|ft|round=5}} through the middle of Vortex's [[helix]] and into an underwater tunnel, reaching a top speed of {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. After exiting the tunnel, the train rises into an [[Immelmann loop]]. The Immelmann loop itself is {{convert|57|m|ft}} above the floor of the tunnel, {{Convert|45|m|ft}} above the exit of the tunnel, and {{convert|50|m|ft|round=5}} above the water Vortex sits on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFEfMAVrkU|title=Canada's Wonderland Yukon Striker Immelmann Height Answer & Update|date=16 August 2018|website=Amusement Insiders|publisher=YouTube|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> Following the Immelmann loop, the train then enters a [[Zero-G Winder]], a combination of a [[Zero-G Roll]] and a [[Sidewinder (roller coaster element)|Sidewinder]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2018/08/15/canadas-wonderland-record-breaking-yukon-striker-coaster/992580002/|title=Canada's Wonderland: Record-breaking Yukon Striker coaster announced|last=Levine|first=Arthur|date=15 August 2018|work=USA Today|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> This is followed by a complete 360-degree [[vertical loop]], a first for a Dive Coaster and a second Immelmann loop before reaching the [[Mid course brake run|mid-course brake run]], placed directly above [[Timberwolf Falls]]. The train dives down another steep drop into an airtime hill and then proceeds counterclockwise through a 360-degree helix that ends at the final brake run. One cycle of the ride lasts approximately 205 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzWTIFfIQo|title=Yukon Striker - POV - Canada's Wonderland|date=15 August 2018|website=Canada's Wonderland|publisher=YouTube|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>


==Records==
==Records==
[[File:Yukon Striker under construction (31582221128).jpg|thumb|[[Lift hill]] and portions of the record-setting drop during the ride's construction]]
[[File:Yukon Striker under construction (31582221128).jpg|thumb|[[Lift hill]] and portions of the record-setting drop during the ride's construction]]
Upon opening in May 2019, Yukon Striker broke four Dive Coaster records and matched another Dive Coaster record. The roller coaster is presently the fastest Dive Coaster, with trains travelling at {{convert|130|km/h|mph}};<ref name="rec">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-opens-canada/index.html|last=Brown|first=Forrest|work=CNN Travel|title=Coaster dares you to take a 245-foot straight dive into an abyss|publisher=Cable News Network|access-date=3 May 2019|date=3 May 2019}}</ref> the longest Dive Coaster, with a track length of {{convert|1105|m|ft}};<ref name=rec/> and features the longest drop out of any Dive Coaster at {{convert|75|m|ft|round=5}}.<ref name=rec/> With four inversions, Yukon Striker also features the most inversions out of any Dive Coaster.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} In addition to these records, Yukon Striker also held the record for the tallest inversion on a roller coaster with its first inversion, a {{convert|187|ft|m|order=flip}} Immelmann loop;{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} although the record was only held for 57 days, overtaken by [[Steel Curtain (roller coaster)|Steel Curtain]], another new-for-2019 roller coaster located at [[Kennywood]] in [[West Mifflin]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/steel-curtain-roller-coaster-kennywood-pittsburgh/index.html|title=New roller coaster will flip you upside down 9 times|date=13 July 2019|access-date=25 March 2021|work=CNN Travel|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System|last=Brown|first=Forrest}}</ref>
When it opened in May 2019, Yukon Striker set three world records among [[Dive Coaster]] models for speed, length, and drop height. It became the fastest with a maximum speed of {{convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, as well as the longest with a track length of {{convert|1105|m|ft}}.<ref name=rec/> Although its height of {{convert|68|m|ft}} ties [[Valravn (roller coaster)|Valravn]] at [[Cedar Point]], Yukon Striker features the longest drop on a Dive Coaster at {{convert|75|m|ft|round=5}}.<ref name="rec">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yukon-striker-roller-coaster-opens-canada/index.html|last=Brown|first=Forrest|work=CNN Travel|title=Coaster dares you to take a 245-foot straight dive into an abyss|publisher=Cable News Network|access-date=3 May 2019|date=3 May 2019}}</ref> In addition to the records, its 360-degree vertical loop is also a first for Dive Coasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/yukon-striker-roller-coaster_l_5cc6991ae4b08e4e34842ae7|title=Thrills or Sheer Terror? World's Tallest, Longest, Fastest Dive Coaster Is Here|publisher=The Huffington Post.com Inc.|work=The Huffington Post|last=Mazza|first=Ed|date=29 April 2019|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>

In addition to breaking several Dive Coaster records, Yukon Striker also matched the record for the tallest dive coaster in the world. At a height of {{convert|68|m|ft}}, Yukon Striker shares the record as the tallest Dive Coaster in the world, with [[Valravn (roller coaster)|Valravn]], a Dive Coaster in [[Cedar Point]].<ref name=rec/> Upon its opening, Yukon Striker is also the only dive coaster in the world to feature a 360-degree loop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/yukon-striker-roller-coaster_l_5cc6991ae4b08e4e34842ae7|title=Thrills or Sheer Terror? World's Tallest, Longest, Fastest Dive Coaster Is Here|publisher=The Huffington Post.com Inc.|work=The Huffington Post|last=Mazza|first=Ed|date=29 April 2019|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>


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Yukon Striker
Yukon Striker's first drop and Immelmann loop
Canada's Wonderland
LocationCanada's Wonderland
Park sectionFrontier Canada
Coordinates43°50′25″N 79°32′35″W / 43.8402°N 79.5430°W / 43.8402; -79.5430
StatusOperating
Soft opening date24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)
Opening date3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
ReplacedSkyRider
General statistics
TypeSteel – Dive Coaster
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
ModelDive Coaster
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height68 m (223 ft)
Drop74.7 m (245 ft)
Length1,104.9 m (3,625 ft)
Speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Inversions4
Duration3:25
Max vertical angle90°
Capacity1,329 riders per hour
Height restriction52–77[1] in (132–196 cm)
Trains3 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 8 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.
Fast Lane Plus only available
Yukon Striker at RCDB

Yukon Striker is a steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario.[2] Designed as a dive coaster from manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the general public on 3 May 2019 in place of SkyRider, a roller coaster that was removed from the park in 2014. Featuring a height of 68 metres (223 ft), a length of 1,105 metres (3,625 ft), and a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), Yukon Striker is the world's tallest, longest, and fastest dive coaster, sharing its height record with Valravn at Cedar Point. Its four inversions and drop length of 75 metres (245 ft) also set world records among dive coaster models.

History

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Following the park's removal of SkyRider, Canada's Wonderland began preparations for a new ride.[3] In 2014, the park requested a geotechnical investigation of the area, extracting soil samples to assess building a roller coaster's concrete foundation.[4] On 19 December 2017, Canada's Wonderland filed an application for a permit to build nine support footers on the water and amend the waterway with a tunnel travelling under the pond within the park.[5] A permit was required from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), as parts of the ride, and the pond beneath it, fall within the Don River watershed.[5] The application was approved by the TRCA on 9 January 2018,[5] with construction on the ride's foundations beginning later that month.[3][6]

The completed tunnel for Yukon Striker in August 2018. Work on the tunnel was completed in early 2018, allowing for Vortex to stay operational for the 2018 season

The diversionary channel was built under the pond in order to facilitate the creation of the underwater tunnel, as well as prevent silt runoff downstream.[4] Construction for the diversionary channel, as well as the ride's underwater tunnel, required the temporary removal of two track pieces and a few supports belonging to Vortex, a roller coaster adjacent to Yukon Striker.[4] Work on the tunnel was completed before the park opened for 2018, with the installation of four track pieces and two water pumps to pump rainwater out of the tunnel.[4] With the tunnel completed, the removed pieces from Vortex were reinstalled, allowing for Vortex to be operational by the time the park reopened for the 2018 season.[citation needed]

In July 2018, following continuous construction during the operating season, the park began teasing a planned announcement scheduled the following month. On 15 August 2018, the roller coaster was officially introduced to the public, with renderings and details about the ride revealed.[7][8][9] Construction for the roller coaster was completed on 4 February 2019, with the installation of the last track piece onto the 360-loop.[10] Installation of the ride train, and landscaping of the surrounding area began after construction was completed.[10]

On 24 April 2019, seventy-two people who helped raise funds for The Hospital for Sick Children were invited to test-ride Yukon Striker.[11] In the days that followed, members of the media from Ontario, and neighbouring Buffalo, New York, were invited to ride Yukon Striker.[12] The ride was later opened to the general public on 3 May 2019, during the park's opening day for the 2019 season.[13]

Characteristics

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The ride was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, with the Canadian construction firm, E.S. Fox, contracted to build the ride.[3] Secant Engineers, a local structural engineering firm, was contracted to design the ride's tunnel, as well as the ride's foundations.[3] It is the first Dive Coaster to be built in Canada.[9]

The ride's vertical loop

The steel track is 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) long and the lift is 68 metres (223 ft) high.[10] The track is made up of 107 individual orange-coloured steel track pieces, the total of which weights 1,213 metric tonnes.[10] There are 42 support columns used to support the ride.[10] The steel used to build the roller coaster originated from Clermont Steel Fabricators in Batavia, Ohio.[3]

Trains

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Yukon Striker operates with three fibreglass trains each seating 3 rows of 8 for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains use vest restraints which were introduced on B&M's Wing Coasters. Each train is coloured a different colour, gold, silver or bronze.

Ride experience

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After departing the station, the train turns 180 degrees to the right and ascends 68 metres (223 ft) up the lift hill, travelling at an angle of 47 degrees. It then turns 90 degrees to the right, halting at the 90-degree drop, where a portion of the train hangs slightly over. After pausing for 5 seconds, riders plunge 75 metres (245 ft) through the middle of Vortex's helix and into an underwater tunnel, reaching a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). After exiting the tunnel, the train rises into an Immelmann loop. The Immelmann loop itself is 57 metres (187 ft) above the floor of the tunnel, 45 metres (148 ft) above the exit of the tunnel, and 50 metres (165 ft) above the water Vortex sits on.[14] Following the Immelmann loop, the train then enters a Zero-G Winder, a combination of a Zero-G Roll and a Sidewinder. [15] This is followed by a complete 360-degree vertical loop, a first for a Dive Coaster and a second Immelmann loop before reaching the mid-course brake run, placed directly above Timberwolf Falls. The train dives down another steep drop into an airtime hill and then proceeds counterclockwise through a 360-degree helix that ends at the final brake run. One cycle of the ride lasts approximately 205 seconds.[16]

Records

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Lift hill and portions of the record-setting drop during the ride's construction

When it opened in May 2019, Yukon Striker set three world records among Dive Coaster models for speed, length, and drop height. It became the fastest with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), as well as the longest with a track length of 1,105 metres (3,625 ft).[17] Although its height of 68 metres (223 ft) ties Valravn at Cedar Point, Yukon Striker features the longest drop on a Dive Coaster at 75 metres (245 ft).[17] In addition to the records, its 360-degree vertical loop is also a first for Dive Coasters.[18]

Reception

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The Golden Ticket Awards is an annual set of awards given out by Amusement Today, a newspaper published for the amusement industry. The rankings are selected by an international poll conducted by the newspaper. In 2019, Yukon Striker was ranked as the 34th best steel roller coaster in the world.[19] When Yukon Striker debuted in 2019, the newspaper named Yukon Striker the fourth Best New Roller Coaster of the year.[20] In the same year, the ride received the Best Innovation Award from Amusement Today for the ride's loose article and transfer system.[20]

Golden Ticket Awards: Top steel Roller Coasters
Year 2019
Ranking 34[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canada's Wonderland 2019 Assistance Guide" (PDF). Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ride the world's wildest dive roller-coaster". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Gismondi, Angela (11 September 2018). "A deeper dive into constructing the Yukon Striker". Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect. ConstructConnect Canada, Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Peacock, Grace (9 October 2018). "Building Yukon Striker: Constructing a world-record breaking dive roller coaster". Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "10.4 270437478 Ontario Ltd" (PDF). Executive Committee Meeting Revised Agenga #11/17. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 12 January 2018. pp. 45–47. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ Harris, Tamar (15 August 2018). "Record-breaking dive coaster coming to Canada's Wonderland". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ^ Brown, Forrest (15 August 2018). "Coming in 2019: Dive coaster with 245-foot straight drop". CNN Travel. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. ^ Romano, Andrea (15 August 2018). "The New World's Fastest, Tallest and Longest Dive Roller Coaster Is Opening Next Year". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b McLaughlin, Amara (15 August 2018). "Canada's Wonderland says it is building longest, fastest, highest roller-coaster of its type for 2019". CBC. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Canada's Wonderland Completes Construction of Record-breaking Dive Roller Coaster Yukon Striker". Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ Doyle, Aileen (24 April 2019). "Thrill-seekers soar on Canada's Wonderland's new record-breaking coaster". CTV News Barrie. BellMedia.
  12. ^ Dunning, Jenni (28 April 2019). "New in Town: How I didn't die (but felt like I would) while riding new record-breaking roller-coaster". Bradford Today. Village Media. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. ^ Leshock, Marcus (3 May 2019). "Coastin' The Country Ep. 3: Yukon Striker opens at Canada's Wonderland". WGN-9. Tribune Broadcasting. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Canada's Wonderland Yukon Striker Immelmann Height Answer & Update". Amusement Insiders. YouTube. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  15. ^ Levine, Arthur (15 August 2018). "Canada's Wonderland: Record-breaking Yukon Striker coaster announced". USA Today. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Yukon Striker - POV - Canada's Wonderland". Canada's Wonderland. YouTube. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  17. ^ a b Brown, Forrest (3 May 2019). "Coaster dares you to take a 245-foot straight dive into an abyss". CNN Travel. Cable News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  18. ^ Mazza, Ed (29 April 2019). "Thrills or Sheer Terror? World's Tallest, Longest, Fastest Dive Coaster Is Here". The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post.com Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  19. ^ "2019 Top Steel". goldenticketawards.com. Amusement Today, Inc. 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  20. ^ a b c "2019 Top 50 Steel Coasters". Golden Ticket Awards. Amusement Today. September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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