CoastersRZ Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 More official details on the Canada`s Wonderland website here: https://www.canadaswonderland.com/play/rides/yukon-striker It is indeed the worlds tallest, fastest, longest dive coaster taking the records from Valravn. Also, Canada`s Wonderland announced that they will be hosting WinterFest in 2019. https://www.canadaswonderland.com/play/winterfest That means that starting next year, all five former Paramount Parks will now have WinterFest events, and are joined by Worlds of Fun. I wonder if other parks will join in (Dorney?). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Here is a look! Ride Stats Designed by: Bolliger & Mabillard Coaster type: Dive Height of drop: 245 feet (75 metres) *includes underground tunnel Top Speed: 130 km/h (80 mph) Inversions: 4 Length: 3,625 feet (1,105 metres) Duration: 3 minutes, 25 seconds Trains: 3 Riders per Train: 24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Great addition for the park up north. I also like how they're utilizing Sky Rider's paint scheme. With this along with a few other coasters that say otherwise, can we please stop pretending that Cedar Fair isn't willing to build rides that take records from Cedar Point, even if they're close? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 So, Valravn will have to change their signs saying the biggest, etc now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethancoaster Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I think I'm more excited about Frontier Canada finally becoming a section. Not that the coaster isn't already great, but retheming the area around it will put the experience on the next level. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, silver2005 said: With this along with a few other coasters that say otherwise, can we please stop pretending that Cedar Fair isn't willing to build rides that take records from Cedar Point, even if they're close? Retweet 1 hour ago, sixohdieselrage said: So, Valravn will have to change their signs saying the biggest, etc now. They could change the stats to be exclusive to America- "tallest dive in the US" and so on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfanatic83 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Up until the MCBR, this ride looks like it has the chance to be the best dive coaster out there. After the MCBR... meh. Overall, this looks like a great addition for the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, coasterfanatic2012 said: Up until the MCBR, this ride looks like it has the chance to be the best dive coaster out there. After the MCBR... meh. Overall, this looks like a great addition for the park. That sounds like everyone's reaction to every dive coaster ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Very happy to see this... The park needed depth (and inversions) in it's coaster lineup... When your 'big 3' includes your Arrow Suspended, something like Yukon Striker is just what the doctor ordered... Plus, this should thin the crowds mobbing Leviathan a bit... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I have never been to CW, but this looks like it will be a great addition for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Very great for the North oh what a super addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yukon Striker looks great. The vertical loop is kinda random (and reminds me of those "Vertical Drop Coaster"s on Roller Coaster Tycoon lol), but I get that it's a tribute to Sky Rider. And just as Valravn has a specfic personality, I picture this ride having one as well... when I heard it would have the same seating arrangement as V, I pictured the vehicles as a bearded Prospector looking for gold (think Gold Striker(CGA)'s logo). Can't wait to ride this as well as all the unique flats Canada's Wonderland has to offer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I wonder how tall that first Immelman is... Could it also get a record for world's tallest inversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 50 minutes ago, silver2005 said: I wonder how tall that first Immelman is... Could it also get a record for world's tallest inversion? Steel Curtain will have the tallest at 197ft so it'll have to beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Is it just me but the all the dive coasters are just blah with super long drug out elements? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 ^^^ I've only ridden 2... Enjoyed Griffon way more Valravn… Worries me slightly because of the CW fanboys thinking that drop height/speed/#of inversions guarantees a better ride... Not sure if it's just me, but I can't tell how much I'll like a ride by watching videos of it... It just doesn't translate for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I like the interaction is has with Vortex in threading through the far helix on the first drop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 8 hours ago, SonofBaconator said: Steel Curtain will have the tallest at 197ft so it'll have to beat that. I also looked up Valravn's stats, and its Immelman is only 165 ft and only 20 ft shorter than Yukon, so unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, silver2005 said: I also looked up Valravn's stats, and its Immelman is only 165 ft and only 20 ft shorter than Yukon, so unlikely. It would basically have to climb the same height as the initial drop to break the tallest inversion record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Also, I just noticed in the animation that WindSeeker is stuck spinning at the top for the entire ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivertown Rider Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Great addition to the park. They already have a great top two but this will add some much needed quality and give them a solid top three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 This is all great news, and especially Winterfest. However, I am sort of lukewarm about the addition of Frontier Canada, call me pessimistic but that was something I was glad that they skipped out on originally. It seems like a forced Canadian Content concept, which was something some protestors of Wonderland demanded form the beginning. It's the kind of tackiness that's the same kind of thing if a Disney Park opened here and there'd just have to be Mickey in an RCMP ceremonial uniform. I'm not exactly sure why Cedar Fair all of a sudden is obsessed with tacky Canadiana theming that doesn't resonate with anything in the modern Greater Toronto Area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Because thumping the patriotism drum is easy, and reaps profits??? Look how successful the CW Canada 150 stuff was... I mean Tim Hortons has been playing the 'cup of canadiana' card for years, and its been insanely successful for a sub-par donut chain founded by a guy who died while drinking and driving... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 You sure about that, was the 2017 season much more successful because it happened to happen on the 150th anniversary of when Queen Victoria decided to unite three British colonies and split one of them into two pieces? Id like to see the numbers to prove that Canada’s Wonderland was more successful despite this. The whole Canada 150 movement was met with indifference in reality. Many were angry that the government was spending any money at all on Canada 150. i don’t really want to get deep into politics as I’m assumed that’s not tolerated here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 4:28 PM, BoddaH1994 said: That sounds like everyone's reaction to every dive coaster ever. Me, guilty as charged. I really like Valravn. It's a really great coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 21 hours ago, MisterSG1 said: You sure about that, was the 2017 season much more successful because it happened to happen on the 150th anniversary of when Queen Victoria decided to unite three British colonies and split one of them into two pieces? Id like to see the numbers to prove that Canada’s Wonderland was more successful despite this. The whole Canada 150 movement was met with indifference in reality. Many were angry that the government was spending any money at all on Canada 150. i don’t really want to get deep into politics as I’m assumed that’s not tolerated here. I'm referring solely to the parks portion, not the various things done in communities across the country… The parks tie-in activities last year went over well, which is why they had 'Celebration Canada' for the entire month of July this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I think YK is going to be the first of many that break from the typical dive coaster mold. This one is the closest thing we've seen to an out-and-back layout for a Dive Machine and it is the first to incorporate a vertical loop. Hopefully we'll start to see more Dive machines that take inspiration from traditional looping coasters with more elements, inversions, and such. The 200+ft drop can stay the same, but I'm hoping that we get some tighter elements and less copied layouts in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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