Canada's Wonderland

Record Breaking Yukon Striker Dive Coaster Coming to Canada’s Wonderland

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canadas-Wonderland-Yukon-Striker-Concept-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canadas-Wonderland-Yukon-Striker-Concept-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Yukon Striker Concept 1" width&equals;"1187" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15911" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;VAUGHAN&comma; ON&rpar;&colon; Aug&period; 15&comma; 2018 – When Canada’s Wonderland opens its gates for the 2019 season&comma; the park’s skyline will be forever transformed by Yukon Striker – the longest&comma; fastest and tallest dive roller coaster in the world&period; Situated in the newly themed area Frontier Canada&comma; Yukon Striker will be the country’s first dive coaster and the park’s 17th coaster&comma; placing Canada’s Wonderland among the world’s top three amusement parks with the most roller coasters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Yukon Striker promises an exhilarating journey along its 3&comma;625 feet of mountainous track where guests will be treated to a spectacular view stretching to the Toronto skyline&period; The coaster features a &OpenCurlyQuote;hold and dive’ element where riders will literally be hanging on the edge of their seats&comma; on one of three wide&comma; floorless trains&comma; breathlessly awaiting the 90-degree&comma; 245-foot drop&period; Once released&comma; the coaster dives from zero to 130 kilometres per hour straight down into an underwater tunnel before soaring up over steel track&comma; propelling riders through four dynamic inversions and gravity-defying weightlessness&period; Designed by Bolliger &&num;038&semi; Mabillard&comma; Yukon Striker will claim several world records&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• The fastest dive coaster at 130 km&sol;h &lpar;80 mph&rpar;&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• The longest dive coaster at 3&comma;625 feet &lpar;1&comma;105 m&rpar;&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• The tallest dive coaster at 245 feet &lpar;75 m&rpar; – includes underground&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canada-s-Wonderland-Yukon-Striker-Factsheet&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canada-s-Wonderland-Yukon-Striker-Factsheet&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Canada s Wonderland Yukon Striker Factsheet" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"994" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15910" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Frontier Canada’s arrival at Canada’s Wonderland is more than 37 years in the making&comma; as it was originally planned and designed as one of five themed sections to be developed for the park’s opening in 1981&period; The area will represent the rugged Yukon backcountry during the Klondike Gold Rush era of the late 1890s&period; Yukon Striker will join rides Lumberjack&comma; Flying Canoes&comma; Mighty Canadian Minebuster&comma; Soaring Timbers&comma; Timberwolf Falls&comma; and White Water Canyon as the signature attractions in this newly themed section of the park&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>WinterFest offers a new season of holiday fun in 2019&comma; when guests at Canada’s Wonderland will be treated to an all-new immersive holiday experience taking place in late November and December&period; During WinterFest&comma; the park will be transformed into an enchanted winter wonderland complete with uniquely themed areas&comma; dozens of Christmas trees&comma; millions of spectacular lights&comma; ice-skating&comma; live entertainment&comma; savory treats&comma; crafts and hands-on family activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canada-s-Wonderland-WinterFest-Factsheet&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;08&sol;Canada-s-Wonderland-WinterFest-Factsheet&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Canada s Wonderland WinterFest Factsheet" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"994" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15912" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The park’s fountain on International Street will become Snowflake Lake where guests can enjoy ice skating amid brilliant holiday lights&period; Each night&comma; singers and dancers will set the stage for the celebratory lighting ceremony of a 70-foot-tall &lpar;21 m&rpar; Christmas tree featuring more than 40&comma;000 sparkling ornaments&period; WinterFest visitors can feast on savory treats and holiday favourites like turkey&comma; gourmet hot chocolate and peppermint fudge&comma; and then catch one of a dozen live holiday-themed shows like Cool Yule Christmas and Jingle Jazz&period; Children can help elves mail letters to Santa&comma; decorate cookies in Mrs&period; Claus’ Kitchen&comma; and meet classic Peanuts characters or special WinterFest entertainers like Jack Frost&comma; the Sugar Plum Fairy and Candy Cane&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is the largest capital investment we’ve made in our park since opening&comma;” said Norm Pirtovshek&comma; Canada’s Wonderland General Manager&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re excited to offer world-class thrills and a truly unique experience for our guests next year&period; Yukon Striker will be the centerpiece of our new themed area Frontier Canada&comma; delivering exhilarating and record-breaking coaster elements like no other in the world&period; And to cap off our 2019 season&comma; WinterFest will be a holiday event unique to Canada as our park transforms into a winter wonderland&period; You can expect magical holiday fun for guests of all ages&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--&NewLine;<strong>The Best Deals on Season Pass Available Now<&sol;strong> &NewLine;&NewLine;When guests purchase their 2019 Season Pass&ast; now they not only get unlimited visits next year&comma; but also unlimited visits for the remainder of 2018 – all for just &dollar;72&period;99 or 12 easy online payments of &dollar;6&period;08&period; Canada’s Wonderland is also introducing an all-new Gold Pass in 2019 that includes all the benefits of a Season Pass&comma; plus free admission to WinterFest and Halloween Haunt – all for &dollar;99&period;99 or 12 easy online&NewLine;payments of &dollar;8&period;33&period; Both deals are available only for a limited time&period;&NewLine;<em>&ast;Does not include Halloween Haunt or Winterfest&period;<&sol;em>&NewLine;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

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