![]() “Okay Yukon Striker is insane,” tweets “Yes, the 2+ hour wait in line is worth it.”īut not everyone on the internet is anticipating a turn on the world’s steepest coaster. Thrill-seekers have been lining up for hours to be one of the first to give this awe-inspiring ride a whirl. “The ride on Yukon Striker is absolutely breathtaking,” says Wonderland general manager Norm Pirtovshek. The coaster offers a full view of the ground below thanks to floorless seats, and takes a three-second pause at the drop’s precipice, giving riders a chance to contemplate the decisions that brought them to the brink of a 90-degree plunge into an underwater tunnel. Named for the Canadian gold rush of the late 1800s, the Striker reaches a maximum speed of 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour along its 3,625 feet (1,105 meters) of track - the length of a dozen football fields - and has four inversions, including a 360-degree loop. This month, Canada’s Wonderland, a theme park outside Toronto, debuted the Yukon Striker roller coaster, which features the “longest, fastest and tallest dive roller coaster” in the world.Īccording to roller coaster designers Bolliger & Mabillard, a dive coaster is marked by a “straight vertical drop with riders facing down (that) creates a different ride experience.” ![]() Two dead, a million without power after ice storm hits Canada Octopus strangles diver at 40-feet underwater More than 155,000 public workers in Canada strike over pay disputeĬanadian trans teacher confronted leaving mall without Z-cup prosthetic breasts ![]()
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