Canada's Wonderland · Operating · 2019

Yukon Striker

245 ft · 80 mph

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Bolliger & Mabillard245 ft · 80 mph

Yukon Striker opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the newly built Frontier Canada area, immediately setting three world records for its Bolliger & Mabillard dive-coaster class: fastest, longest, and tallest drop. Riders climb to 245 feet before pausing at the summit, tipping forward to stare straight down for several seconds, and plunging through an underground tunnel at up to 80 mph. Four inversions follow the drop, including the first 360-degree vertical loop ever built on a dive coaster, all wrapped in Klondike gold-rush theming that carries through the queue and station. Yukon Striker remains one of the most decorated modern coasters in the park's lineup and a signature attraction within Frontier Canada.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Canada's Wonderland's operating coasters

DiveSteel

Park intensity

Height

245 ft

#2 of 11 at Canada's Wonderland

Height245 ft

Speed80 mph

Length3,625 ft

Inversions4

Ride experience

Dive
Steel

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Dive coasters

A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.

Held drops and dive moments

When the train pauses before the fall, anticipation becomes part of the element.

Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)

Swiss manufacturer known for smooth inverts, hypers, dives, and wing coasters.

Centripetal force in loops

Loops are engineered so the track pushes you into the seat — not so you “hold on by gravity.”

History

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Timeline

2019
Yukon Striker opens
Debuts as the world's tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster.
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2019
First 360-degree loop on a dive coaster
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Background

Frontier Canada's centerpiece attraction traces back to a concept Canada's Wonderland had reportedly considered for years before finally building it: a dive coaster themed to the Klondike gold rush, occupying the site of the removed SkyRider coaster.

Bolliger & Mabillard designed Yukon Striker specifically to set records, and it delivered on debut in 2019 — becoming the world's tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster, with a 245-foot drop, an 80 mph top speed, and 3,625 feet of track. The ride also introduced dive coasters' first 360-degree vertical loop, a first for the model anywhere in the world, adding a fourth inversion beyond the format's usual three.

Floorless trains hold riders at the 245-foot summit for a full 90-degree pause before the drop, an intentionally drawn-out moment of anticipation that has become the ride's signature element among enthusiasts.

Yukon Striker remains the showpiece of Frontier Canada and one of the most award-recognized coasters the park has ever built, still holding its dive-coaster length and drop records years after opening.

Notable records

fastest · World
World's fastest dive coaster at 80 mph when it opened.
As of 2019
longest · World
World's longest dive coaster at 3,625 feet when it opened.
As of 2019
tallest · World
World's tallest dive coaster drop at 245 feet when it opened.
As of 2019