Yukon Striker Review Canada's Wonderland MASSIVE B&M Dive Coaster

Yukon Striker is a huge, 200+ foot tall dive coaster by B&M! In this review, I'll be giving my full thoughts on the experience so you can know what to expect when you go to ride it.
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[@thatkidonyoutube5223]

can't wait to see this ride in 10 million GP videos saying "tHiS iS dEaDlY dOn'T rIdE tHiS uNlEsS yOu HaVe A dEaTh WiSh!!!!!!".

[@koother]

Whys it deadly

[@thatkidonyoutube5223]

i'm not saying it's deadly at all, in fact, it's perfectly safe. i mean to say that the general public likes to say that dive coasters are very dangerous even if they are not. i mean, have you seen how many times valravn, griffon and sheikra are in these videos?

[@noone101]

lol I went on it

[@SpectrumAssociates]

Scary coaster accidents part 9999

[@cowplatter5320]

"ThIs iS sO daNGerOuS" *Proceeds to bring phone on rollerocaster*

[@tomwhite4596]

"Yukon has the best tunnel on a dive coaster" Oblivion at alton towers: "Am i a joke to you?"

[@panzerofthelake7661]

Yeah is it a f****** joke to you, Taylor

[@blitzn00dle50]

Yes. Yes you are.

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Exactly what I thought haha

[@Sonderax]

@@tomwhite4596 furthest depth underground achieved by any coaster. Still holds that record too.

[@Sonderax]

On oblivion your still vertical going into the drop so you cant see the pull out only feel it. With Yukon your maybe 2/3 done with the pull out. Oblivion has the best drop on a dive because of that tunnel. In my opinion that is.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Hi my name is Oblivion and i disagree with your statement on that weak tunnel.

[@user-sd2gv8vz8f]

Expedition Theme Park lmao

[@modz_gg-gamer581]

My name is Griffon and I fly under a bland bridge

[@tt.spoodermantiktok]

Th-This...is the 27th floor.

[@tonyisreal446]

Oi in emporor and I'm a parking lot coaster

[@officialchase02]

@@modz_gg-gamer581 My name is Sheikra and I go underground on my second drop after the midcourse

[@HYDRAdude]

Missed opportunity by not making that second drop ~90 degrees.

[@quentk8886]

I don’t know if there is physically enough space to reach 90 degrees and for it to be able to pull out of it without having a deadly amount of G forces

[@keditsyoutube]

Quent K ^^^^^

[@zachkabara527]

It is 90 degrees

[@EgansChannel]

@@zachkabara527 they’re talking about the drop off the mid coarse

[@CaptureKing247]

The other issue is the 2nd drop comes too late in the layout. I've been on 2 other dive coasters where the 2nd drop is better because it comes sooner so it's a higher drop. I would have also put the tunnel after the 2nd drop

[@lessardo87]

"it's a step up from Valravn" *gives worse score*

[@jarretstroud1842]

Well the Valravn review came out 2 years eariler.

[@SpringlockedSausage]

@@jarretstroud1842 true

[@sw3qty381]

They added the loop as a tribute to skyrider

[@emeraldyt3071]

So do u like it over valravn or not? U gave valravn a 7.5 And Yukon a 7 and basically the whole video u were saying it was good and decided to give it a pretty low score tbh while in valravns review u were giving it so much hate but ended up giving it a 7.5??

[@emeraldyt3071]

Another thing he said was that it was average theming to a cedar fair roller coaster. Which makes 0 sense bc cedar fair was putting basically no theming in their newer coasters. YS and Copperhead are thee best themed rollercoasters that cedar fair has done. Steel vengeance doesn’t have a lot of theming, hangtime has no theming and railblazer has some rock work. But for Yukon it has theming in the area a really nice looking station, 2 underground tunnels and a storyline so like wth??

[@ebkdnb77]

He's just hating on cw

[@bbolin5626]

ebkdnb77 Why would he be hating CW?

[@AmusementInsiders]

Amazing review. Your reviews are always very detailed and I love that you went very in detail with this one. Thanks for visiting the north haha

[@Panda-of1cq]

Yeah! I saw him in line beside me on a school trip! I didn’t say anything though.

[@alexirvine9083]

I FREAKING SAW YOU AT CW BUT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY HI... I WAS THE PERSON THAT ASKED IF YOU COULD COME UP TO CANADA AND YOU SAID MAYBE AND NOW I'M INCREDIBLY HAPPY!!!

[@TheSpicyFalafel]

I have been waiting for this for so long... And I am not disappointed.

[@ejjohnsonphotography]

This thing was outstanding! I absolutely enjoyed it. Favorite dive coaster I’ve ridden.

[@yugiohguy]

This ride is so aesthetically pleasing

[@panzerofthelake7661]

Next Canada’s wonder land should RMC wild beast

[@chez_calabrese]

fireballingast and make it stretch out around to where dinosaurs alone was

[@nivekeryas]

wilde beast barely deserves to be RMC'd, it is so awful. But yes, they should.

[@alexlove4374]

@@chez_calabrese Hey Amico!! Keep running into you 😜 ~ sb

[@beeninja2539]

It’s back to being named Wilde beast now

[@carlothegamer907]

Chez Napoli ikr

[@visionist7]

Oblivion's tunnel is obviously on a whole other level. The whole ride is themed around it

[@shinydavidhowell]

Heck, the whole ride concept was probably built around it. Remember, Alton Towers has the major planning restrictions around it, notably the inability to build above 25m (82'), and so the massive tunnel was needed to get to any kind of speed. Notably, the (mirrored) clone in Taiwan of the same ride is way above the ground apart from the drop.

[@adrenalinerush5862]

You gave the coaster the same score that I did in my review! I’m glad that you came back out to my home town to ride this coaster.

[@createdbyian5907]

As someone who has ridden Yukon Striker 17 times (7 times on "First Rider" day) your criticisms of the med course brake run might need an update. The last 3 rides for me on June 25th, I noticed that they barely brake and the second half seems to be faster. I think that as they learned about the ride and keeping the lines flowing, they have learned how they can improve that mid course brake run experience.

[@thaakiidty]

I had a bit of movement in Valravn’s trains. While the vest is tight, I was still able to move and feel airtime during the initial drop and after the trims.

[@coasterbot]

Taylor mate are you a dangus? Oblivion has the best tunnel on a dive coaster, period. There's no question about it. Have a great day!

[@jameswardle5452]

Yeah Taylor, are you a dangus?

[@turkmcturk5604]

Imo dive coasters should always be heavily heavily themed, almost like a dark ride. Oblivion was the first one and has classic Alton towers theming to genuinely make you terrified of the drop, and with baron at efteling you really get immersed. They are one trick ponies but they are designed to be like that.

[@fablecio]

I like how Dive Coasters have evolved from just having a big drop to having multi inversions.

[@ethanyang8601]

Rode this twice. Thought it was amazing!

[@steveos3185]

Been on this twice front row. And as a coaster enthusiast.. I agree the vest is a tad tight. It's actually expandable rubber. Something I've never experienced on a coaster. And bucket seats that you sink into. Then an airplane style safety buckle. It really is an awesome ride!! First time riding it feels like your very first coaster. Butterflies and all. First drop is breathtaking. So smooth and fast.. Enjoy!!

[@noahverhoff6203]

wait he says he likes this more than valravn and then gives it a 7 when valravn got a 7.5??

[@Milani-qe7jp]

Probably because he rode alot of more coasters, I bet valravn would get like a 6,5

[@urbex_coasters]

Noah Verhoff I haven't ridden Valravn since 2016, as it didn't impress me all that much (so many better rides I could do instead, including the old woodie next door that never has a line). That said, my dad rode it when I went for Steel Vengence, he complained about a rattle. You might say that my dad is GP, and that's very true. I also heard the same complaint from several coaster friends when I did Coaster Con a month later. We were talking about it because we all preferred Griffon to some degree (with me it was hangtime on the drop being possible with different restraints and the tunnel. Others in my group told me if I thought Banshee was rough, Valravn has gotten a rattle even more noticible).

[@David-gj9qr]

He probably forgot what he gave Valravn and didn't think to take that score into consideration. It he did he probably would've given Yukon Striker an 8

[@willsharp9666]

6:14 Really?? Better than Oblivion's tunnel?

[@audreygrace3100]

I live like 30 min away from there and I went on it today 5 times THE FRONT ROW IS THE BESTTT💗

[@Kattobi]

YAYY YUKON STRIKER REVIEW!!!

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I just rode this today. I enjoy dive coasters more than most enthusiasts do. Easily the best dive coaster! One thing you might be missing in regards to the vests. They are super comfortable for people who aren't tall. Plus, we still get airtime with them, plus we get a guarantee of no headbanging. We love the vests. That's why Valravn sometimes has longer lines than Steel Vengeance. Because the vest restraints are very popular. Yukon Striker would be an awful headbanger with those restraints that put rock-hard bars next to our head. But with the vests, it's no problem. SheiKra is fine with the old restraints, because it isn't very aggressive. Griffon is borderline; I get headbanging. Valravn & Yukon need the vests to eliminate headbanging.

[@AdrenalineLegends]

yes, I love dive coasters. This is the best dive machine, but not by far. I think dr diabolical or griffon or even valravn comes close, but yukon barely beats them out since those other ones are like BREAK right after the stop

[@shorty060506]

I agree. At the end of the day it is a Dive Coaster, what does Yukon Striker do? Dive. Is it the best? What is ever the best? Our community is built on personal experience and appreciation. This is a well designed dive coaster. Let's enjoy it and hope more modern designs takes place. If a new dive comes out with more inversions or elements that are unique to itself, do it! TTD is amazing so is KDK. Keep creating. The limit is only limited to what we have decided is the limit.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Nice review. Love those moving bins

[@cloudyvfx1853]

canadas wonderland is my home park and i rode this for the first time today and i would argue that its the best ride in the park

[@adrenalinerush5862]

I am so hoping for a Behemoth review next!

[@Kattobi]

thats not going to happen the ride is too old XD

[@ArrowThrills]

@@Kattobi lol

[@StamfordBridge]

My review: pure awesomeness.

[@angelfacepeanut]

yay so happy you uploaded this. love you taylor

[@Emonadeo]

You prefer this tunnel over Oblivion's @ Alton Towers? Oblivion goes into the tunnel straight down while Yukon is already way ahead in the pullout before it goes underground.

[@SwiftTelly20]

My thoughts exactly. If oblivion could have been similar to this - use the drop it already has but 200ft drop plus another 50ft underground - with all these great elements - may be a better-placed brake run - then the final product could be so awesome. You know what I'm getting at? I can imagine it in my head, but it's difficult to put into words.

[@shinydavidhowell]

@@SwiftTelly20 And of course Oblivion couldn't be that, or even close to that. Alton Towers aren't allowed to build above 25m (82') and all their major coasters are as they are because of that limitation. Nemesis has the cut-through sections. Oblivion has that tunnel. The Smiler has the record inversion count and does it compact Gertslauer style. And Wicker Man is all about lateral rather than vertical Gs.

[@SwiftTelly20]

@@shinydavidhowell No that is not what I meant. I meant Yukon Striker should have a similar "drop into tunnel" element as Oblivion with a better-placed brake run as it isn't in the best position on the ride [as it stands]. Yeah, it would so cool if Oblivion could have inversions and such like Yukon and other dive coasters, but it was an experimental ride design. Also, it does pale in comparison to others now. It was amazing for its time. It regularly breaks down, but unless Merlin is willing to spend the money getting it updated in some way to today's standards, it won't change, which is a shame. I know there is the rule too about no ride at Alton can be above the tree line which I don't like, but I understand why. Dive coasters wouldn't exist if B&M hadn't come up with Oblivion in the first place, I'm glad they did. I can see you know what you're talking about and passionate, so am I :-).

[@Gabes1321]

@@SwiftTelly20 it’s crazy to think how far oblivion actually goes underground! The drop is 187ft and only about 50ft of that is above ground! I think if Yukon Striker went into a tunnel like Oblivion did, there would either be a massive tunnel sticking out the ground which would look weird or they would have to make the drop bigger which I don’t think the technology is there yet or they would have to shorten the ride height but keep the drop the same height and make the furious go far underground. But that would make it less scary to the GP

[@haydencutrone6443]

I might be going on this ride this weekend and I cant wait

[@chez_calabrese]

Toronto respects your opinion Tay. Was nice to see you guys kicking it downtown too. Hope you enjoyed my city. cheers

[@Mik3yzCVG]

Coming from the US, especially in this part of the country, there's a lot of competition, Cedar Point mostly. But this is the largest park in Canada and the only Cedar Fair in Canada as well. This park can somewhat be considered a "test" park for bringing rides over from Europe, and new ideas (Sledgehammer). Bringing the Dive coaster is more for Toronto and Canada than it is for any US visitor. Keep in mind this park is landlocked so it can not expand any more outwards and because of the neighboring homes can have a sound cap, they had to put sand inside the tracks when they built Leviathan.

[@austenstevens5248]

I love vertical loops even if it is on a dive coaster which is pretty cool because they all are the same

[@MasonThatWeirdGuy]

Taylor today I did Texas Giant for the first time it was so fun I’m just 48 in!!! It’s the best ride in the park!! On Monday I’m riding the Titan if the lap bar comes down enough!! The drop, airtime, banked turns, and tunnels, are the best in my opinion!

[@joaquinsotto9457]

When the coaster runs through the track it’s like it has a very cute personality like “lemme just turn right side up “ *whoop* and runs off into the distance

[@bimblebobble4438]

Loose Article System > Yukon Striker

[@markmccormick6628]

bimblebobble very true

[@TN-wv6ok]

bimblebobble RMC loose article system

[@pyro9429]

I was at the park having a chill ride on the windseeker and saw the ride being built, it was pretty cool

[@carlothegamer907]

Can you do a review of Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, thanks😀

[@infamousplrr]

I’ve done Valraven and Griffin, don’t think I need to say which one I liked more tbh

[@hdhdvsjah1878]

Hartwell (Hartwell) Pollard I was thinking he meant griffin

[@electricdragon6850]

ABOUT TIME FOR A REVIEW

[@whitneyg9150]

Yeah valravn didnt do much for me honestly. I think my second ride on valravn was better, because I didnt count the dive properly so the first hill ACTUALLY got me. But overall I hated the lack of airtime and thought it was very bland. It's cool, the rest of my family really enjoy it, so I think dive coasters are a good addition to a park.

[@Stephenp503]

I feel like parks are now putting vest restraints on dive coasters for the GP. The GP probably feel safer with the vest restraints because they are more restrictive than over the shoulder restraints.

[@YYZ_Aviation2]

you are very likely to be able to choose were you sit because each row has alot of seats I have always gotten front row

[@jjboy8081]

3:14 its always a good sign when B&M jackhammers you right out of the station.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

All B&M Dive Machines do that during the mid course brake run. They stop the train fully before going into the mini dive. I think it acts as a sort of "holding brake", if that makes sense.

[@somem8plebo1ye68]

I just went to Canada and went to this ride it’s worth going into the front row and riding it . I prefer riding front for the best experience riding it the first time

[@ev7d167]

wheres the review for Blue streak backyard coaster?

[@nexusfoxy6351]

Moved to Alberta before I could ride it :( super excited to go when I get back!

[@khris6690]

A dice coaster is a great experience with your family and friends...to be able to sit in the same row with your whole party is a great experience as we did last Monday and Tuesday on valravn which I think is the 3rd best coaster at cedar point and I just rode all of them between 2 days this week

[@khris6690]

Correct..dive coaster

[@WicketEngineering]

@@khris6690 lol stupid autocorrect

[@mercedeswilliams5956]

before the yukon striker was created or even thought of there was a standing up roller coaster in its place it was not just an empty slot i live in canada have been to canada’s wonderland many times

[@chorokee]

Moving bins: The bin system is used in Chinese B&M dive Western Regions Heaven and CW is using it.

[@iateyourkidneys8779]

Just wondering, is this better than Leviathan in your opinion? Or, do you think this is the best ride at Canada’s wonderland?

[@xavierliska1558]

Great review. Looking forward to riding it on Thursday Personally though, I think they need to take out Time Warp and Flight Deck, and replace it with a Wing Coaster with Flight Deck name and theming. After Yukon Striker, it's probably got the best/coolest theming in the park. Doesn't have to be another record-breaking coaster, but I'd be satisfied with a wing coaster at CW. Afterall, it can't get much worse than Time Warp OR Flight Deck

[@TN-wv6ok]

Unpopular opinion: Replace them with a Launched Vekoma flying coaster like F.L.Y. that will be at Phantasialand

[@briandevine8292]

I think it would be cool if we got a invert.

[@me-myself-i787]

​@@TN-wv6ok F. L. Y is too low capacity for a park like Canada's Wonderland.

[@tylerburke3657]

Great review I agree with everything you said

[@swyslowbtd2668]

I rode it once may 4th 2022 wow very specific and it was very fun 10/10 and ur right every has different opinions

[@anomalygd361]

The second inversion is called a 0g winder, it's the same thing as taiga or pantheon's first inversion

[@quentk8886]

10:27 I think you should have mentioned this in Orion’s review. From its review I really got the feel that you didn’t really like it except for the speed hill and twist hill at the end

[@Traineddummy]

The first time I rode this coaster vortex was going through the helix while we were going down the drop I kinda felt like I was in the announcement video

[@DEOTY1]

Great update can you do a review of behemoth

[@Archman155]

6:14 Come on.. you've ridden Oblivion...

[@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819]

Cool Roller coaster ride!!🙂❤👍

[@simonaionescu2324]

I loved it! I've rode it 32 times

[@jadas2578]

I live in Bracebridge it’s one hour and 40 minutes away from Toronto I’ve been on the UConn striker before I went on it 15 times what I have to say is I went 15 times in the front and the front that you just go up the hill straight and then turn stop and then head down the reason why I like that is because this coaster gives when you’re going up the hill and it just gives you the butterflies in your stomach

[@troysaunders2530]

going to cw in 2 months! so excited

[@brandonclark887]

The only downside of rides like this one are the wait time; I waited roughly two hours to get on this attraction. It didn’t help that a handful of kids kept cutting the line.😕

[@jimb0nie910]

The cinematography in this video is ON POINT. What kind of camera do you use to get such beautiful shots?

[@baseballguy0125]

I had a dream that Dollywood got a Stand-Up Roller Coaster, trains backwards, with a launch.

[@tadxo]

Baseball Guy01 seems pretty bad

[@baseballguy0125]

Tadxo • maybe that’s what the surf coaster will be! A launched Stand-Up!

[@theheardtheorem]

Just reading this comment made me go put on a jock strap!

[@baseballguy0125]

Weird thing is, is that Twisted Cyclone was at Dollywood, along with Fury 325. But it was named Leo, as in Leo the Lion. When I said something about it, they said. “Go ride a bad ride, oh wait. It’s Dollywood, there isn’t a bad ride.”

[@WicketEngineering]

No... That's Six Flags.

[@Corks-ti4vz]

Best tunnel on a dive coaster? I think Oblivion wins that one.

[@andrewantonazzo4095]

I’m here right now. I think YS is a very good ride. Definitely the best dive coaster.

[@zacharygiles2984]

Nope

[@andrewantonazzo4095]

Zachary Giles come on... it’s not even close

[@ArrowThrills]

I'm sure Valravn is better

[@andrewantonazzo4095]

Mystic Timbers Fanboy the only thing Valravn has on YS is the view from the top. Other than that YS is better in every way.

[@Shadow-py9ij]

Would you consider this the 3rd best at CW? Does this finally give the park a big 3 instead of just a big 2?

[@CoasterStudios]

Taz yes and yes

[@kristopherparlin7224]

You should do a video of the best dive coasters that you have ridden

[@jarretstroud1842]

Nice review!

[@ArrowThrills]

Do a rollercoaster battle please Yukon Striker vs Valravn

[@veebezoo5175]

the reason they added the vertical loop is because its a tribute to the coaster that came before it

[@coopb4073]

I’m going to Dollywood tomorrow I can’t wait

[@madelinegarber7860]

Never ridden a dive coaster. I suspect I’ll like it when I do but I can definitely understand why many enthusiasts don’t love them. If/when I ride them I’ll be able to say if I agree or not.

[@WicketEngineering]

Honestly they aren't that great unlike many of B&M's models like gigas and hypers. They are really short and on the side seats they are rattly. Or at least that's the case on Griffon. The drop is really the only great thing about them and you can get other 90 degree drops on many other coasters. Cannibal at Lagoon has a drop angle below 90 degrees!

[@madelinegarber7860]

Epic Puppets I believe you. I just feel like I should ride one or 2 to form an informed opinion.

[@WicketEngineering]

@@madelinegarber7860 Yea you don't know the exact feeling until you try one :)

[@myguymangu1047]

I love the theming

[@WicketEngineering]

All of B&M's coasters are attractive, but I cannot say that about dive coasters. I think it is the turn at the top of the hill.

[@echubbi8611]

Epic Puppets I would disagree

[@WicketEngineering]

@@echubbi8611 lol different views of things

[@ruscaliso]

can u make the Behemoth reveiw?

[@Sonderax]

i love the ride but have 1 thing im not a fan of. You fly through that loop so it could have been maybe 5m-6m taller

[@kyrocity]

6:13 "Best Tunnel" *Sad Oblivion Noises*

[@amyroyse3688]

Great vid

[@gabbyvlogsandmore888]

the vest does not give you some space on the front row I have been on the front row

[@agentM1991]

Taylor are you going to ride Tigris yet? I rode it at Busch Gardens Tampa and loved it. In my opinion I think its better than Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. And the restraints are more comfortable than on Tempesto.

[@WicketEngineering]

Why does tempesto even have shoulder straps?

[@atravers_]

They defiantly needed the MCBR because wonderland needs all there coasters to run 3 trains or we would be waiting way too long

[@jaden8031]

You should do a Top 10 coasters in Canada after you ride coaster at Playland

[@laurs5551]

How’s the drink going to spill if it has a lid on lol

[@dusty8814]

Yay

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

Im riding this in late July as part of my huge USA Coaster tour.

[@chez_calabrese]

Alejandro Garza this is in Canada FYI ;)

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

More like North American Coaster Tour (I'm starting it the same day as the Japan Coaster Tour from Taylor, Chad, and Dan(Midway Mayhem)

[@LuizFilipeLucchiari]

some people call that zero G roll a DIVE LOOP.

[@peblezQ]

It was fun, but it was super short and didn't really feel worth the wait. They were super efficient with boarding, but it was still a long 2-hour wait. It is really fun, though, but not really worth waiting 2 hours for

[@zachgordon9555]

Im going on this in exactly a week

[@rogerhellebrand3498]

Baron 1898 is way smaller but doesnt miss on intensity like the big ones ( theming is better)

[@jasonelston2707]

You're only saying it's a step up from Valravn because of the restraints, right?

[@WicketEngineering]

Are the vests comfortable?

[@katerinakittycat3849]

Would the height make this a "hyper dive" coaster?

[@WicketEngineering]

LOL good question!

[@hellacia8151]

When are you going to ride Do dodonpa