 Alrighty, so we finally had our behind-the-scenes tour. We've been keeping it a secret for a couple, about a week now. So a lot of you have been asking where has our behind-the-scenes tour been? And it's just been delayed due to us wanting more things to film. So the longer the delay, the more there was to film. And boy, was there a lot to film today. And we have a lot of information to share with you guys today. So thanks to Grace Peacock from Canada's Wonderland, the director of communications. We got a really awesome behind-the-scenes tour. And she was so awesome. We weren't rushed at all. We got awesome shots for you guys. Awesome pictures for the Instagram account. And some awesome pictures for some posters too. So stay tuned on our merch store, which will be linked down below, for some awesome posters, HD posters of Yukon Strikers construction. Anyways, let's get right to it. So as you can see, you're probably wondering, wait, they're already at the Imelman? The vertical loop's not done. Well, yeah, that's the case. So we're not too sure as to why the vertical loop hasn't been started. The support structure for the vertical loop hasn't even been put in place. Yet they're already erecting the Imelman. In fact, I can already see the Imelman piece laying next, so it's gonna start going up, whereas there's no vertical loop pieces laying next to the vertical loop area. There is support columns for the vertical loop laying next to the vertical loop. I'm saying vertical loop a lot. But yeah, there is support columns for it there, but no sign of track yet. So as you can see on the screen right now, I'm trying to get all the information out because we do have a lot of information. So I will try to get everything out. If I forget anything, I will make another video. But as you saw, we're walking in between the footings that'll connect the Imelman to the mid-course brake run. So this is where the support columns will go for that little kind of awkward phase after the Imelman that connects to the MCBR. And right now I'm standing where the vertical loop will be. So as you can see, the exit of the vertical loop is done right there. And the entrance to the vertical loop was just where I was filming a second ago, but there's this really weird straight piece. So in the POV, it kind of makes it look like a little bump, but in person it's just a straight runway. So you can definitely tell it's definitely designed to give it some speed to hit that Imelman and then into the mid-course brake run. So that's really cool. It's very straight, as you guys can see with your own eyes right now. But this thing is really impressive in person. Again, I cannot stress enough that footage does not do Yukon Stryker justice. I mean, this thing is visible from Rutherford, from Jane Street, from Major McKenzie. You can see it all over. In fact, you can see the mid-course brake run from outside of the park as well. And then the airtime hill after the mid-course brake run outside of the park as well. This thing is very visible, so it's very tall. And I'm very excited because it looks like it's gonna maintain a lot of speed throughout the coaster, which is unique for dive coasters. You're not losing that momentum right after the first Imelman. So I'm excited to see what kind of Gs and forces and unique experience Yukon Stryker is gonna dish out in April, 2019. But as you can see, there's the mid-course brake run that I'm looking up at right now. So that was put in about two weeks ago. And the drop, the second drop, or the drop out of the mid-course brake run, here you have the zero G roll. Now, y'all can definitely drag me down below, but I do not see this as a zero G roll. I am not a full-fledged enthusiast though. And in terms of knowledge and terms, I am not the greatest and haven't been the greatest. But based off of what I've seen online, this does not seem to be a full-fledged zero G roll. It almost looks like a zero G roll and a dive loop kind of mixed together. Now, if you saw, I just looked over into Whitewater Canyon's forest. There's a reason for that. So there are some markings in there. There have been a little bit of land clearing over by the Canyon Trader Shop. And that's definitely probably where you'll see some shops for Frontier Canada. Well, a lot of you may have questions. What is Frontier Canada going to hold? Or what is it going to house? And what's gonna take place in Frontier Canada? Well, Frontier Canada is going to be themed to something like Dawson City from Yukon. And it's definitely gonna be from the Gold Rush era. And it's going to be somewhat educational from what we were told. So the whole purpose is to educate some younger people who don't necessarily know what Yukon and the Gold Rush era is. They want it to be very like heritage and Canadian and they're gonna blend it out. Something also that's very interesting is this is phase one of Frontier Canada. That's very interesting information. So if I were to make a quick prediction and I'll make a separate video on this, but if I were to make a quick prediction on the spot right now, I'm gonna guess Yukon Stryker for 2019. 2020, you're gonna see maybe a family ride or restaurant added to Frontier Canada with some theming added as well, some more theming. Year three, you're probably gonna see a thrilling flat ride with some more theming upgrade, maybe something similar to what Cedar Point got for 2019. So for Ben and Frontier and then, or RMC's Mindbuster, whatever that fits in. So I definitely think Mindbuster is definitely going to be RMC'd. I can definitely strongly say that I don't think Wild Beast is getting RMC'd anymore. It looks like Wild Beast is probably gonna be receiving some re-tracking. In fact, a very big portion of it re-tracked again. And this is gonna be its fourth year being re-tracked and I just don't see a wooden coaster that's going to be RMC'd anytime soon, going four years of significant re-tracking. Mindbuster on the other hand has had very little re-tracking other than the helix and that might have been mandatory. And I just think that it fitting right into Frontier Canada would make more sense. But nonetheless, I'm excited and I can't wait to talk about Mindbuster and how it fits into Frontier Canada and how Mindbuster was the original kind of crown holder for Frontier Canada and its original concept. And it seems like Wonderland is really wanting to go back to its roots and make Frontier Canada what it was supposed to be. And to me, that screams something Mindbuster. So I'm definitely making my out 2021 for me is like the year that it's gonna happen. It's our anniversary. I know Cedar Fair doesn't do anniversaries but it fits into the five year expansion plan that Canada's Wonderland's probably under and kind of what we got out of the interview today. Trying to think of anything else in this area in terms of information. So I am gonna talk about the station work and Grace was very nice to send me a picture of some of the station work and queue I'm being built. We were unable to go over there in the area today. At 8.30 in the morning because there was an inspection taking place and we couldn't get in the way of it. So unfortunately we didn't get to go over to the station area but Grace sent us over pictures which was super awesome. So as you can see here, the Helix is being built. In fact, they're about to lift another turnpiece for the Helix and boy did I not realize how much it was going to be angled on Yukon Stryker. Seeing this in person, it's definitely gonna be pulling some pretty cool Gs, it's not gonna be anything significant but I mean, it's still gonna be really fun. Anyways, so this is me walking underneath the zero G roll probably fangirling really hard right now. But boy is this thing super impressive in person. I could not believe it. I absolutely loved this tour. Again, this felt like a really awesome construction tour. Definitely loved it. This thing is going to have some amazing views from all around. So something that we learned during our construction tour is that the tracks or the rails are filled with sand. Neighbors and neighborhoods kind of got a loud rumble from Leviathan and behemoth and Wonderland wanted to fix that problem with Yukon Stryker and filled its rails with sand. As you can see, we were hearing some work going on in Timberwulf, we couldn't see any people but we heard drilling and stuff like that. So I don't know if Timberwulf is getting a little bit of a facelift to go on with Yukon Stryker or if it's just regular season maintenance. I have no idea. But one thing I wanna stress is the Imelman out of the drop. This thing is massive. So this thing is so far up in the sky compared to a lot of things at Canada's Wonderland and it really stands out from anywhere in the park. I mean, you see that drop, you see the lift hill and you see the Imelman from anywhere in the park and this thing looks so nice. In fact, the best angle of Yukon Stryker is at front gate to the right side of front gate or the right side of International Street and look up to the mountain and boy does it look awesome. In fact, I think Medieval Fair will have the better angle as well. Kind of like where they do the shows on the little pond. Having that angle as well, that'll probably be the best picture spot for a beautiful photo with the mountain in Yukon Stryker and I can't wait to go check that out next season. But boy does this thing look amazing. I tried to get some shots that made it look like it was complete, like right here. Well, minus that. But this thing is really impressive. That zero G roll right after the Imelman and then the fact that it's gonna go into a vertical loop and then another Imelman and then into the MCPR. I'm beyond excited. I don't know about you guys. I know a lot of people aren't fans of B&M dive coasters. I'm a significant fan of a dive coaster and I'm not afraid to admit it and I totally understand if you're not a fan of a dive coaster though. I'm not attacking you. I just love them personally and I'm so excited. But very shortly, I'm gonna show you some close up shots of the Imelman and then I'm gonna take you down into the tunnel. So a couple of other things that we learned is again, Frontier Canada. This is phase one of the expansion. Yukon Stryker is kind of Canada's wonderland's way of dipping their toes into the international kind of draw for enthusiasts and people alike and the park is receiving a lot of positive feedback for Yukon Stryker. In fact, if you look it up on a lot of the videos, headed up Yukon Stryker is Cedar Fair's most viewed announcement video yet. It garners over like, I think we're almost like around 30 million views in total for the announcement. So dive coasters really pack a punch in terms of media. Now, here we are going down the tunnel. So it was a little bit icy so we had to hold onto a safety rope as well, especially near the bottom, it gets really icy. But yeah, that's just because they're in the early construction phase. They're nowhere near done. They have a lot of work to do as you can tell. But down here is definitely gonna have some surprises I believe from previous interviews that I've had with park officials. I have no idea what this is for, but it's obviously for the water system of some sort. So this is the emergency pumps. So if there's ever water that gets in here, it'll pump it out of the tunnel. Again, it was super icy down here and this is where we held our interview with Grace Peacock. Again, go check her out on Twitter. She's super awesome. She posts a lot and I couldn't be more thrilled with how active she is on social media and definitely engaging the community in an awesome way with her posts. In fact, I think we almost get posts daily some weeks which is absolutely stunning. Anyways, you guys are gonna get this awesome view of Yukon Stryker from the base looking up. This thing's impressive. Again, you're gonna drop 90 degrees into an underwater tunnel and the underwater tunnel is a lot larger than it looks. If you get a good overview shot, you would be able to see how large this thing really is. This video makes it look a lot smaller than it is. But yeah, Yukon Stryker is very impressive. I cannot wait to ride in April. Definitely wanna hear from you guys. Are you excited to ride Yukon Stryker in April? Are you gonna be making a trip on over to Canada's Wonderland in April if you're an international person, if you're from the States or from another foreign country? Are you gonna be making a trip to Canada's Wonderland to ride Yukon Stryker in 2019? Comment down below if you're gonna be there. And yeah, so as you can see, the lake is drained. A lot of the support columns are done. They have very few left to install and the helix is almost done from this angle. So we're gonna show you some shots and we're gonna start talking about the station. So we have some awesome details to share with you guys about the station, thanks to Grace. So the queue line is going to start right underneath the turn out of the station. It's gonna kind of go underground. It'll be a bit of a tunnel. And then it's gonna come back up and zigzag its way all the way down to past the station. And then it's gonna do a bunch of switchbacks and then head on back over where you'll enter on the right side and you'll exit on the left. So there's definitely gonna be a lot of theming. Again, they're going for the Dawson City from Yukon kind of era and look and the station's gonna be steel. And the foundation for the station, the theming is done. And there's already footings for like pathways and scenery and stuff like that installed. I'll plop up a quick shot on the screen for you guys. Not quick, I'll probably leave it up actually because it's really cool. So again, thanks to Grace for sharing that shot of the station work. So the foundation for the station is done. You have some footings for pathways and theming. Electrical's still ongoing for Yukon Striker. So they're still connecting all of that in and around the station. There are two teams now working on completing the iron work for Yukon Striker. I don't know why they call them iron workers when it should be like steel workers but I get that they do a lot of other projects. So there's two teams now working on different sides of the project to make sure that this is done before the end of the year. So Canada's Wenderlin and Fox ES is definitely working to get this coaster done before the end of the year so that they can start working on the other details of Yukon Striker. They have a lot of testing to do and a lot of other aspects to go on for Yukon Striker. In fact, from what we're hearing, there's a lot of secrets that have not yet been announced that are gonna be announced in the new year. So I can't wait to learn what those secrets are. Couldn't be more thrilled as to what they're kind of hiding from us but yeah, definitely lots of work going on and we could not get a good view of what's going on at Mindbuster. We weren't allowed over in that area but yes, so excited. So as you can see, there's a very large team working on the queue line and station area. You can't see in this footage but you'll see in the picture that Grace sent us that they've started the foundation for the station and it looks dry so they should be starting any day now. They've been digging out the queue line over the last couple of weeks and again, you enter under the turn of the station and yeah, then you go through a bunch of zigzag with a nice steel Yukon Gold Rush station look and the speakers at the top, they refuse to comment on what the speakers are for but I can confirm they are permanently pointed out. So there is definitely going to be some sort of theming without those speakers pointed out and they start around the turn. So I'm expecting some sort of like creaking then maybe an eagle screech or something like that. I have no idea but here's some shots of the kind of like dam they built for construction to allow water flow to still pass through but regardless, I hope you guys really enjoyed the footage. And the construction tour, there's going to be a cinematic version with cinematic footage uploaded tonight or tomorrow as well. A little quick kind of like tour and cinematic. Hope you guys really enjoyed this construction update. Thanks for watching guys. Don't forget to hit that like button, subscribe if you haven't and share this video for others to enjoy. Have a good one, bye.