Longest, fastest, highest roller-coaster of its type set to terrify riders at Canada's Wonderland

You dangle staring straight down, then plunge to the ground at 130 km/h. And yes, you'll probably scream.

Canada's Wonderland showed off the newYukon Striker roller-coaster on Wednesday, billing it as the longest, fastest and highest dive roller-coaster ever.

The coaster is set to terrify thousands whenthepopular Toronto-area amusement park opens it to the public next month.ButCBCToronto's Talia Riccigot a sneak peek of the 1.1-kilometre track.

You can hop on theride with her in the video below:

What it's like to ride the Yukon Striker

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Canada's Wonderland's newest roller-coaster is one of the world's wildest.

The Yukon Striker's big draw: itlifts riders up a 75-metre track and pauses for three seconds before the first descentforcing them to look directly down.

Riders then drop straight down toward what looks like a tiny hole. Like this:

At ground-level,thefloorlesstrain rips through an underground tunnel before going back uphill into a series of inverted twists and turns.

There will likely be plenty of people screaming alongside you.The gold rush-themed rideseats eight riders across, in three rows.

The straight vertical plunge is the signature of dive coasters, according to manufacturer Bolliger&Mabillard. The Swiss firm has built 115 roller-coasters around the world, but this will be the first dive coaster in Canada.

"Riders facing down creates a different ride experience," the firm's website said.

Crews started construction on the new ridein January 2018.

Canada's Wonderland, located around 35 kilometres north of Toronto,is known for its 16 roller-coasters. Its recent additions includeBehemoth, in 2008, andLeviathan four years later. The park opens on May 3.

Here's a POV-version of thefull ride: