Stripes, Starla, Darington and Zeg don't appear in this episode.
Going by production order, this is the thirteenth episode of the third season.
Gabby visited Animal Island for the first (and only) time, whereas her first appearance in the updated animation style.
Crusher reveals he's not good at riding stilts.
Part of the Wild Wheels: Escape to Animal Island DVD.
This is the fourth time Crusher builds a cheat to help him.
This is also his first cheat in the new animation style.
In production order, this is the final time Angelina Wahler voices Gabby prior to the reveal of her next voice actor Molly Jackson.
Similar to the falcons, the birds are redesigned so they resemble real-life birds, rather than the cartooney appearance in earlier episodes.
When AJ said falcons are the fastest animals in the world, he is correct, as the peregrine falcon is not only the fastest bird, but the fastest animal in the whole animal kingdom, having a diving speed of 389 km/h (242 mph). The fastest land animal is a cheetah, having a running speed of 109.4–120.7 km/h (68.0–75.0 mph).
This is the first episode to use the corrected eye color version of the Wild Wheels opening sequence.
Crusher only appears in the subplot and has no interaction with Blaze in the episode.
However, Thunderwing takes his place as the antagonist.
Running Gags[]
Convinced that the birds on Animal Island are eating ice cream, Crusher attempts to steal the food despite Pickle trying to convince him otherwise. The attempts are always met with humiliation on Crusher's part, and he begins a last attempt in the final shot only to discover it was birdseed the birds were eating.
Thunderwing singing his name.
Allusions[]
The title may be an allusion to the long-running RPG gaming series Dragon Quest.
Goofs[]
In some scenes, Gabby’s ponytail passes through the back edge of the car seat.
Throughout the episode, the seatbelt on Blaze's passenger side is white instead of black.
When Blaze is showing Gabby Animal Island, when AJ and Gabby stand up their seatbelts disappear without either of them unbuckling.
In some scenes Gabby’s ponytail is blowing back as Blaze is flying, in others it does not.
The captions list Thunderwing’s name as “Thunder Wing”.
AJ and Gabby changes sizes throughout the episode while sitting in Blaze.
When the pinching plants are first seen the second set of them are normally on the ground but later In the episode the second set is on the roof of the cave.
