First time a squirrel appears. Darington first turned into a flying squirrel in Toucan Do It!
The skunk and monkey shown throughout the episode appear to be vastly different than they appeared the past season, looking much more like they do in real life.
This is the first appearance of Swoops since Ready, Set, Roar! and his first appearance outside a themed miniseries.
This is the first season premiere with no travel song.
The Giggling Guards' laughter is recycled from the throwing robot from Robot Power.
AJ doesn't use his Visor View when checking where to slide in the Super Slippery Cave, something that has become more common in the series.
Second episode where Axle City only appears in the subplot after Fast Friends.
A real life icebreaker is larger than the one Blaze turned into.
Foreshadowing: Whenever Pickle asks Crusher to follow his maps, he never tells him what the maps lead to. This is a clue toward the fact they're not treasure maps.