Kings Island’s Mystic Timbers gets national attention before first ride

When Mystic Timbers opens this spring it will become Kings Island’s 16th roller coaster. CONTRIBUTED

When Mystic Timbers opens this spring it will become Kings Island’s 16th roller coaster. CONTRIBUTED

Though the coaster is still under construction, Kings Island’s Mystic Timbers is already getting national recognition.

Mystic Timbers made the top of USA Today’s list of the nine most anticipated new roller coasters of 2017.

Themed to an abandoned lumber company, the wooden roller coaster will stand 109 feet tall will give riders a thrill with 16 airtime moments along 3,265-foot long track.

RELATED: Mystic Timbers continuing to take shape

The ride ends with passengers coming to a stop in a dark shed-like building.

Basing many of its promotions around this mystery, Kings Island still has fans of the new ride guessing “What’s in the Shed?”

You can join the speculation on social media with the hashtag #WhatsInTheShed

Mystic Timbers will make its anticipated debut later this year when the park officially opens for the season on Saturday, April 15.

WATCH: Take a virtual ride on Mystic Timbers

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