It's a sure sign of spring - Hersheypark in Derry Township is preparing for the opening of its upcoming season.

Today, Hersheypark's ride maintenance team started installing 48 cars on Lightning Racer, one of the park's roller coasters.

This is the park's first coaster to have its cars installed for the 109th season. Lightning Racer is a double-track wooden racing/dueling coaster featuring four trains and a total of 48 cars.

Hersheypark will open the weekends of April 2-3 and April 9-10 for Springtime in the Park. On April 29, the park will open for the summer season.