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ANDREW: KINGS ISLAND DOESN’T MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT WITHOUT BUILDING THE SUSPENSE AROUND IT AND WE’VE GOT CHAD SHOWALTER HERE FROM KINGS ISLAND, AND HE’S GOT THE LOCATION OF A SECRET CLUE FOR US TO GO FIND INSIDE THE PARK AFTER PUNCHING THE COORDINATES INTO MY PHONE, I WAS ON THE HUNT, DOWN INTERNATIONAL STREET AND PAST THE EIFFEL TOWER. >> YOU HAVE ARRIVED. ANDREW: IT SAYS I’VE ARRIVED, HERE IN THE SHADOW OF THE DIAMONDBACK. THERE IN A LOCKBOX ON THE FENCE A WHOLE HOST OF CLUES, INCLUDING A PHOTO OF DIAMONDBACK AND A HINT THAT IT WILL SOON BE LOSING ITS PLACE AS THE PARK’S LONGEST STEEL COASTER. 5282 FEET OF TRACK, A RECORD FOR THE LONGEST STEEL COASTER IN THE AMUSEMENT PARK THE LONGEST THAT IS UNTIL THE 2020 SEASON >> RIGHT NOW, DIAMONDBACK IS THE TALLEST, THE LONGEST AND THE FASTEST STEEL COASTER IN THE PARK, AND IT’S BEEN THAT WAY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW ANDREW: SHOWALTER WOULDN’T CONFIRM WHAT’S NEXT BUT IT CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A NEW, LONG, COASTER. THIS CONSTRUCTION FENCE IS PLASTERED WITH POSTERS THAT HAVE A SPACE THEME AND REFERENCE SOME OLD ATTRACTIONS. THE NEW RIDE WILL GO WHERE THE FIREHAWK USED TO SIT, SO REPLACING IT WITH SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER MAKES SENSE ESPECIALLY FOR A PARK THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON RECORD BREAKING COASTERS. >> IN 1979 WE OPENED THE LONGEST WOODEN ROLLER COASTER ON THE PLANET THE BEAST AND THIS YEAR IT CELEBRATED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY. ANDREW: THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMES THURSDAY WITH A PARTY THAT STARTS AT 8:00 HERE AT THE PARK. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS SCHEDU

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We know something big is coming for the 2020 season at Kings Island, and Tuesday the park gave WLWT a big clue.News 5’s Andrew Setters was given GPS coordinates to a spot inside Kings Island where information had been stashed about what new project is under construction in the park.The clue said that the Diamondback will soon be losing its place as the park’s longest steel coaster – an indication that a new record-breaking coaster will be taking its place next year. “Right now, Diamondback is the tallest, the longest and the fastest steel coaster in the park, and it’s been that way for about 10 years now,” said Chad Showalter, with Kings Island.Showalter wouldn’t confirm what the new attraction will be.A construction fence in the park is plastered with posters that have a space theme and reference some old Kings Island attractions.The new ride will sit on the site of the old Firehawk coaster, which was torn down at the end of the 2018 season.Replacing it with something bigger and better seems like a sure bet, considering Kings Island prides itself on record-breaking coasters.“In 1979 we opened the longest wooden roller coaster on the planet – the Beast – and this year it celebrated its 40th anniversary,” Showalter said.The only other clue we’ve been given about the new attraction or its name is the phrase “The End of the World As We Know It.”The big reveal of the new attraction will take place Thursday evening inside the park.A party starts at 8 p.m., with the announcement planned for 10 p.m.