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THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT COMING INTO TONIGHT. THE CROWD JUST ARRESTED WHEN THE KINGS ISLAND HIM FINALLY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE NEW COASTER IS COMING NEXT SPRING. LET’S GO TO SOME VIDEO THAT SHOWS SOME OF THE EXCITING MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THIS. THIS IS THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN KINGS ISLAND PARK HISTORY. IT IS COMING NEXT SPRING, THE TALLEST, FASTEST AND LONGEST COASTER. IT IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN FIGURE COASTERS -- GIGA-COASTERS IN THE WORLD. IT IS NOW THE 10TH FASTEST COASTER ON PLANET EARTH. THIS AREA OF THE PARK IS RENAMED AREA 72. MY COUSINS -- MIKE KOONTZ SAYS THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY. >> WE WANTED THE RIGHT TO BE RE-RIDEABLE, MEANING THAT SOMEBODY WOULD RIDE IT AND SAY, I WANNA RIDE THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GONNA DELIVER. SO THAT OUR GUESTS ARE REALLY GONNA APPRECIATE WHAT WE’RE DOING. >> HE ALSO TOLD THE CROWD THAT YOU WANTED IT, NOW YOU GOT IT. COMING UP THIS SPRING, THERE WILL BE A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE COASTER IN PLACE OF THAT FENCE AND A PRETTY LONG LINE AS WELL. WLWT NEWS FIVE. >> JATARA, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF HYPE LEADING UP TO TONIGHT’S ANNOUNCEMENT. HOW DID THE CROWD AT TONIGHT’S REVEAL PARTY REACT? >> THERE IS NO OFFICIAL COUNT ON CROWD SIZE BUT IT HAD TO BE MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE. THEY JUST CORRUPTED. EVEN BEFORE THEY ANNOUNCED WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE CHANTING "GIGA! GIGA!" YOU KNOW THAT THE ROLLER COASTER ENTHUS

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