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At the entrance of the ride, to the left of the billboard with the ride's logo, is a sign above the pathway that says "Miami River Lumber Co." in all-caps. But due to unknown circumstances, the facility was abandoned. The Miami River Lumber Company was originally located near the forests where much of its logging took place. Mystic Timbers features a similar storyline to fellow wooden coaster The Beast, in which an abandoned facility now serves as the home to a mysterious, but dangerous force.
Story and Ride Experience Story and Queue It has been a huge success and is a hit with many fans of the park, winning Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride in 2017. Mystic Timbers was opened to the public on April 15, 2017, and allowed Kings Island to reclaim the record of the most wooden coaster track length in a single park, which included The Beast, The Racer, and Woodstock Express. This referred to a portion of the ride that was kept secret by park officials and not revealed until the ride was opened to the public. The marketing for Mystic Timbers was unique in the sense that much of the advertising featured a hashtag campaign of "#WhatsInTheShed".
Later during the Halloween Haunt events of 2016, a display promoting the ride's opening next season was placed in the Coney Mall gardens where Kings Mills Antique Autos is now. When the ride was announced on July 28 that same year, the posters were replaced with those detailing the ride's statistics, logo, and an image of the ride cars. Back at the old entrance's location, a wooden fence surrounded the area, with posters saying "Watch for falling trees." placed on it. The construction of Mystic Timbers began in an early part of the 2016 season when the entrance of White Water Canyon was dismantled and relocated near the building that formerly housed The Crypt.