A Kings Island guest is critically injured after being hit by a roller coaster Wednesday evening.
For the first time ever, the park is extending its season by 24 days.
The Good Gravy roller coaster is set to open in May.
The project, dubbed "The Gravy Boat," is expected to open next year, and will be located in the Thanksgiving section, north of the Mayflower.
Kings Island is set to reopen to guests April 15.
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari and Kings Island were both named among the top 17 amusement parks in America by U.S. News and World Report.
Hang on! Our temperatures jump back on the seasonal roller coaster this week. Our temperatures climbed a bit on Saturday thanks to go a good breeze from the southwest bringing in warmer air.
The new location, which will cover 130,000 square feet, will allow for the expansion of existing features — the new Bounce Beach area will be nearly three times as big — and the addition of new ones, President Steve Hatton said.
The lawsuit accuses the theme park of "negligence and carelessness."