[2][3] The ride's fictional theme is set to the site of an abandoned logging company where unexplained events are taking place.

Its opening also allowed Kings Island to reclaim the title of having the most wooden roller coaster track of any amusement park in the world with 18,804 feet (5,731 m).

Kings Island officials began dropping hints during the 2016 operating season, which teased the possibility of a new, future attraction.

[4] In the park's Rivertown section, a construction wall was built displaying signs that stated, "Caution - Watch For Falling Trees".

[4] Until then, early speculation from enthusiasts believed that another possibility was a larger log flume to complement the nearby Race For Your Life Charlie Brown attraction.

Later that month, media outlets in the area received a toy axe with an attached note hinting about activity in Rivertown.

[6][7] This surpassed the previous record held by Six Flags Great America, which measured the combined length of Goliath, Viper, American Eagle and Little Dipper at 16,558 feet (5,047 m).

[12] The attraction opened for the press on April 13, 2017, allowing roller coaster enthusiasts and members of the media to ride early.

[14] The company planned to use the adjacent Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad – the park's steam locomotive attraction – for shipping the timber out.

[6] The roller coaster's track layout utilizes the terrain and interacts with both the Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad and White Water Canyon attractions during its roughly two-minute ride cycle.

[17][18] The ride begins with the train leaving the station, upon which it makes an S-turn to the right, crossing over the railroad, then to the left, before climbing the lift hill.

Cresting the 109 foot lift hill, the chain slows again so that another pre-recorded voice can tell the riders over loudspeakers, "Whatever you do, don't go in the shed!"

The track briefly enters a covered tunnel as it makes a left-hand turn to change directions and return towards the station.

In this room, an assortment of saws, vines, leaves, a Coca-Cola vending machine, and other items left behind by workers are visible.