Miami River Lumber Company

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The **Miami River Lumber Company** is a fictional lumber company appearing as the main setting for Mystic Timbers and has scattered references in rides such as Flight of Fear, Backlot, and White Water Canyon.

## How it fits in the lore

**Mystic Timbers**

The Miami River Lumber Company was originally located near the forests where much of its logging took place. But due to unknown circumstances, the facility was abandoned. 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. A security check post is seen on the left of the entrance, while a vintage truck that occasionally plays various music clips is seen on the right.

Also at the entrance, ominous music can be heard playing that also plays throughout the queue, adding to the atmosphere of the ride. A pre-recorded message plays every once in a while at the entrance saying "Warning: Do not enter. Mandatory and ongoing lockdown is in effect for the Miami River Lumber Company. Repeat, do not enter." Towards the stairs leading to the loading station, looped videos of security cam footage can be seen on two separate television screens. The first clip shows a male and female exploring the area, with one of the two appearing hesitant to continue. The second clip shows a guard attempting to investigate the strange circumstances of the area after seeing the previous footage, only to be frightened and run away from something off-screen. When not playing these clips, the screens will cut to footage showing multiple cameras as if the security room broadcasting them is looking for something. When riders reach the loading station, the two people seen in one of the aforementioned security videos can be heard warning riders that the area isn't safe, and that they'll have to escape in the cars provided, which notably resemble Cadillacs.

stopping at a shed with vines growing on it. Another prerecorded message further warns the riders to not go in the shed and once again glitching out, but the cars proceed anyway. This leads to the reveal of the #WhatsInTheShed campaign. The shed contains several props including more vines, carpenter tools, and dimly lit lights, along with various variations of the phrase "IT'S IN THE SHED" in all caps written on the walls The cars then stop in the middle of the shed. From this point, multiple scenarios can occur that are entirely random.

The nearby cassette player will mysteriously turn on, and play a sample from one of four 1980s songs, including:

* *Maneater* by Daryl Hall and John Oates
* *Total Eclipse of the Heart* by Bonnie Tyler
* *Cars* by Gary Numan
* *Can't Take My Eyes Off You* by Boys Town Gang
* Disc 13 - C418

After a moment, several pairs of red eyes begin to glow, and the cars begin to slowly move. The two projected screens in front of the car begin to show a random creature accompanied by several smaller creatures crawling through the walls in the projected screen to the left of the cars. The larger creature will then smash through the "doors" on the front projector, and attempt to attack the riders as they escape in the cars.

* One encounter is with a giant snake (Likely Diamondback), which is accompanied by several snakes slithering through the cracks of the wooden wall. The giant snake then begins to snap at the riders as they escape.
* Another encounter features a swarm of vampire bats flying through the door and attempting to squeeze through the cracks of the wooden wall, before a half-man half-bat appears and roars at the riders as they escape.
* The final encounter, most likely the canon one, features the tree seen in the ride's logo smashing through the door and roaring at riders as he attempts to grab the cars. A series of insects crawl throughout the shed.

**Flight of Fear**

The Miami River Lumber company delivered some spare wood to Area 72, which was used to create the stand the alien ship sits on in Flight of Fear.

**White Water Canyon**

We learn via newspaper that Miami River Lumber Company Is scheduled to cut down some trees by the river the ride takes place on (Little Miami.)

**Backlot Stunt Coaster**

In Backlot Stunt Coaster, we learn that within the Kings Island Lore resides a supercorporation called Genesis, that bought Miami River Lumber Company before it's closing.