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Last updated on Wednesday, October 8, 2014
(SANTA CLAUS) - Holiday World says it is about to top its newest attraction.
On Tuesday, crews were working to put the highest piece of track on Thunderbird -- the nation's first-launched wing coaster.
The track will be lifted into place by a 165-foot-tall crane.
The $22 million steel roller coaster does not have a standard lift hill. Instead it will launch winged trains of riders into a 140-foot-tall loop, accelerating from zero to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.
The coaster is expected to open next year.
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