GULF SHORES, Alabama --

It's taken months to finish. "Incredible and the views are just spectacular."

Beginning Saturday folks will be able to strap in, hook up and take a ride on the Hummingbird Zipline that runs through part of Gulf State Park says co-owner Tom Schlinkert "The zipline system is complete, all the towers are complete, we are currently training a group of our guides."

With seven towers that range from 48 to 90 feet tall, the adventure will take about two and a half hours to complete with training. "We feel like the skills that you learn and the experience you have here will be different than anything else the coast has had to offer at this point," says Schlinkert.

While the zipline might be the most anticipated attraction coming to Baldwin beaches this summer, it's not the only one.

Construction has begun for a couple of new attractions at one of the oldest attractions in Gulf Shores, Waterville. "We're working as hard as we can," says general manager John Turberville. "We're looking to open this ride to the public on May 18th. A six lane, mat racer one of the first of its kind on the gulf coast."

By midsummer, Alabama's ship will come in in the water that is, as the 271 foot Yokamu heads to the bottom of the gulf to become alabama's first shipwreck primarily for scuba divers. "We have to do a little more preparation. A little cleaning but basically everything is done."

They hope to sink the ship in late June.

Meanwhile, another event, the Hangout festival named it's third headliner for the music fest. Stevie Wonder will join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Kings of Leon in drawing thousands to the beach in May.

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New Attractions Coming to Baldwin Beaches