And the identity of those contestants has now officially been revealed by CBS.
(See the full cast list below).
We have a stellar group, says host Jeff Probst.

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Everything really lined up.
Ghost Island represents all the bad decisions made by former players, Probst tells EW.
Think of it as the graveyard forSurvivormistakes.

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Every idol or advantage in the game will be from a previous season, says Probst.
These are the actual, authentic items from past seasons.
And every item is famous for being played incorrectly.

The Naviti tribe on ‘Survivor: Ghost Island’.Robert Voets/CBS
The conceit is those items are haunted and have been living on Ghost Island.
And this season of big decisions will start with one right off the bat.
But then comes the twist.