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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Jul 26, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN21/24
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
7
1 PM
6
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
4
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. The Beast climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on The Beast or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
56m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
54m avg
peak 70m · 46% uptime
The Beast
51m avg
peak 80m · 96% uptime
Diamondback
47m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Mystic Timbers
45m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
44m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
The Bat
37m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Banshee
35m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Drop Tower
31m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Orion
30m avg
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
29m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
28m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Delirium
24m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
21m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Sol Spin
21m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
20m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
20m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
17m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Adventure Express
13m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Racer Blue
11m avg
peak 20m · 82% uptime
Racer Red
11m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 68°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: The Beast 80m to 36m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Adventure Express
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions