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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 23, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER78° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Aug 23, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
2
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit The Beast first

Even on a light day, The Beast builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Woodstock Express + Adventure Express fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
50m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
49m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
44m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Diamondback
43m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
The Beast
42m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
36m avg
peak 67m · 96% uptime
Mystic Timbers
31m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
30m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
27m avg
peak 45m · 58% uptime
The Bat
26m avg
peak 50m · 77% uptime
Banshee
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Orion
22m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
20m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
17m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
16m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
15m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Racer Blue
12m avg
peak 15m · 79% uptime
Sol Spin
11m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Racer Red
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 62°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Beast 50m to 29m
1:15p Walk-on window: Woodstock Express + Adventure Express
4:08p Smart pick: The Beast is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion