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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Aug 28, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN20/15
WEATHER82° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Aug 28, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

6 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
3
9 PM
5
10 PM
6 PM 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

Flight of Fear + Diamondback fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
The Beast
36m avg
peak 80m · 99% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
30m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
21m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Banshee
20m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
20m avg
peak 20m · 79% uptime
Flight of Fear
17m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Diamondback
17m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Mystic Timbers
15m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Orion
10m avg
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Racer Red
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
The Bat
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
1m avg
peak 1m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Delirium
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
0m avg
peak 0m · 61% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · 82% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 82°F, low 64°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Beast 43m to 25m
1:15p Walk-on window: Flight of Fear + Diamondback
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