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A LIGHT DAY

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

Sep 4, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN19/14
WEATHER96° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Sep 4, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

6 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
2
8 PM
3
9 PM
4
10 PM
6 PM to 10 AM
Hit Flight of Fear first

Even on a light day, Flight of Fear 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

Orion + The Bat 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
Diamondback
35m avg
peak 35m · 45% uptime
The Beast
27m avg
peak 45m · 75% uptime
Flight of Fear
24m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
24m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Mystic Timbers
24m avg
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Orion
11m avg
peak 15m · 76% uptime
The Bat
10m avg
peak 10m · 48% uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Banshee
5m avg
peak 5m · 77% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Racer Red
5m avg
peak 5m · 81% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Invertigo
0m avg
peak 0m · 73% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 55% uptime
Racer Blue
Closed all day
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
0m avg
peak 0m · 66% uptime
Sol Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 54% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Racer Blue White Water Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 96°F, low 76°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 29m to 17m
1:15p Walk-on window: Orion + The Bat
4:08p Smart pick: Flight of Fear is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion