A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Sep 5, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Island this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER88° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
4
7 PM
4
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Flight of Fear held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 10 AM. Sol Spin + Orion walked on.
10 AM to 12 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. Flight of Fear fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Flight of Fear now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Flight of Fear
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 70m · 95% uptime
The Bat
peak 60m · 74% uptime
Diamondback
peak 50m · 53% uptime
The Beast
peak 45m · 75% uptime
Invertigo
peak 40m · 70% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 55m · 59% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Banshee
peak 40m · 82% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 25m · 90% uptime
Orion
peak 20m · 64% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Delirium
peak 15m · 80% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Racer Red
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
peak 0m · 6% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 88% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 69°F, rain for 7h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 54m to 31m
10 AM Walk-on window: Sol Spin + Orion
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