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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.

Sep 19, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 4 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 4 PM and 5 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT13m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN20/15
WEATHER84° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Sep 19, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

4 PM to 5 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
4 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.

4 PM to 5 PM
Walk-on window opens

The Bat + Kings Mills Antique Autos fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 5 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.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
30m avg
peak 45m · -- uptime
Flight of Fear
24m avg
peak 60m · -- uptime
The Bat
18m avg
peak 35m · -- uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
18m avg
peak 30m · -- uptime
Diamondback
15m avg
peak 15m · -- uptime
Mystic Timbers
10m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
9m avg
peak 10m · -- uptime
The Beast
8m avg
peak 15m · -- uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 15m · -- uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Orion
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Racer Red
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Sol Spin
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Banshee
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Delirium
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Invertigo
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 84°F, low 67°F, rain for 7h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 29m to 17m
4 PM Walk-on window: The Bat + Kings Mills Antique Autos
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