If you'd been here on a weekend like this, you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Sep 20, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Island this season. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 1 for most of the day.
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1
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK40m
RIDES OPEN20/15
WEATHER85° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
12 PM to 1 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
12 PM
1
1 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare 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 2 PM. Flight of Fear + The Beast walked on.
2 PM to 6 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 1 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
23 rides · avg wait shown
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
29m avg
peak 40m · -- uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
25m avg
peak 30m · -- uptime
Flight of Fear
18m avg
peak 40m · -- uptime
The Beast
18m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Mystic Timbers
13m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
The Bat
12m avg
peak 30m · -- uptime
Invertigo
7m avg
peak 15m · -- 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
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Banshee
1m avg
peak 1m · -- uptime
Diamondback
1m avg
peak 1m · -- uptime
Adventure Express
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Delirium
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 85°F, low 70°F, rain for 7h.
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