Kings Island

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After 9 PM · skip it at rope drop

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≤ 25 min

Worst throughput at the park (~600 riders/hr). Posts 45 to 60 minutes nearly all day, then collapses to about 20 in the final hour. Ride it late or use Fast Lane; there is no reliable window between 11 AM and 8 PM.

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Rope drop · first 90 min

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≤ 25 min

Near walk-on at rope drop, around 15 min. It builds to about 30 by mid-afternoon, and busy days can push past 45. Then it eases back to the mid-20s in the evening. One of only a handful of giga coasters in the world, so make it your first or second ride at rope drop while the line's still short.

Within ±15 min on 71% of days 72 days tracked

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Morning · or after fireworks

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≤ 35 min

About 25 minutes at open, and it holds around 30 all evening as riders queue for the night ride. Bank a daylight ride for insurance, then go back after dark: the pitch-dark 540-degree helix is a completely different ride.

Within ±15 min on 72% of days 68 days tracked

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Opening 90 min

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≤ 30 min

Highest-rated ride in the park. Climbs from 18 at open to 37 at 3 PM and never drops back. Catch it during the Rivertown sweep after Area 72 while waits are still reasonable.

Within ±15 min on 75% of days 73 days tracked

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Opening 90 min · late-day plateau dips

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≤ 30 min

Climbs from 18 at open to 39 at 3 PM, then plateaus. Chain it after Mystic Timbers during the Rivertown sweep. Alert catches any late-day plateau dip for a re-ride.

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After 7 PM

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≤ 25 min

Flat all day in the 17–36 min range with a solid ~29% evening drop. No strategic urgency in the morning. Use as mid-day filler or a strong evening pick when waits fall to the low-to-mid 20s.

Within ±10 min on 80% of days 61 days tracked