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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Apr 18, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK210m
RIDES OPEN20/17
WEATHER72° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Apr 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
3
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
4
8 PM
4
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare first

Even on a light day, Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare 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

Snoopy + Woodstock Express fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 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
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
155m avg
peak 210m · 96% uptime
Flight of Fear
56m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
The Beast
42m avg
peak 80m · 93% uptime
Banshee
36m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Diamondback
33m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
33m avg
peak 45m · 47% uptime
Mystic Timbers
29m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Orion
22m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
The Bat
21m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
15m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Woodstock Express
14m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Delirium
10m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Racer Blue
10m avg
peak 10m · 70% uptime
Racer Red
10m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
5m avg
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Sol Spin
5m avg
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Adventure Express
Closed all day
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Invertigo
Closed all day
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Adventure Express Invertigo White Water Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 72°F, low 48°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 186m to 108m
1:15p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Woodstock Express
4:08p Smart pick: Phantom Theater is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion