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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.

May 10, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 6 PM and 7 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK65m
RIDES OPEN20/17
WEATHER68° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for May 10, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
2
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
2
6 PM
2
7 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.

6 PM to 7 PM
Walk-on window opens

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

8 PM to 7 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
Flight of Fear
54m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
53m avg
peak 65m · 100% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
45m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
The Beast
33m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Mystic Timbers
26m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Banshee
26m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
The Bat
24m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Diamondback
22m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
20m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
19m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Woodstock Express
18m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Orion
14m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Sol Spin
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 43% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Racer Red
5m avg
peak 5m · 85% uptime
Delirium
3m avg
peak 7m · 98% uptime
Adventure Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Invertigo
0m avg
peak 0m · 28% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 91% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 68°F, low 56°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 64m to 37m
6 PM Walk-on window: Woodstock Express + Orion
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