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A LIGHT DAY

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

May 18, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER85° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for May 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Kings Mills Antique Autos + Woodstock 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
58m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
The Bat
40m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Beast
38m avg
peak 70m · 95% uptime
Diamondback
37m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Orion
35m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Invertigo
31m avg
peak 40m · 86% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
30m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Mystic Timbers
29m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Delirium
28m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
26m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Banshee
20m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Woodstock Express
19m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
14m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
13m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Adventure Express
13m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
13m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Sol Spin
8m avg
peak 20m · 87% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 5m · 76% uptime
Racer Red
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster White Water Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 68°F, rain for 10h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 70m to 41m
1:15p Walk-on window: Kings Mills Antique Autos + Woodstock
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