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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

May 26, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT25m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN21/21
WEATHER75° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for May 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
7
12 PM
5
1 PM
7
2 PM
8
3 PM
8
4 PM
8
5 PM
7
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
3
9 PM
3
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Banshee climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Banshee or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Diamondback
49m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Banshee
48m avg
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Flight of Fear
48m avg
peak 75m · 97% uptime
The Beast
38m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Orion
34m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
31m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Drop Tower
29m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Mystic Timbers
28m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
The Bat
23m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
17m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Delirium
15m avg
peak 15m · 16% uptime
Racer Red
15m avg
peak 15m · 73% uptime
Adventure Express
14m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Racer Blue
14m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Sol Spin
10m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
9m avg
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
White Water Canyon
5m avg
peak 5m · 76% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 75°F, low 62°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Banshee 90m to 34m
2:42p Walk-on window: Kings Mills Antique Autos + Delirium
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions