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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on most rides.

May 27, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Island this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 5 straight hours between 11 AM and 4 PM.

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2
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN21/9
WEATHER79° Drizzle
Kings Island crowd report infographic for May 27, 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
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
2
4 PM
6
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Flight of Fear held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch

Crowds dipped to their low around 11 AM. The Bat + Phantom Theater walked on.

11 AM to 4 PM
Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Flight of Fear fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Flight of Fear now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
39m avg
peak 70m · 90% uptime
The Bat
17m avg
peak 45m · 61% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
15m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
The Beast
14m avg
peak 20m · 79% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
10m avg
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Sol Spin
6m avg
peak 10m · 79% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 5m · 61% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Adventure Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 71% uptime
Banshee
0m avg
peak 0m · 59% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
Delirium
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Diamondback
0m avg
peak 0m · 55% uptime
Drop Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 26% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Invertigo
0m avg
peak 0m · 49% uptime
Orion
0m avg
peak 0m · 50% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 75% uptime
Racer Red
0m avg
peak 0m · 28% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
0m avg
peak 0m · 78% uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · 58% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 78% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 79°F, low 64°F, rain for 18h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 47m to 27m
11 AM Walk-on window: The Bat + Phantom Theater
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