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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.

May 30, 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 WAIT30m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER75° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for May 30, 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
3
12 PM
5
1 PM
3
2 PM
5
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
7
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 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

Sol Spin + Adventure Express fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
62m avg
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Banshee
55m avg
peak 75m · 94% uptime
Orion
48m avg
peak 75m · 88% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
44m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
The Beast
43m avg
peak 70m · 63% uptime
Diamondback
38m avg
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
33m avg
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Mystic Timbers
32m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
31m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
30m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
White Water Canyon
27m avg
peak 60m · 76% uptime
Drop Tower
23m avg
peak 30m · 54% uptime
The Bat
21m avg
peak 75m · 96% uptime
Delirium
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Sol Spin
14m avg
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Adventure Express
14m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Racer Blue
13m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Racer Red
12m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 75°F, low 57°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 74m to 43m
1:15p Walk-on window: Sol Spin + Adventure Express
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