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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.

Jun 5, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN21/21
WEATHER86° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jun 5, 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
2
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
4
4 PM
6
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
6
8 PM
5
9 PM
6
10 PM
10 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Queen City Stunt Coaster + The Bat 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.

23 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
44m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Diamondback
42m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
39m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Beast
35m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
30m avg
peak 45m · 76% uptime
Woodstock Express
30m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
25m avg
peak 47m · 94% uptime
Banshee
24m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Orion
23m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Invertigo
23m avg
peak 40m · 84% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
19m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
19m avg
peak 25m · 92% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
18m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
The Bat
17m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
15m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
12m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Delirium
11m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Drop Tower
10m avg
peak 10m · 28% uptime
Adventure Express
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Racer Red
8m avg
peak 20m · 84% uptime
Racer Blue
8m avg
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 86°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 47m to 27m
1:15p Walk-on window: Queen City Stunt Coaster + The Bat
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