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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 17, 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 WAIT24m
PEAK105m
RIDES OPEN21/18
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jun 17, 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
4
12 PM
1
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
7
4 PM
6
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
6
8 PM
2
9 PM
1
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 + Orion 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
57m avg
peak 105m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
42m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
The Beast
32m avg
peak 55m · 80% uptime
Mystic Timbers
30m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Diamondback
27m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
The Bat
25m avg
peak 60m · 71% uptime
White Water Canyon
24m avg
peak 60m · 60% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
23m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Banshee
21m avg
peak 40m · 74% uptime
Invertigo
19m avg
peak 30m · 77% uptime
Sol Spin
18m avg
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Orion
17m avg
peak 45m · 75% uptime
Adventure Express
16m avg
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
16m avg
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Drop Tower
12m avg
peak 20m · 48% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 25m · 70% uptime
Racer Red
7m avg
peak 15m · 77% uptime
Racer Blue
6m avg
peak 10m · 69% uptime
Cargo Loco
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
0m avg
peak 0m · 86% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 83% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · 67% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 58°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 68m to 40m
1:15p Walk-on window: Sol Spin + Orion
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