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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Jun 24, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT25m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER79° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jun 24, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Flight of Fear 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 Flight of Fear 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.

23 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
48m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Diamondback
42m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
40m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Beast
40m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Mystic Timbers
28m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Orion
28m avg
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Banshee
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
25m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
24m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
23m avg
peak 35m · 39% uptime
The Bat
22m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Delirium
20m avg
peak 25m · 94% uptime
Drop Tower
18m avg
peak 35m · 89% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
16m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Racer Red
10m avg
peak 30m · 84% uptime
Adventure Express
9m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Racer Blue
8m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 79°F, low 58°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 60m to 34m
2:42p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Snoopy
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions