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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 29, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN21/18
WEATHER90° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jun 29, 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
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
2
8 PM
3
9 PM
3
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

Diamondback + Mystic Timbers 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
47m avg
peak 75m · 100% uptime
White Water Canyon
32m avg
peak 60m · 75% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
25m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
The Beast
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Diamondback
18m avg
peak 35m · 77% uptime
Mystic Timbers
17m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Invertigo
16m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Orion
15m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
13m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
12m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Bat
11m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Banshee
7m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Woodstock Express
7m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Drop Tower
6m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Sol Spin
6m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Adventure Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
0m avg
peak 0m · 81% uptime
Racer Red
0m avg
peak 0m · 83% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 90°F, low 71°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 56m to 33m
1:15p Walk-on window: Diamondback + Mystic Timbers
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