If you'd been here on a weekend like this, you'd have walked on most rides.
Jul 5, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Island this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 13 straight hours between 10 AM and 10 PM.
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/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT11m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER86° Partly Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
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10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
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8 PM
1
9 PM
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10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Flight of Fear held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 10 AM. White Water Canyon + The Beast walked on.
10 AM to 10 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. Flight of Fear fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Flight of Fear now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
24 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
41m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
24m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
White Water Canyon
17m avg
peak 30m · 68% uptime
The Beast
12m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Diamondback
12m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
12m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Mystic Timbers
12m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Invertigo
10m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Adventure Express
10m avg
peak 10m · 86% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
9m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Orion
8m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
8m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Banshee
7m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Racer Red
6m avg
peak 15m · 84% uptime
The Bat
6m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 10m · 77% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 6m · 100% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 5m · 79% uptime
Sol Spin
5m avg
peak 5m · 79% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 86°F, low 71°F, rain for 6h.
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