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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jul 9, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK65m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER86° Drizzle
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
3
9 PM
2
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.

10 AM to 12 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.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
39m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
31m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
27m avg
peak 60m · 70% uptime
The Beast
23m avg
peak 40m · 85% uptime
Diamondback
18m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
17m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
15m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Orion
15m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
15m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Delirium
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
11m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Woodstock Express
10m avg
peak 10m · 100% uptime
The Bat
9m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
9m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Banshee
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
9m avg
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Racer Red
6m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
6m avg
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 15m · 82% uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% 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 · 93% uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 86°F, low 72°F, rain for 13h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 37m to 22m
10 AM Walk-on window: Diamondback + Mystic Timbers
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