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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.

Jul 20, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, 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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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER87° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 20, 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
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
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.

10 AM to 12 PM
Walk-on window opens

The Bat + Kings Mills Antique Autos 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
48m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
The Beast
32m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Diamondback
31m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
31m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
24m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Orion
22m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Invertigo
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
White Water Canyon
20m avg
peak 45m · 67% uptime
The Bat
18m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
18m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Banshee
16m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
14m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
10m avg
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Racer Red
9m avg
peak 15m · 80% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
8m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Delirium
7m avg
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Racer Blue
6m avg
peak 10m · 79% 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 Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 87°F, low 63°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 58m to 34m
10 AM Walk-on window: The Bat + Kings Mills Antique Autos
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