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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.

Jul 21, 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 6 straight hours between 10 AM and 4 PM.

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1
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT7m
PEAK40m
RIDES OPEN21/18
WEATHER82° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 21, 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
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
2
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
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. Phantom Theater + The Beast walked on.

10 AM to 4 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
23m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
15m avg
peak 15m · 79% uptime
The Beast
15m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Drop Tower
10m avg
peak 15m · 24% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
8m avg
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Banshee
6m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Mystic Timbers
6m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
The Bat
6m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Racer Red
5m avg
peak 10m · 82% uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Invertigo
5m avg
peak 5m · 64% uptime
Orion
5m avg
peak 5m · 78% uptime
Racer Blue
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Sol Spin
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
White Water Canyon
5m avg
peak 5m · 61% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Delirium
4m avg
peak 4m · 67% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
2m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Diamondback
0m avg
peak 0m · 76% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 92% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 82°F, low 73°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 28m to 16m
10 AM Walk-on window: Phantom Theater + The Beast
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