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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Jul 29, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER80° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 29, 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
8
12 PM
8
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
8
5 PM
7
6 PM
8
7 PM
7
8 PM
7
9 PM
6
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Flight of Fear climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on Flight of Fear or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

24 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
57m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
56m avg
peak 75m · 74% uptime
The Beast
49m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Diamondback
44m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
41m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
39m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
38m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Orion
35m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
The Bat
35m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Banshee
33m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
30m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
30m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Racer Red
24m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
23m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Delirium
18m avg
peak 45m · 63% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
18m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
15m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Sol Spin
14m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
14m avg
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Racer Blue
10m avg
peak 10m · 81% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · 3% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 80°F, low 66°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 75m to 40m
2:42p Walk-on window: Delirium + Snoopy
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions