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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Jul 31, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Jul 31, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM 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
Woodstock Express
60m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Flight of Fear
59m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
50m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
The Beast
44m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Diamondback
37m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
37m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Banshee
36m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
36m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
31m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Orion
28m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Invertigo
26m avg
peak 35m · 64% uptime
The Bat
24m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
21m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
21m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
16m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Racer Blue
15m avg
peak 20m · 82% uptime
Racer Red
15m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
15m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Delirium
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
10m avg
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 86°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 75m to 41m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Racer Blue
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions