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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.

Aug 7, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER88° Drizzle
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Aug 7, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Banshee + 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
46m avg
peak 90m · 100% uptime
The Beast
39m avg
peak 50m · 50% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
37m avg
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
31m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
25m avg
peak 25m · 38% uptime
Banshee
13m avg
peak 35m · 48% uptime
Mystic Timbers
13m avg
peak 30m · 56% uptime
The Bat
11m avg
peak 30m · 46% uptime
Orion
10m avg
peak 10m · 35% uptime
Sol Spin
9m avg
peak 10m · 59% uptime
White Water Canyon
9m avg
peak 10m · 25% uptime
Racer Blue
6m avg
peak 10m · 38% uptime
Racer Red
6m avg
peak 10m · 38% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
6m avg
peak 8m · 59% uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 55% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 5m · 38% uptime
Diamondback
5m avg
peak 5m · 43% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 29% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Invertigo
4m avg
peak 5m · 50% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Queen City Stunt Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 57% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 69°F, rain for 17h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 55m to 32m
1:15p Walk-on window: Banshee + Mystic Timbers
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