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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 9, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 3 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 4 PM and 7 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK85m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER90° Clear
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Aug 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

4 PM to 7 PM
Walk-on window opens

Snoopy + Adventure Express fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
57m avg
peak 85m · 96% uptime
The Beast
51m avg
peak 67m · 96% uptime
Banshee
43m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
42m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
35m avg
peak 49m · 78% uptime
White Water Canyon
31m avg
peak 45m · 30% uptime
Diamondback
29m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
28m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Orion
26m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Drop Tower
21m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
21m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
20m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
18m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
16m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
15m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
The Bat
15m avg
peak 15m · 35% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
15m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 15m · 72% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
0m avg
peak 0m · 79% uptime
Racer Red
0m avg
peak 0m · 66% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 90°F, low 71°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 68m to 40m
4 PM Walk-on window: Snoopy + Adventure Express
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