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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 10, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER88° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Aug 10, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Orion + The Bat 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
43m avg
peak 75m · 93% uptime
The Beast
42m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
40m avg
peak 55m · 98% uptime
Invertigo
29m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
24m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Mystic Timbers
21m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Diamondback
21m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Orion
18m avg
peak 60m · 61% uptime
The Bat
17m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
15m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Banshee
12m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
11m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Racer Red
10m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Delirium
10m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Sol Spin
10m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Adventure Express
10m avg
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Drop Tower
9m avg
peak 15m · 84% uptime
Racer Blue
8m avg
peak 15m · 77% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
1m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
White Water Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 88°F, low 71°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 52m to 30m
1:15p Walk-on window: Orion + The Bat
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