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A MODERATE DAY

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

Sep 12, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 4 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 4 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/18
WEATHER81° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Sep 12, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
12 PM
4
1 PM
6
4 PM
6
6 PM
12 PM 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.

12 PM to 4 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 12 PM is your friend. Use it on Flight of Fear or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 6 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
66m avg
peak 120m · -- uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
60m avg
peak 90m · -- uptime
Diamondback
46m avg
peak 60m · -- uptime
Banshee
42m avg
peak 60m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
41m avg
peak 45m · -- uptime
The Beast
33m avg
peak 50m · -- uptime
The Bat
31m avg
peak 75m · -- uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
29m avg
peak 60m · -- uptime
Mystic Timbers
28m avg
peak 45m · -- uptime
Invertigo
23m avg
peak 30m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
20m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
20m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
15m avg
peak 25m · -- uptime
Sol Spin
13m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Racer Red
9m avg
peak 15m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
8m avg
peak 10m · -- uptime
Delirium
7m avg
peak 15m · -- uptime
Adventure Express
7m avg
peak 8m · -- uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Orion
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 81°F, low 68°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 120m to 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Sol Spin
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions