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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.

Oct 11, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 12 PM and 4 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK65m
RIDES OPEN26/23
WEATHER68° Cloudy
Kings Island crowd report infographic for Oct 11, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
4
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
1
11 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare first

Even on a light day, Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare 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.

12 PM to 4 PM
Walk-on window opens

Racer Blue + Racer Red fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 11 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.

31 rides · avg wait shown
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
39m avg
peak 65m · 58% uptime
The Beast
38m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Jason: Blood Reign
34m avg
peak 45m · 40% uptime
Killmart
31m avg
peak 35m · 40% uptime
The Bat
29m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Order of the Dragon
28m avg
peak 60m · 40% uptime
Metal Massacre
27m avg
peak 50m · 32% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
27m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Diamondback
27m avg
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Orion
22m avg
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Mystic Timbers
21m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Banshee
20m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Racer Blue
15m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Racer Red
15m avg
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Slaughter House
14m avg
peak 35m · 40% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
14m avg
peak 20m · 40% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
12m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Delirium
10m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Invertigo
9m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Sol Spin
9m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
9m avg
peak 10m · 54% uptime
Adventure Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Alien Abyss
4m avg
peak 10m · 40% uptime
Cargo Loco
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
Closed all day
Flight of Fear
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
0m avg
peak 0m · 58% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 58% uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Drop Tower White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 68°F, low 58°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 47m to 27m
12 PM Walk-on window: Racer Blue + Racer Red
4:08p Smart pick: Phantom Theater is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion