2026
So far in 2026, Flight of Fear has had the longest average wait at Kings Island, at 49 minutes, followed by JASON: Blood Reign (40 minutes) and The Beast (40 minutes). 8 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Flight of Fear | 49 |
| JASON: Blood Reign | 40 |
| The Beast | 40 |
| Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare | 38 |
| Diamondback | 33 |
| Mystic Timbers | 30 |
| Metal Massacre | 28 |
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 28 |
| Banshee | 26 |
| Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride | 26 |
| Orion® | 25 |
| Invertigo | 24 |
| Order of the Dragon | 24 |
| Kings Mills Antique Autos | 23 |
| Queen City Stunt Coaster | 23 |
| White Water Canyon | 23 |
| The Bat | 22 |
| Surf Dog | 21 |
| Alien Abyss presented by SNICKERS® | 20 |
| Woodstock Express | 17 |
| Woodstock's Air Rail | 17 |
| Drop Tower | 16 |
| Killmart presented by M&M’S® | 16 |
| Franklin's Flyers | 15 |
| Adventure Express | 14 |
| Delirium | 14 |
| Snoopy's Soap Box Racers | 14 |
| Slaughter House presented by SKITTLES® | 13 |
| Sol Spin | 13 |
| The Racer (Blue) | 12 |
| The Racer (Red) | 12 |
So far in 2026, JASON: Blood Reign has seen the longest peak waits at Kings Island, with its daily maximum averaging 76 minutes, ahead of Flight of Fear (75 minutes) and The Beast (60 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| JASON: Blood Reign | 76 |
| Flight of Fear | 75 |
| The Beast | 60 |
| Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare | 57 |
| Diamondback | 52 |
| Mystic Timbers | 50 |
| Banshee | 46 |
| White Water Canyon | 45 |
| Metal Massacre | 44 |
| Orion® | 43 |
| The Bat | 43 |
| Order of the Dragon | 41 |
| Alien Abyss presented by SNICKERS® | 40 |
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 39 |
| Invertigo | 37 |
| Kings Mills Antique Autos | 36 |
| Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride | 35 |
| Queen City Stunt Coaster | 31 |
| Drop Tower | 29 |
| Killmart presented by M&M’S® | 28 |
| Slaughter House presented by SKITTLES® | 27 |
| Surf Dog | 24 |
| Woodstock Express | 23 |
| Woodstock's Air Rail | 23 |
| Franklin's Flyers | 22 |
| Adventure Express | 21 |
| Delirium | 21 |
| Sol Spin | 21 |
| Snoopy's Soap Box Racers | 19 |
| The Racer (Red) | 19 |
| The Racer (Blue) | 18 |
So far in 2026, Kings Island has been quietest in June, July, and August, when crowd levels have averaged as low as 41%. The busiest month has been April, at around 69%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 69 |
| May | 60 |
| Jun | 42 |
| Jul | 43 |
| Aug | 41 |
| Sep | 64 |
| Oct | 58 |
| Nov | 24 |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Tuesday has been the quietest day of the week at Kings Island, averaging 32% compared with 73% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 23 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 53 |
| Mon | 46 |
| Tue | 32 |
| Wed | 39 |
| Thu | 32 |
| Fri | 50 |
| Sat | 73 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎃 Tricks and Treats | 68 |
| 🎪 Grand Carnivale | 61 |
| 👻 Halloween Haunt | 59 |
| 🍴 Food & Wine Festival | 58 |
| 🎬 Opening Day | 46 |
| 🔴 Buyout | 44 |
| 🎬 Soak City Water Park Opening Weekend | 41 |
| 🇺🇸 Star-Spangled Night | 17 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2026 | 99 |
| October 24, 2026 | 98 |
| October 17, 2026 | 98 |
| July 25, 2026 | 98 |
| September 06, 2026 | 97 |
| April 19, 2026 | 97 |
| October 03, 2026 | 96 |
| May 09, 2026 | 96 |
| May 02, 2026 | 96 |
| October 10, 2026 | 96 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | 1 |
| July 21, 2026 | 1 |
| October 01, 2026 | 2 |
| July 02, 2026 | 5 |
| July 01, 2026 | 5 |
| May 20, 2026 | 6 |
| June 09, 2026 | 7 |
| June 11, 2026 | 7 |
| August 06, 2026 | 9 |
| August 11, 2026 | 9 |