Carrollton Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 It is just not worth coming to Kings Island anymore. Kings Island is the most crowded amusement park, and they purposely mask the wait times on rides. Our eight hour day consisted of 7 hours of waiting in line, 50 minutes of walking, and 10 minutes of riding rides. I drove two hours to get there. On a positive note, the weather was just great today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Welcome to KIC. Saturdays are almost never a good day to visit a park, if you want to get rides. This is especially so of a Saturday during a long weekend, with great weather and the season coming to an end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Pepper Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I was there from 6 to 10 and rode Boo blasters and shake rattle and roll. thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I agree when you say Kings Island is the most crowded park. I have a feeling it is this summer. Last year, I could come on Saturdays and be able to get 5 rides in in 3 hours. Now, it's almost impossible to do that. I've had one day that I've gotten to ride a lot of rides. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Actually for the most part Kings Island was not that crowded this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I was there on Friday and it was basically empty, made for a very nice evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 10 trips this summer and the park was only crowded during one of them. That was due to rain and all the coasters only running one train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Although a lot of people make the mistake of assuming the park is always the way they find it during their single or few visits, it is important to remember that for them it IS the way it IS when they go. And they decide to go in the future, or not, based on their experiences... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfsu2k Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I was there on Friday and it was basically empty, made for a very nice evening. I was there on Friday as well, and you are right it was deserted! Awesome time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 It is just not worth coming to Kings Island anymore. Kings Island is the most crowded amusement park, and they purposely mask the wait times on rides. Our eight hour day consisted of 7 hours of waiting in line, 50 minutes of walking, and 10 minutes of riding rides. I drove two hours to get there. On a positive note, the weather was just great today. How come? Did you not know it was going to be crowded on a Saturday during Labor Day weekend? Sorry you didnt have a good time...go on a different day a day thats not on a Saturday, a day thats not on Labor Day weekend and a day when he weather is not perfect. All of that equals to a VERY crowded day, although Iv'e seen far far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I think the park has not been crowded this year. And you no what if it is and it ruins your day. Thats your own fault, not the parks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcc Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Personally, I'd rather hear complaints of crowds than emptiness lol. We have traveled 5 hours one way to go to the park and get in only a few rides due to the crowds. Does that make us never want to return? Nope. We hit company and group days twice this year. The other 2 times, it was walk-on to most rides with 10 minute or less wait on the more popular. It's a risk you take when going. I'm just glad they're doing well. That is good news for all of us (be positive!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillsberry123 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 It was a Saturday, and it's a three day weekend. Of course it's going to be crowded. Always avoid weekends whenever possible, and ALWAYS avoid visiting during a three day weekend. Considering that every singe one of my visits this year have been on a weekend, the park has not been crowded at all this summer. I've gotten 8 rides in a 3 hour period. Just avoid three day weekends, July, the first half of August, and the fourth of July. The fact that the weather was nice probably made a difference, too. On days that have a 20%-30% chance of rain, the park's going to be considerably less crowded. Even more so if there's a 50% or 60% chance. Heck, even days that only call for rain for part of a day can lighten crowds up. EDIT: Also from my experience they do NOT mask wait times. If anything, they OVERestimate the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.