Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Island: crowd calendar
Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Island runs 25 Sep to 31 Oct 2026 and is forecast busy, averaging 67% crowd level. The quietest night is Thu 1 Oct at 39%, the busiest Sat 3 Oct at 85%.
Quietest night of Halloween Haunt 2026
Halloween Haunt 2026 is forecast busy at Kings Island, averaging 67% crowd level across its 22 nights. The busiest is Saturday 3 Oct at 85%.
Across its 37 nights the forecast averages 67% crowd level, which is busier than a normal day here. That is 14 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (53%). Expect lines to average around 31 minutes park-wide on a typical night.
Halloween Haunt is an evening event, so the crowd figures above describe the whole day at Kings Island, not the event hours alone. Tricks and Treats runs alongside it during the day, on the same dates.
Every night, with the forecast
September 2026
October 2026
- Thu139%~13 min
- Fri252%~19 min
- Sat385%~50 min
- Sun470%~30 min
- Mon551%~18 min
- Tue666%~28 min
- Wed756%~21 min
- Thu844%~15 min
- Fri975%~36 min
- Sat1077%~39 min
- Sun1182%~45 min
- Mon12No forecast
- Tue13No forecast
- Wed14No forecast
- Thu1565%~27 min
- Fri1670%~31 min
- Sat1777%~39 min
- Sun1875%~37 min
- Mon19No forecast
- Tue20No forecast
- Wed21No forecast
- Thu2267%~28 min
- Fri2370%~30 min
- Sat2479%~41 min
- Sun2576%~38 min
- Mon26No forecast
- Tue27No forecast
- Wed28No forecast
- Thu2964%~26 min
- Fri3068%~28 min
- Sat3176%~38 min
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 25 Sep and 31 Oct 2025 the park measured 53% on average over 7 recorded days. The busiest was Sunday 12 Oct at 73%, the quietest Sunday 19 Oct at 39%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Sunday 12 Oct73%
- 2Sunday 26 Oct70%
- 3Sunday 5 Oct59%
- 4Thursday 9 Oct48%
- 5Thursday 16 Oct44%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Thursday 30 Oct39%
- 2Sunday 19 Oct39%
- 3Thursday 16 Oct44%
- 4Thursday 9 Oct48%
- 5Sunday 5 Oct59%
Dates as published by Kings Island; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
When is Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Island?
Halloween Haunt 2026 runs 25 Sep to 31 Oct 2026, on selected dates, which the park has not listed: 37 nights in total. Dates are as published by Kings Island.
What is the quietest night of Halloween Haunt 2026?
Thursday 1 Oct is forecast the quietest at 39% crowd level. The next best are Thu 8 Oct (44%), Mon 5 Oct (51%), Fri 2 Oct (52%).
What is the busiest night of Halloween Haunt 2026?
Saturday 3 Oct is forecast the busiest at 85%. The 17 nights that fall in the October break (13 Oct to 30 Oct) average 71%.
How busy is Halloween Haunt compared with a normal day at Kings Island?
The event nights average 67% crowd level, busier than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 53% on average.
Do I need a separate ticket for Halloween Haunt?
Halloween Haunt runs in the evening, with Tricks and Treats during the day. Check Kings Island's own site for what your ticket includes on the day you visit.