Adventure Express wait times
Adventure Express at Kings Island averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Adventure Express queue times, day by day
Adventure Express over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Adventure Express has averaged about 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 33 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Adventure Express queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Adventure Express peaks at 4pm with 33 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 33 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Adventure Express
Best time to ride
Adventure Express averages 0 minutes at 11am against 33 at the 4pm peak - 33 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Adventure Express by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu2m
- Fri15m
- Sat30m
- Sun26m
Thursday is the quietest day for Adventure Express, at 2 minutes against 30 on Saturday.
Does Adventure Express break down?
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 84% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 72%
- 67%
- 98%
- 99%
- 92%
- 87%
- 82%
- 99%
Adventure Express ran 84% of Kings Island's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Adventure Express queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 2Sunday 4 Oct45m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept35m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 5Friday 9 Oct20m
- 6Friday 2 Oct10m
- 7Thursday 8 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Adventure Express was 45 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Adventure Express through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kings Island publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Adventure Express
Adventure Express is one of 21 rides tracked at Kings Island, 15th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 24 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 32-minute park average.
Adventure Express has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Adventure Express?
The live wait time for Adventure Express at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Adventure Express wait times.
Is Adventure Express open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Adventure Express is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Adventure Express has been open around 87% of Kings Island's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kings Island.
What's the best time of day to ride Adventure Express?
Based on historical wait time data, Adventure Express is typically quietest around 4pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Adventure Express?
Adventure Express is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Adventure Express usually?
Over recent weeks, Adventure Express has averaged about 24 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Adventure Express at Kings Island.
Is Adventure Express often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Adventure Express has been running about 87% of the time. We track Adventure Express's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Adventure Express at Kings Island?
Adventure Express is at Kings Island - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kings Island page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Adventure Express?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Adventure Express's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Adventure Express is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.