Flight Of Fear wait times
Flight Of Fear at Kings Island averages 55 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 93% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flight Of Fear queue times, day by day
Flight Of Fear over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flight Of Fear has averaged about 55 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 106 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flight Of Fear queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flight Of Fear peaks at 4pm with 86 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 20. Riding it at the right hour saves 66 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flight Of Fear
Best time to ride
Flight Of Fear averages 20 minutes at 6pm against 86 at the 4pm peak - 66 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 180 minutes.
Flight Of Fear by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu26m
- Fri46m
- Sat88m
- Sun47m
Thursday is the quietest day for Flight Of Fear, at 26 minutes against 88 on Saturday.
Does Flight Of Fear break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 90% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 94%
- 67%
- 98%
- 99%
- 92%
- 95%
- 98%
- 99%
Flight Of Fear ran 90% of Kings Island's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Flight Of Fear queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct180m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept120m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept75m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct75m
- 5Friday 9 Oct60m
- 6Friday 2 Oct50m
- 7Thursday 8 Oct45m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct30m
The worst queue recorded for Flight Of Fear was 180 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Flight Of Fear 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 Flight Of Fear
Flight Of Fear is one of 21 rides tracked at Kings Island, 2nd longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 55 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 32-minute park average.
Flight Of Fear has averaged about 55 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% 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 Flight Of Fear?
The live wait time for Flight Of Fear at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flight Of Fear wait times.
Is Flight Of Fear open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flight Of Fear is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flight Of Fear has been open around 93% 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 Flight Of Fear?
Based on historical wait time data, Flight Of Fear is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Flight Of Fear?
Flight Of Fear 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 Flight Of Fear usually?
Over recent weeks, Flight Of Fear has averaged about 55 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 Flight Of Fear at Kings Island.
Is Flight Of Fear often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flight Of Fear has been running about 93% of the time. We track Flight Of Fear'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 Flight Of Fear at Kings Island?
Flight Of Fear 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 Flight Of Fear?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flight Of Fear's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flight Of Fear is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

