The Bat wait times
The Bat at Kings Island averages 40 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Bat queue times, day by day
The Bat over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Bat has averaged about 40 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 58 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Bat queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Bat peaks at 3pm with 65 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 58 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Bat
Best time to ride
The Bat averages 7 minutes at 8pm against 65 at the 3pm peak - 58 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
The Bat by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu18m
- Fri31m
- Sat64m
- Sun29m
Thursday is the quietest day for The Bat, at 18 minutes against 64 on Saturday.
Does The Bat break down?
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 88% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 93%
- 60%
- 98%
- 92%
- 92%
- 95%
- 98%
- 99%
The Bat ran 88% of Kings Island's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest The Bat queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct70m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct65m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 5Thursday 8 Oct45m
- 6Friday 9 Oct45m
- 7Friday 2 Oct35m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for The Bat was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
The Bat 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 The Bat
The Bat is one of 21 rides tracked at Kings Island, 5th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 40 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 32-minute park average.
The Bat has averaged about 40 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% 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 The Bat?
The live wait time for The Bat at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Bat wait times.
Is The Bat open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Bat is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Bat has been open around 91% 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 The Bat?
Based on historical wait time data, The Bat is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 The Bat?
The Bat 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 The Bat usually?
Over recent weeks, The Bat has averaged about 40 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. 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 The Bat at Kings Island.
Is The Bat often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Bat has been running about 91% of the time. We track The Bat'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 The Bat at Kings Island?
The Bat 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 The Bat?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Bat's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Bat is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.