The Beast wait times
The Beast at Kings Island averages 56 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 85% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Beast queue times, day by day
The Beast over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Beast has averaged about 56 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 48 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Beast queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Beast peaks at 9pm with 71 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 71 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Beast
Best time to ride
The Beast averages 0 minutes at 10am against 71 at the 9pm peak - 71 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
The Beast by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu34m
- Fri67m
- Sat58m
- Sun53m
Thursday is the quietest day for The Beast, at 34 minutes against 67 on Friday.
Does The Beast break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 83% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 64%
- 67%
- 88%
- 96%
- 92%
- 92%
- 98%
- 86%
The Beast ran 83% 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 Beast queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct120m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct90m
- 3Friday 2 Oct75m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept70m
- 5Saturday 26 Sept65m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct60m
- 7Thursday 8 Oct45m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct25m
The worst queue recorded for The Beast was 120 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
The Beast 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 Beast
The Beast is one of 21 rides tracked at Kings Island, 1st longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 56 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 32-minute park average.
The Beast has averaged about 56 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 85% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Beast?
The live wait time for The Beast at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Beast wait times.
Is The Beast open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Beast is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Beast has been open around 85% 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 Beast?
Based on historical wait time data, The Beast 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 The Beast?
The Beast is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Beast usually?
Over recent weeks, The Beast has averaged about 56 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Beast at Kings Island.
Is The Beast often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Beast has been running about 85% of the time. We track The Beast'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 Beast at Kings Island?
The Beast 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 Beast?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Beast's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Beast is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.