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Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Island: crowd calendar

25 Sep to 31 Oct 202637 nightsMason, Ohio, United States

Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Island runs 25 Sep to 31 Oct 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 48% crowd level. The quietest night is Tue 6 Oct at 12%, the busiest Sun 11 Oct at 86%.

Quietest night of Halloween Haunt 2026

Tuesday 6 Oct

Halloween Haunt 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Kings Island, averaging 48% crowd level across its 37 nights. The busiest is Sunday 11 Oct at 86%.

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Across its 37 nights the forecast averages 48% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is about the same as the same weeks in 2025, which measured 50%. Expect lines to average around 26 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

Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 25 Sep and 31 Oct 2025 the park measured 50% on average over 8 recorded days. The busiest was Sunday 12 Oct at 73%, the quietest Sunday 19 Oct at 31%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Sunday 12 OctLines averaged 34 min73%
  2. 2Sunday 26 OctLines averaged 31 min70%
  3. 3Sunday 5 OctLines averaged 23 min59%
  4. 4Sunday 28 SeptLines averaged 18 min51%
  5. 5Thursday 16 OctLines averaged 16 min47%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Thursday 30 OctLines averaged 10 min31%
  2. 2Sunday 19 OctLines averaged 10 min31%
  3. 3Thursday 9 OctLines averaged 13 min40%
  4. 4Thursday 16 OctLines averaged 16 min47%
  5. 5Sunday 28 SeptLines averaged 18 min51%

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?

Tuesday 6 Oct is forecast the quietest at 12% crowd level. The next best are Tue 20 Oct (12%), Tue 27 Oct (12%), Wed 7 Oct (13%).

What is the busiest night of Halloween Haunt 2026?

Sunday 11 Oct is forecast the busiest at 86%. The 17 nights that fall in the October break (13 Oct to 30 Oct) average 43%.

How busy is Halloween Haunt compared with a normal day at Kings Island?

The event nights average 48% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 50% 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.