When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 4pm, its worst hour
- 33min
Kings Island
Adventure Express wait times
- Typical wait
- 23min
- At its busiest
- 40min
- Shortest queue
- 9pm
- Running
- 92%
23minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Adventure Express at Kings Island averages 23 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Adventure Express queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Adventure Express usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Adventure Express over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Adventure Express has averaged about 23 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 40 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 23min
- Peak
- 40min
- Running
- 92%
- Busiest at
- 5pm
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 5min
- On a Saturday
- 40min
Does Adventure Express break down?
Rarely.
It was running 92% of the time Kings Island was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 5 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 92%
- Queue readings recorded
- 3,626
The record
60 minutes.
The longest queue Adventure Express has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Kings Island →When is the Adventure Express queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 33 at 4pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Adventure Express queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
110a
1111a
1412p
241p
272p
273p
334p
255p
106p
167p
138p
89p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Adventure Express
10am on a Thursday
Adventure Express averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Adventure Express?
Thursday, at 5 minutes on average, against 40 on Saturday.
Adventure Express by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu5m
- Fri15m
- Sat40m
- Sun13m
Does Adventure Express break down?
It ran 93% of Kings Island's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improving93%
Good
Running 93% of the minutes Kings Island was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Adventure Express queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Adventure Express was 60 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Adventure Express queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct60m
- 2Saturday 17 Oct45m
- 3Sunday 18 Oct40m
- 4Friday 16 Oct30m
- 5Friday 9 Oct20m
- 6Thursday 8 Oct5m
- 7Sunday 11 Oct5m
- 8Thursday 15 Oct5m
Which months are busiest for Adventure Express?
November runs longest at 30 minutes on average, and June is quietest at 12.
Adventure Express through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
30Nov
15May
12Jun
14Jul
19Aug
21Sep
26Oct
About Adventure Express
Adventure Express is one of 21 rides tracked at Kings Island, 17th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 23 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 34-minute park average.
Adventure Express has averaged about 23 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Kings Island publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 92% 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 9pm. 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 23 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 92% 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.
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