Diamondback wait times
Diamondback at Kings Island averages 47 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Diamondback queue times, day by day
Diamondback over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Diamondback has averaged about 47 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 73 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Diamondback queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Diamondback peaks at 4pm with 73 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 65 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Diamondback
Best time to ride
Diamondback averages 8 minutes at 9am against 73 at the 4pm peak - 65 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Diamondback by day of the week
Average wait by day
3 days with a recorded queue
- Fri29m
- Sat31m
- Sun34m
Friday is the quietest day for Diamondback, at 29 minutes against 34 on Sunday.
Does Diamondback break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 3 days recorded
Running 83% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 3 recorded days.
Last 3 days uptime
- 97%
- 97%
- 65%
Diamondback ran 83% of Kings Island's opening hours across 3 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Diamondback queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept60m
- 2Friday 25 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept45m
The worst queue recorded for Diamondback was 60 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Diamondback 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 Diamondback
Diamondback is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Island, 5th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 47 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 35-minute park average.
Diamondback has averaged about 47 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Diamondback?
The live wait time for Diamondback at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Diamondback wait times.
Is Diamondback open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Diamondback is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Diamondback has been open around 87% 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 Diamondback?
Based on historical wait time data, Diamondback is typically quietest around 6pm. 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.
How long is the line for Diamondback usually?
Over recent weeks, Diamondback has averaged about 47 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Diamondback at Kings Island.
Is Diamondback often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Diamondback has been running about 87% of the time. We track Diamondback'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 Diamondback at Kings Island?
Diamondback 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 Diamondback?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Diamondback's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Diamondback is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.