Skip to main content
Park Queue TimesPQT

The Bat wait times

Kings Island2,831 recorded readings

The Bat at Kings Island averages 44 minutes. It is shortest at 10pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 83% 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 44 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 55 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 10pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical44m
Peak55m
Uptime83%
Busiest at6pm
Pick a date
Friday 25 SeptTap a daySunday 27 Sept

The Bat queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

2810a
3711a
5612p
471p
452p
453p
424p
505p
316p
447p
138p
209p

The Bat peaks at noon with 56 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 13. Riding it at the right hour saves 43 minutes on a single ride.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride The Bat

Best time to ride

8pm on a Sunday

The Bat averages 13 minutes at 8pm against 56 at the noon peak - 43 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.

44maverage

The Bat by day of the week

Average wait by day

3 days with a recorded queue

  1. Fri30m
  2. Sat68m
  3. Sun23m

Sunday is the quietest day for The Bat, at 23 minutes against 68 on Saturday.

Does The Bat break down?

Uptime and closures

79% of opening hours · 3 days recorded

79%
Average

Running 79% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 3 recorded days.

Last 3 days uptime

  1. 97%
  2. 93%
  3. 60%

The Bat ran 79% of Kings Island's opening hours across 3 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.

Longest The Bat queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
  2. 2Sunday 27 Sept45m
  3. 3Friday 25 Sept35m

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

27Nov
44Apr
31May
21Jun
22Jul
19Aug
41Sep

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.

PlusYour first park day on Plus is free

Pick the day you are going to Kings Island and Plus covers the whole of it: your rides in the best order for that date, live re-planning in the park, and an alert the moment The Bat drops below your number.

Create a free account

Free account, no card. After that, passes from £4.99 for a day or £29.99 for a year, paid once, never renewing.

About The Bat

The Bat is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Island, 6th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 44 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 35-minute park average.

The Bat has averaged about 44 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 10pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays 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 83% 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 10pm. 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 Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.

How long is the line for The Bat usually?

Over recent weeks, The Bat has averaged about 44 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 Bat at Kings Island.

Is The Bat often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, The Bat has been running about 83% 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.