The Racer Blue wait times
The Racer Blue at Kings Island averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 10pm and worst at 12am. It has run 60% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Racer Blue queue times, day by day
The Racer Blue over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Racer Blue has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 27 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 10pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Racer Blue queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Racer Blue peaks at 8pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 9. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Racer Blue
Best time to ride
The Racer Blue averages 9 minutes at noon against 30 at the 8pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
The Racer Blue by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon19m
- Fri0m
- Sat11m
- Sun17m
Friday is the quietest day for The Racer Blue, at 0 minutes against 19 on Monday.
Does The Racer Blue break down?
Uptime and closures
66% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 66% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 60%
- 74%
- 57%
- 0%
- 74%
- 77%
- 76%
The Racer Blue ran 66% of Kings Island's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest The Racer Blue queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 2Monday 7 Sept40m
- 3Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept10m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug6m
The worst queue recorded for The Racer Blue was 60 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
The Racer Blue 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.
About The Racer Blue
The Racer Blue is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Island, 23rd longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 29-minute park average.
The Racer Blue has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 10pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 60% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Racer Blue?
The live wait time for The Racer Blue at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Racer Blue wait times.
Is The Racer Blue open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Racer Blue is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Racer Blue has been open around 60% 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 Racer Blue?
Based on historical wait time data, The Racer Blue 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 Racer Blue?
The Racer Blue is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Racer Blue usually?
Over recent weeks, The Racer Blue has averaged about 15 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 Racer Blue at Kings Island.
Is The Racer Blue often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Racer Blue has been running about 60% of the time. We track The Racer Blue'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 Racer Blue at Kings Island?
The Racer Blue 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 Racer Blue?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Racer Blue's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Racer Blue is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.