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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Mar 21, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN12/10
WEATHER76° Clear
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Mar 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
3
8 PM
1
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. DarKoaster climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on DarKoaster or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 9 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

20 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
35m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Griffon
28m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
27m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
25m avg
peak 25m · 55% uptime
InvadR
20m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
12m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
12m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
10m avg
peak 10m · 54% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
9m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
7m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Der Wirbelwind
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Closed all day
Grover's Alpine Express
Closed all day
Le Catapult
Closed all day
Le Scoot
Closed all day
The Battering Ram
Closed all day
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
Closed all day
The Trade Wind
Closed all day
Turkish Delight
Closed all day
Verbolten
0m avg
peak 0m · 72% uptime
8 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot The Battering Ram The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 76°F, low 51°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: DarKoaster 60m to 24m
2:42p Walk-on window: Alpengeist + Tempesto
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions