A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Mar 30, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Williamsburg this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN12/9
WEATHER73° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
1
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
4
6 PM
1
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
DarKoaster held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 10 AM. Der Autobahn + Apollo walked on.
10 AM to 12 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. DarKoaster fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 7 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride DarKoaster now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
DarKoaster
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Griffon
peak 40m · 100% uptime
InvadR
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
peak 10m · 80% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Der Wirbelwind
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
peak 0m · 76% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
Pantheon
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
Verbolten
peak 0m · 82% uptime
8 rides were closed all day
Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On Pantheon The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 73°F, low 50°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: DarKoaster 58m to 34m
10 AM Walk-on window: Der Autobahn + Apollo
4:08p Smart pick: DarKoaster is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion