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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Apr 15, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 11 AM and 3 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT237m
PEAK400m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER89° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Apr 15, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
10
3 PM
10
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Escape From Pompeii first

Even on a light day, Escape From Pompeii builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

11 AM to 3 PM
Walk-on window opens

Der Wirbelwind fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 6 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

20 rides · avg wait shown
Escape From Pompeii
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Le Catapult
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Le Scoot
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Pantheon
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Tempesto
400m avg
peak 400m · 78% uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
The Trade Wind
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Turkish Delight
400m avg
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Verbolten
400m avg
peak 400m · 78% uptime
Der Autobahn
104m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Griffon
104m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
104m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
100m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
100m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
DarKoaster
99m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
99m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
InvadR
99m avg
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Der Wirbelwind
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 64°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Escape From Pompeii 480m to 280m
11 AM Walk-on window: Der Wirbelwind
4:08p Smart pick: Escape From Pompeii is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion