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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Apr 24, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN10/9
WEATHER83° Clear
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Apr 24, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
5
12 PM
7
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
8
8 PM
6
9 PM
11 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM 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.

19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
49m avg
peak 80m · 98% uptime
Griffon
28m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Alpengeist
20m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Tempesto
20m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
InvadR
19m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
18m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Der Autobahn
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
The Battering Ram
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Closed all day
Grover's Alpine Express
Closed all day
Le Catapult
Closed all day
Le Scoot
Closed all day
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
Closed all day
Pantheon
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 · 37% uptime
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii 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: ☀️ Clear, high 83°F, low 60°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: DarKoaster 80m to 34m
2:42p Walk-on window: Apollo + Der Autobahn
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions