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A LIGHT DAY

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

May 3, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN10/10
WEATHER60° Clear
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for May 3, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
5
12 PM
4
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
7
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit DarKoaster first

Even on a light day, DarKoaster 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Alpengeist + Apollo fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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.

19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
46m avg
peak 80m · 100% uptime
Griffon
26m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
18m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
16m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
InvadR
15m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
10m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
9m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
9m avg
peak 10m · 22% uptime
Der Autobahn
6m avg
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
5m avg
peak 5m · 2% 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
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
Closed all day
The Trade Wind
Closed all day
Turkish Delight
Closed all day
Verbolten
Closed all day
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight Verbolten

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 60°F, low 47°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: DarKoaster 55m to 32m
1:15p Walk-on window: Alpengeist + 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