A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
May 7, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Williamsburg this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 7 straight hours between 3 PM and 9 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT5m
PEAK5m
RIDES OPEN10/8
WEATHER69° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
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3 PM
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4 PM
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5 PM
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6 PM
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7 PM
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8 PM
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9 PM
3 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Alpengeist 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 3 PM. Alpengeist + Apollo walked on.
3 PM to 9 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 3 PM. Alpengeist fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 9 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Alpengeist now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Alpengeist
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 5m · 100% uptime
DarKoaster
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Griffon
peak 5m · 100% uptime
InvadR
peak 5m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Grover's Alpine Express
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 0m · 41% uptime
Pantheon
Tempesto
peak 0m · 7% uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
Verbolten
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Pantheon The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight Verbolten
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 69°F, low 49°F, rain for 17h.
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: Alpengeist 10m to 5m
3 PM Walk-on window: Alpengeist + Apollo
4:08p Smart pick: Alpengeist is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion