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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.

May 27, 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 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT13m
PEAK40m
RIDES OPEN11/9
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for May 27, 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
7
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
1
6 PM
11 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Alpengeist + Griffon 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.

19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
29m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
18m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Griffon
16m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
InvadR
15m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
12m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
10m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
10m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
7m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
7m avg
peak 20m · 99% 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
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
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 · 5% uptime
8 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

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 86°F, low 69°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: DarKoaster 35m to 20m
11 AM Walk-on window: Alpengeist + Griffon
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