If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jul 13, 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 4 straight hours between 6 PM and 9 PM.
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/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT22m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN11/5
WEATHER83° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
6 PM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
6 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
DarKoaster 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 6 PM. Tempesto + Der Autobahn walked on.
6 PM to 9 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 6 PM. DarKoaster 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 DarKoaster now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
50m avg
peak 70m · 30% uptime
Verbolten
36m avg
peak 40m · 30% uptime
Tempesto
15m avg
peak 15m · 30% uptime
Der Autobahn
10m avg
peak 10m · 30% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
5m avg
peak 5m · 30% uptime
Alpengeist
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Closed all day
Griffon
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
Closed all day
InvadR
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
Le Catapult
Closed all day
Le Scoot
Closed all day
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
Pantheon
Closed all day
The Battering Ram
0m avg
peak 0m · 30% uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
Closed all day
The Trade Wind
Closed all day
Turkish Delight
Closed all day
8 rides were closed all day
Escape From PompeiiGrover's Alpine ExpressLe CatapultLe ScootPantheonThe Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's RevengeThe Trade WindTurkish Delight
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 71°F, rain for 5h.
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