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A MODERATE DAY

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

Aug 1, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 10 AM and 1 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK105m
RIDES OPEN11/7
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Aug 1, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

10 AM to 1 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on DarKoaster or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 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
73m avg
peak 105m · 100% uptime
Verbolten
34m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
18m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
15m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
15m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
13m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
8m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Alpengeist
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Closed all day
Griffon
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
Closed all day
InvadR
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
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
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 70°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: DarKoaster 105m to 51m
2:42p Walk-on window: Finnegan + Apollo
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions