A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on most rides.
Aug 1, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Williamsburg this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 10 AM and 1 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK105m
RIDES OPEN11/7
WEATHER86° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
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
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 10 AM. Finnegan + Apollo walked on.
10 AM to 1 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. DarKoaster fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 10 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.
DarKoaster
peak 105m · 100% uptime
Verbolten
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 25m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Griffon
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
InvadR
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
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.
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: DarKoaster 88m to 51m
10 AM Walk-on window: Finnegan + 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