A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Aug 9, 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 12 PM and 4 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 WAIT16m
PEAK50m
RIDES OPEN10/6
WEATHER95° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
2
4 PM
1
5 PM
2
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
12 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 12 PM. Tempesto + Apollo walked on.
12 PM to 4 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 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.
DarKoaster
peak 50m · 86% uptime
Verbolten
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Tempesto
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 0m · 86% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Griffon
peak 0m · 86% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
InvadR
peak 0m · 86% uptime
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 0m · 86% uptime
Pantheon
The Battering Ram
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Pantheon The Battering Ram The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 95°F, low 75°F, rain for 2h.
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 46m to 27m
12 PM Walk-on window: Tempesto + 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