If you'd been here on a weekend like this, you'd have walked on most rides.
Sep 12, 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 11 straight hours between 11 AM and 10 PM.
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1
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN11/7
WEATHER86° Drizzle
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The day, hour by hour.
11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
3
10 PM
11 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 11 AM. Apollo + Der Autobahn walked on.
11 AM to 10 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 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.
19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
48m avg
peak 100m · 100% uptime
Verbolten
20m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
19m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
9m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
8m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
7m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
5m avg
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Griffon
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
InvadR
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Le Catapult
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Le Scoot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
0m avg
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Trade Wind
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Turkish Delight
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 86°F, low 73°F, rain for 17h.
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