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A MODERATE DAY

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

Apr 3, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 10 straight hours between 11 AM and 8 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT30m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN23/19
WEATHER82° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Apr 3, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Rapterra 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.

11 AM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Rapterra or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 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.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Rapterra
63m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
57m avg
peak 120m · 98% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
46m avg
peak 70m · 79% uptime
Reptilian
45m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Twisted Timbers
44m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Tumbili
41m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Dominator
39m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Apple Zapple
37m avg
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
34m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
33m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Flying Eagles
29m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
22m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
19m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Delirium
13m avg
peak 25m · 89% uptime
Drop Tower
12m avg
peak 15m · 73% uptime
Grizzly
10m avg
peak 15m · 49% uptime
Wave Swinger
7m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Bad Apple
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Flight of Fear
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Racer 75 - South
0m avg
peak 0m · 49% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Flight of Fear WindSeeker Woodstock Express

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 82°F, low 52°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Rapterra 120m to 44m
2:42p Walk-on window: Delirium + Drop Tower
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions