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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Apr 11, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 9 straight hours between 12 PM and 8 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN24/21
WEATHER75° Clear
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Apr 11, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
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
12 PM 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.

12 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 12 PM 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
61m avg
peak 100m · 95% uptime
Reptilian
56m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
52m avg
peak 80m · 99% uptime
Dominator
49m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
42m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
41m avg
peak 65m · 96% uptime
Tumbili
39m avg
peak 46m · 93% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
34m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Apple Zapple
29m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Flying Eagles
28m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
28m avg
peak 50m · 88% uptime
Grizzly
20m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
20m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
17m avg
peak 35m · 94% uptime
Delirium
15m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
12m avg
peak 20m · 34% uptime
Drop Tower
10m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Carousel
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
4m avg
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Racer 75 - South
4m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Flight of Fear Woodstock Express

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 75°F, low 55°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Rapterra 100m to 43m
2:42p Walk-on window: Bad Apple + Delirium
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions