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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.

Apr 26, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Dominion this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 2 PM.

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2
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT8m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN23/21
WEATHER58° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Apr 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
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12 PM
1
1 PM
3
2 PM
1
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
5
8 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Flight of Fear 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. Reptilian + Apple Zapple walked on.

12 PM to 2 PM
Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Flight of Fear fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 8 PM
Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Flight of Fear now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
36m avg
peak 60m · 50% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
23m avg
peak 35m · 88% uptime
Rapterra
19m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Reptilian
15m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
10m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
9m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Twisted Timbers
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
8m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
6m avg
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Flying Eagles
5m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Carousel
5m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
5m avg
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
5m avg
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 7m · 94% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 7m · 98% uptime
Pantherian
5m avg
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Dominator
4m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Grizzly
4m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Racer 75
4m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
2m avg
peak 2m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 58°F, low 48°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 43m to 25m
12 PM Walk-on window: Reptilian + Apple Zapple
4:08p Smart pick: Flight of Fear is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion