A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.
May 1, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 4 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
4
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN22/21
WEATHER65° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
5
10 AM
3
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
1
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Flight of Fear first
Even on a light day, Flight of Fear builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.
11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark
Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.
2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens
Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Grizzly fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 6 PM
Final-hour re-rides
Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.
Every ride, by average wait.
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 50m · 71% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 120m · 94% uptime
Rapterra
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Tumbili
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 36m · 84% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
peak 40m · 92% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Reptilian
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 30m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Dominator
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Racer 75
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Dodgem
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 12m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carousel
peak 8m · 96% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 1% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 65°F, low 44°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
A light day rewards a loose plan. Ride Ready watches the lines for you, flags the dips, and tells you what to ride next, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 32m to 19m
1:15p Walk-on window: Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Grizzly
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