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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

May 8, 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.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN23/21
WEATHER68° Clear
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for May 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Rapterra first

Even on a light day, Rapterra 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

Backlot Stunt Coaster + Flying Eagles 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.

26 rides · avg wait shown
Rapterra
34m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Racer 75
28m avg
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
26m avg
peak 46m · 94% uptime
Flight of Fear
25m avg
peak 50m · 88% uptime
Twisted Timbers
25m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Reptilian
24m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
22m avg
peak 46m · 98% uptime
Grizzly
21m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Apple Zapple
20m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Dodgem
19m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
17m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Flying Eagles
16m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Dominator
14m avg
peak 35m · 87% uptime
WindSeeker
14m avg
peak 20m · 75% uptime
Wave Swinger
11m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Tumbili
11m avg
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Pantherian
8m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Bad Apple
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
8m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Carousel
5m avg
peak 8m · 98% 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
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 68°F, low 45°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Rapterra 41m to 24m
1:15p Walk-on window: Backlot Stunt Coaster + Flying Eagles
4:08p Smart pick: Rapterra is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion