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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

May 22, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN22/20
WEATHER60° Drizzle
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for May 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
6
4 PM
1
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Dominator first

Even on a light day, Dominator 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

Apple Zapple + Dodgem fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
32m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Twisted Timbers
23m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Reptilian
22m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Rapterra
22m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Dominator
21m avg
peak 60m · 75% uptime
Tumbili
21m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Apple Zapple
18m avg
peak 30m · 38% uptime
Dodgem
16m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Grizzly
14m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
12m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
12m avg
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Delirium
8m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Wave Swinger
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
8m avg
peak 11m · 98% uptime
Racer 75
7m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Flying Eagles
6m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Bad Apple
6m avg
peak 8m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
4m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Pantherian
3m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Americana
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Americana Racer 75 - South White Water Canyon Woodstock Express

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 60°F, low 53°F, rain for 22h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Dominator 26m to 15m
1:15p Walk-on window: Apple Zapple + Dodgem
4:08p Smart pick: Dominator is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion