A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.
May 24, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 2 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN24/23
WEATHER73° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
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12 PM
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2 PM
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3 PM
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4 PM
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5 PM
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6 PM
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7 PM
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8 PM
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9 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Blue Ridge Tollway first
Even on a light day, Blue Ridge Tollway 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.
12 PM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens
Grizzly + Backlot Stunt Coaster fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 9 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.
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Reptilian
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Rapterra
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
peak 16m · 99% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 15m · 87% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Dominator
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Carousel
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 94% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Racer 75
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Americana
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: ☁️ Cloudy, high 73°F, low 55°F, rain for 6h.
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: Blue Ridge Tollway 42m to 24m
12 PM Walk-on window: Grizzly + Backlot Stunt Coaster
4:08p Smart pick: Blue Ridge Tollway is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion