A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jul 1, 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 5 straight hours between 3 PM and 8 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT3m
PEAK10m
RIDES OPEN23/23
WEATHER96° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
12 PM
2
1 PM
3
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
3
8 PM
1
9 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Drop Tower 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 3 PM. Drop Tower + Dodgem walked on.
3 PM to 8 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 3 PM. Drop Tower fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 9 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Drop Tower now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 10m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Reptilian
peak 8m · 81% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Carousel
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Dominator
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Pantherian
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Racer 75
peak 3m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 5m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 2m · 90% uptime
Rapterra
peak 2m · 96% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 3m · 86% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Woodstock Express
2 rides were closed all day
Racer 75 - South Woodstock Express
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 96°F, low 72°F, rain for 1h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Drop Tower 11m to 5m
3 PM Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Dodgem
4:08p Smart pick: Drop Tower is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion