A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.
Jul 16, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 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.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT5m
PEAK35m
RIDES OPEN22/22
WEATHER96° Partly Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
5
8 PM
1
9 PM
12 PM 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
Blue Ridge Tollway + Reptilian 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 30m · 96% uptime
Reptilian
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Grizzly
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Tumbili
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Dodgem
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 9m · 97% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 7m · 97% uptime
Dominator
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Rapterra
peak 15m · 73% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Delirium
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 7m · 97% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 7m · 97% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 7m · 97% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Carousel
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Racer 75
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Flight of Fear
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Pantherian
Racer 75 - South
3 rides were closed all day
Flight of Fear Pantherian Racer 75 - South
Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 96°F, low 72°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: Dominator 10m to 5m
1:15p Walk-on window: Blue Ridge Tollway + Reptilian
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