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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jul 17, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT6m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN24/23
WEATHER94° Clear
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Jul 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
12 PM
2
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
5
10 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Shenandoah Lumber Co. first

Even on a light day, Shenandoah Lumber Co. 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

Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Rapterra fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
16m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Rapterra
11m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Twisted Timbers
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
8m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
7m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
6m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Reptilian
6m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 40m · 74% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Dominator
4m avg
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
4m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
3m avg
peak 10m · 79% uptime
Racer 75
3m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
2m avg
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
2m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
White Water Canyon
2m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Pantherian
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 94°F, low 76°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Shenandoah Lumber Co. 21m to 11m
1:15p Walk-on window: Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Rapterra
4:08p Smart pick: Shenandoah Lumber Co. is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion