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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.

Jul 21, 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.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT7m
PEAK30m
RIDES OPEN24/23
WEATHER90° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Jul 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 4 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 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

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

8 PM to 4 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
Blue Ridge Tollway
30m avg
peak 30m · 17% uptime
Woodstock Express
19m avg
peak 30m · 28% uptime
Dodgem
16m avg
peak 28m · 53% uptime
Reptilian
15m avg
peak 30m · 29% uptime
Tumbili
11m avg
peak 15m · 28% uptime
WindSeeker
11m avg
peak 11m · 22% uptime
Racer 75
6m avg
peak 10m · 30% uptime
Flying Eagles
5m avg
peak 5m · 29% uptime
Rapterra
5m avg
peak 5m · 27% uptime
Grizzly
4m avg
peak 15m · 26% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
4m avg
peak 10m · 48% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 6m · 53% uptime
Delirium
4m avg
peak 5m · 30% uptime
Twisted Timbers
4m avg
peak 5m · 30% uptime
Wave Swinger
4m avg
peak 5m · 30% uptime
Drop Tower
3m avg
peak 7m · 28% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
3m avg
peak 5m · 30% uptime
Dominator
3m avg
peak 5m · 25% uptime
White Water Canyon
3m avg
peak 5m · 29% uptime
Bad Apple
2m avg
peak 4m · 30% uptime
Flight of Fear
2m avg
peak 2m · 29% uptime
Pantherian
1m avg
peak 2m · 28% uptime
Apple Zapple
1m avg
peak 1m · 29% uptime
Americana
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Americana Great Pumpkin Coaster Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 90°F, low 73°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Blue Ridge Tollway 36m to 21m
12 PM Walk-on window: Dodgem + Reptilian
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