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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 2, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT10m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER90° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 2, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
4
7 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Rapterra first

Even on a light day, Rapterra 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

Tumbili + Flight of Fear fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 7 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
Rapterra
48m avg
peak 75m · 29% uptime
Woodstock Express
23m avg
peak 45m · 27% uptime
Dodgem
19m avg
peak 50m · 73% uptime
Tumbili
17m avg
peak 30m · 22% uptime
Flight of Fear
13m avg
peak 30m · 25% uptime
Reptilian
11m avg
peak 20m · 28% uptime
WindSeeker
9m avg
peak 10m · 21% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
8m avg
peak 20m · 58% uptime
Wave Swinger
7m avg
peak 10m · 36% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
6m avg
peak 10m · 30% uptime
Delirium
6m avg
peak 10m · 33% uptime
Flying Eagles
6m avg
peak 10m · 34% uptime
Twisted Timbers
6m avg
peak 10m · 32% uptime
Dominator
5m avg
peak 20m · 32% uptime
Bad Apple
5m avg
peak 6m · 36% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
5m avg
peak 5m · 38% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 21% uptime
Racer 75
5m avg
peak 5m · 32% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 8m · 73% uptime
Grizzly
4m avg
peak 5m · 32% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
3m avg
peak 5m · 20% uptime
Apple Zapple
2m avg
peak 5m · 11% uptime
Pantherian
2m avg
peak 2m · 17% uptime
White Water Canyon
1m avg
peak 2m · 20% uptime
Americana
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Closed all day
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Americana Great Pumpkin Coaster Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 90°F, low 72°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Rapterra 58m to 34m
1:15p Walk-on window: Tumbili + Flight of Fear
4:08p Smart pick: Rapterra is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion