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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 3, 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 WAIT5m
PEAK25m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER90° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 3, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
2
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
1
6 PM
4
7 PM
5
8 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Flight of Fear first

Even on a light day, Flight of Fear 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. + Reptilian fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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.
13m avg
peak 15m · 69% uptime
Reptilian
9m avg
peak 15m · 67% uptime
Flight of Fear
8m avg
peak 25m · 57% uptime
Flying Eagles
8m avg
peak 20m · 90% uptime
Apple Zapple
7m avg
peak 25m · 63% uptime
Tumbili
7m avg
peak 15m · 65% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 8m · 66% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
6m avg
peak 15m · 65% uptime
Dodgem
6m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
6m avg
peak 13m · 86% uptime
Pantherian
6m avg
peak 10m · 47% uptime
Bad Apple
5m avg
peak 10m · 80% uptime
Racer 75
5m avg
peak 10m · 70% uptime
Carousel
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Rapterra
5m avg
peak 5m · 59% uptime
Twisted Timbers
5m avg
peak 5m · 71% uptime
Woodstock Express
4m avg
peak 10m · 66% uptime
Wave Swinger
4m avg
peak 7m · 90% uptime
Drop Tower
4m avg
peak 6m · 66% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
3m avg
peak 8m · 97% uptime
Delirium
3m avg
peak 5m · 71% uptime
Grizzly
3m avg
peak 5m · 71% uptime
White Water Canyon
2m avg
peak 5m · 69% uptime
Dominator
2m avg
peak 2m · 68% uptime
Americana
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Americana Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 90°F, low 74°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 13m to 6m
1:15p Walk-on window: Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Reptilian
4:08p Smart pick: Flight of Fear is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion