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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.

Aug 5, 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.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT6m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER89° Drizzle
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
5
1 PM
2
2 PM
3
3 PM
2
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Boo Blasters on Boo Hill first

Even on a light day, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 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. + Flight of Fear 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.
14m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Flight of Fear
13m avg
peak 35m · 69% uptime
Tumbili
10m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Rapterra
10m avg
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Dominator
8m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
7m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Reptilian
7m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
7m avg
peak 20m · 89% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 8m · 91% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
6m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
6m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Apple Zapple
6m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Wave Swinger
5m avg
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
5m avg
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Delirium
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
4m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
4m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
4m avg
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
4m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
4m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
3m avg
peak 10m · 84% uptime
White Water Canyon
3m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Racer 75
2m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 89°F, low 72°F, rain for 13h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 12m to 5m
1:15p Walk-on window: Shenandoah Lumber Co. + Flight of Fear
4:08p Smart pick: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion