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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 12, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT7m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER90° Partly Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 12, 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
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 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

Blue Ridge Tollway + 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.
22m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
14m avg
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Reptilian
12m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
White Water Canyon
12m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Flight of Fear
12m avg
peak 18m · 95% uptime
Flying Eagles
11m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Tumbili
8m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
8m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Apple Zapple
7m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Rapterra
7m avg
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Dodgem
7m avg
peak 18m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
7m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 8m · 98% uptime
Dominator
6m avg
peak 25m · 94% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
6m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Drop Tower
6m avg
peak 14m · 98% uptime
Twisted Timbers
6m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Racer 75
5m avg
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Grizzly
5m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Wave Swinger
5m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Bad Apple
4m avg
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Delirium
4m avg
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Pantherian
3m avg
peak 6m · 86% 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: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 90°F, low 71°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Shenandoah Lumber Co. 27m to 15m
1:15p Walk-on window: Blue Ridge Tollway + Reptilian
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