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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Aug 22, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN24/23
WEATHER85° Cloudy
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
6
9 PM
3
10 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Boo Blasters on Boo Hill climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Boo Blasters on Boo Hill or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
34m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Rapterra
31m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
31m avg
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Reptilian
26m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
25m avg
peak 75m · 89% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
22m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
22m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
21m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
20m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
20m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Grizzly
19m avg
peak 46m · 90% uptime
Dodgem
19m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Dominator
15m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Apple Zapple
14m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
White Water Canyon
14m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
14m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Flying Eagles
14m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Delirium
9m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
7m avg
peak 11m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
6m avg
peak 13m · 95% uptime
Wave Swinger
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carousel
4m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Americana
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
0m avg
peak 0m · 45% uptime
Tumbili
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Tumbili

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 85°F, low 69°F, rain for 10h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 75m to 18m
2:42p Walk-on window: Dominator + Apple Zapple
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions