If you'd been here on a weekend like this, you'd have walked on most rides.
Oct 3, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Dominion this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 5 straight hours between 12 PM and 5 PM.
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2
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT5m
PEAK30m
RIDES OPEN22/18
WEATHER70° Drizzle
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The day, hour by hour.
12 PM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
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12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
2
7 PM
3
8 PM
2
9 PM
3
10 PM
5
11 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Backlot Stunt Coaster held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 12 PM. Backlot Stunt Coaster + Twisted Timbers walked on.
12 PM to 5 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Backlot Stunt Coaster fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 11 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Backlot Stunt Coaster now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
27 rides · avg wait shown
Backlot Stunt Coaster
12m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Twisted Timbers
10m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
9m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Flying Eagles
7m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Grizzly
7m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Dodgem
6m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Pantherian
4m avg
peak 10m · 64% uptime
Delirium
4m avg
peak 6m · 90% uptime
Wave Swinger
4m avg
peak 6m · 92% uptime
Dominator
4m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Bad Apple
3m avg
peak 6m · 92% uptime
Carousel
3m avg
peak 6m · 92% uptime
Flight of Fear
3m avg
peak 5m · 76% uptime
Racer 75
3m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Tumbili
3m avg
peak 3m · 92% uptime
WindSeeker
3m avg
peak 3m · 46% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
2m avg
peak 10m · 48% uptime
Rapterra
2m avg
peak 3m · 75% uptime
Americana
Closed all day
Apple Zapple
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Drop Tower
Closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
0m avg
peak 0m · 35% uptime
Reptilian
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
Closed all day
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
4 rides were closed all day
AmericanaDrop TowerShenandoah Lumber Co.White Water Canyon
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 70°F, low 57°F, rain for 13h.
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