A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Oct 11, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Kings Dominion this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 12 PM and 3 PM.
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT2m
PEAK6m
RIDES OPEN19/18
WEATHER80° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Wave Swinger 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. Grizzly + Wave Swinger walked on.
12 PM to 3 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Wave Swinger fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 3 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Wave Swinger now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Grizzly
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 36% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Dominator
peak 5m · 32% uptime
Carousel
peak 4m · 36% uptime
Delirium
peak 4m · 35% uptime
Dodgem
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 5m · 36% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 4m · 36% uptime
Tumbili
peak 4m · 36% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 2m · 36% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 1m · 36% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 1m · 36% uptime
Pantherian
peak 1m · 36% uptime
Racer 75
peak 1m · 36% uptime
Reptilian
peak 1m · 36% uptime
Americana
Apple Zapple
Drop Tower
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Racer 75 - South
Rapterra
peak 0m · 28% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
White Water Canyon
Woodstock Express
8 rides were closed all day
Americana Apple Zapple Drop Tower Great Pumpkin Coaster Racer 75 - South Shenandoah Lumber Co. White Water Canyon Woodstock Express
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 80°F, low 63°F, rain for 21h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Wave Swinger 9m to 5m
12 PM Walk-on window: Grizzly + Wave Swinger
4:08p Smart pick: Wave Swinger is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion