A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Sep 5, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Williamsburg this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 8 PM and 10 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK40m
RIDES OPEN10/7
WEATHER88° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
4
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
2
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Verbolten 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 8 PM. Apollo + Tempesto walked on.
8 PM to 10 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 8 PM. Verbolten fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Verbolten now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Verbolten
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Pantheon
The Battering Ram
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 0m · 100% uptime
DarKoaster
Escape From Pompeii
peak 0m · -- uptime
Griffon
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
peak 0m · -- uptime
InvadR
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Le Catapult
peak 0m · -- uptime
Le Scoot
peak 0m · -- uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 0m · 100% uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Trade Wind
peak 0m · -- uptime
Turkish Delight
peak 0m · -- uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Pantheon DarKoaster
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 72°F, rain for 6h.
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: Verbolten 29m to 17m
8 PM Walk-on window: Apollo + Tempesto
4:08p Smart pick: Verbolten is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion