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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.

Sep 11, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 4 PM and 6 PM.

PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT9m
PEAK30m
RIDES OPEN11/7
WEATHER88° Drizzle
Busch Gardens Williamsburg crowd report infographic for Sep 11, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

4 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
6
8 PM
1
9 PM
5
10 PM
4 PM to 10 AM
Hit DarKoaster first

Even on a light day, DarKoaster 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.

4 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

DarKoaster + Verbolten fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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.

19 rides · avg wait shown
DarKoaster
17m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Verbolten
13m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Tempesto
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Der Autobahn
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
The Battering Ram
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Alpengeist
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Griffon
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
InvadR
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Le Catapult
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Le Scoot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Pantheon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Trade Wind
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Turkish Delight
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 72°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: DarKoaster 22m to 12m
4 PM Walk-on window: DarKoaster + Verbolten
4:08p Smart pick: DarKoaster is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion