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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 30, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 7 PM and 8 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN23/22
WEATHER88° Clear
Kings Dominion crowd report infographic for Aug 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
6
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
2
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Woodstock Express first

Even on a light day, Woodstock Express 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.

7 PM to 8 PM
Walk-on window opens

Backlot Stunt Coaster + Apple Zapple fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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.

25 rides · avg wait shown
Flight of Fear
39m avg
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
38m avg
peak 65m · 64% uptime
Woodstock Express
33m avg
peak 120m · 100% uptime
Rapterra
32m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
32m avg
peak 45m · 77% uptime
Reptilian
30m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
26m avg
peak 32m · 100% uptime
Dodgem
22m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
14m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Apple Zapple
14m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Flying Eagles
12m avg
peak 16m · 100% uptime
Twisted Timbers
11m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Dominator
10m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Pantherian
9m avg
peak 30m · 68% uptime
Grizzly
8m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Wave Swinger
6m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Drop Tower
6m avg
peak 6m · 100% uptime
Bad Apple
5m avg
peak 7m · 100% uptime
Delirium
4m avg
peak 6m · 100% uptime
Racer 75
4m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Carousel
3m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Racer 75 - South
Closed all day
Tumbili
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
White Water Canyon
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Racer 75 - South White Water Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 68°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Woodstock Express 40m to 23m
7 PM Walk-on window: Backlot Stunt Coaster + Apple Zapple
4:08p Smart pick: Woodstock Express is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion