🍷 Food & Wine Festival, 2026
So far in 2026, DarKoaster® has had the longest average wait at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, at 41 minutes, followed by Le Scoot (28 minutes) and Verbolten: Forbidden Turn (27 minutes). 7 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| DarKoaster® | 41 |
| [Archived] Le Scoot | 28 |
| Verbolten: Forbidden Turn | 27 |
| Griffon | 20 |
| Pantheon | 19 |
| Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On | 18 |
| Alpengeist | 15 |
| InvadR | 15 |
| Apollo's Chariot | 12 |
| Tempesto | 12 |
| Finnegan's Flyer | 10 |
| Le Catapult | 8 |
| The Battering Ram | 7 |
So far in 2026, DarKoaster® has seen the longest peak waits at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, with its daily maximum averaging 71 minutes, ahead of Verbolten: Forbidden Turn (37 minutes) and Griffon (30 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| DarKoaster® | 71 |
| Verbolten: Forbidden Turn | 37 |
| Griffon | 30 |
| [Archived] Le Scoot | 28 |
| Alpengeist | 26 |
| Pantheon | 25 |
| InvadR | 22 |
| Apollo's Chariot | 20 |
| Finnegan's Flyer | 18 |
| Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On | 18 |
| Tempesto | 17 |
| The Battering Ram | 11 |
| Le Catapult | 8 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 37 |
| May | 61 |
| Jun | 58 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Monday has been the quietest day of the week at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, averaging 8% compared with 87% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 37 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 54 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | 28 |
| Fri | 66 |
| Sat | 87 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 09, 2026 | 97 |
| May 30, 2026 | 95 |
| June 13, 2026 | 94 |
| June 20, 2026 | 93 |
| May 16, 2026 | 93 |
| May 02, 2026 | 89 |
| May 31, 2026 | 83 |
| April 24, 2026 | 83 |
| May 29, 2026 | 81 |
| April 25, 2026 | 81 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 07, 2026 | 2 |
| April 26, 2026 | 6 |
| April 30, 2026 | 7 |
| May 25, 2026 | 8 |
| May 14, 2026 | 9 |
| April 23, 2026 | 10 |
| June 12, 2026 | 14 |
| May 21, 2026 | 21 |
| June 11, 2026 | 29 |
| May 10, 2026 | 39 |