🎢 National Roller Coaster Day, 2026
So far in 2026, Verbolten: Forbidden Turn has had the longest average wait at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, at 19 minutes, followed by Tempesto (17 minutes) and Finnegan's Flyer (16 minutes). 2 of the 5 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Verbolten: Forbidden Turn | 19 |
| Tempesto | 17 |
| Finnegan's Flyer | 16 |
| Apollo's Chariot | 13 |
| The Battering Ram | 8 |
So far in 2026, Finnegan's Flyer has seen the longest peak waits at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, with its daily maximum averaging 28 minutes, ahead of Verbolten: Forbidden Turn (28 minutes) and Apollo's Chariot (25 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Finnegan's Flyer | 28 |
| Verbolten: Forbidden Turn | 28 |
| Apollo's Chariot | 25 |
| Tempesto | 20 |
| The Battering Ram | 10 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | 69 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 54 |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | — |
| Sat | 84 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 15, 2026 | 84 |
| August 16, 2026 | 54 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 16, 2026 | 54 |
| August 15, 2026 | 84 |