All time
Flight of Fear has the longest average wait at Kings Dominion, at 27 minutes, followed by Rapterra (26 minutes) and Blood on the Bayou (23 minutes). 22 of the 29 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Flight of Fear | 27 |
| Rapterra | 26 |
| Blood on the Bayou | 23 |
| Twisted Timbers | 22 |
| [Archived] CornStalkers: Blood Harvest | 18 |
| Tumbili | 18 |
| Dominator | 17 |
| Reptilian | 17 |
| [Archived] Condemned | 16 |
| Backlot Stunt Coaster | 15 |
| Blue Ridge Tollway | 15 |
| Apple Zapple | 14 |
| GrimmWoods presented by M&Ms | 14 |
| [Archived] Intimidator 305 | 14 |
| Woodstock Express | 14 |
| Shenandoah Lumber Co. | 13 |
| Delirium | 12 |
| Dodgem | 12 |
| Flying Eagles | 11 |
| Pantherian | 11 |
| [Archived] Shenandoah Lumber Company | 11 |
| White Water Canyon | 11 |
| [Archived] Anaconda | 10 |
| F.E.A.R. presented by SKITTLES | 10 |
| Trick or Treat presented by SNICKERS | 10 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 9 |
| WindSeeker | 9 |
| Grizzly | 8 |
| Drop Tower | 7 |
| Racer 75 | 7 |
| Bad Apple | 6 |
| Wave Swinger | 6 |
| Racer 75 - South | 5 |
| Carousel | 4 |
Flight of Fear sees the longest peak waits at Kings Dominion, with its daily maximum averaging 47 minutes, ahead of Rapterra (47 minutes) and Blood on the Bayou (45 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Flight of Fear | 47 |
| Rapterra | 47 |
| Blood on the Bayou | 45 |
| Twisted Timbers | 39 |
| Reptilian | 34 |
| Dominator | 33 |
| Tumbili | 31 |
| Apple Zapple | 29 |
| [Archived] Condemned | 29 |
| [Archived] Intimidator 305 | 29 |
| Backlot Stunt Coaster | 28 |
| [Archived] CornStalkers: Blood Harvest | 28 |
| Shenandoah Lumber Co. | 28 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 27 |
| Blue Ridge Tollway | 26 |
| Woodstock Express | 25 |
| Dodgem | 24 |
| GrimmWoods presented by M&Ms | 23 |
| [Archived] Shenandoah Lumber Company | 23 |
| Flying Eagles | 22 |
| White Water Canyon | 22 |
| [Archived] Anaconda | 20 |
| Pantherian | 20 |
| Trick or Treat presented by SNICKERS | 20 |
| Delirium | 19 |
| F.E.A.R. presented by SKITTLES | 15 |
| Grizzly | 14 |
| WindSeeker | 14 |
| Racer 75 | 12 |
| Drop Tower | 11 |
| Bad Apple | 10 |
| Wave Swinger | 10 |
| Racer 75 - South | 9 |
| Carousel | 6 |
Kings Dominion is usually quietest in June and July, when crowd levels average as low as 37%. The busiest month tends to be October, at around 71%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 49 |
| Feb | 11 |
| Mar | 57 |
| Apr | 60 |
| May | 61 |
| Jun | 42 |
| Jul | 37 |
| Aug | 43 |
| Sep | 51 |
| Oct | 71 |
| Nov | 48 |
| Dec | 57 |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Kings Dominion, averaging 31% compared with 69% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 23 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 51 |
| Mon | 40 |
| Tue | 31 |
| Wed | 34 |
| Thu | 34 |
| Fri | 48 |
| Sat | 69 |
So far in 2026, Kings Dominion is running 6 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (42% compared with 48%). Of the full years on record, 2019 was the busiest, averaging 51%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 19, 2024 | 100 |
| March 29, 2024 | 99 |
| October 22, 2022 | 99 |
| October 20, 2018 | 99 |
| October 15, 2022 | 99 |
| October 12, 2024 | 99 |
| October 16, 2022 | 99 |
| October 26, 2024 | 99 |
| October 18, 2025 | 99 |
| April 18, 2025 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 27, 2026 | 0 |
| September 09, 2026 | 0 |
| November 22, 2025 | 0 |
| November 30, 2025 | 0 |
| September 27, 2025 | 0 |
| May 05, 2024 | 0 |
| November 16, 2025 | 0 |
| June 21, 2023 | 0 |
| August 09, 2024 | 0 |
| June 15, 2025 | 0 |