Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Friday 21 August 2026
Busch Gardens Williamsburg ran at 35% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - below avg, the 24th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 10 minutes, peaking at 13 around 3pm.
Friday 21 August 2026
Busch Gardens Williamsburg ran at 35% of a peak day, against 33% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 10 minutes.
Queue times through the day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Park-wide average by hour
10am - 9pm · minutes
The park was at its worst around 3pm, averaging 13 minutes, and at its best at 10am with 5 minutes.
Every ride's queue at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Fri 21 Aug
Average queue by ride
33 rides · longest first
- Verbolten: Forbidden Turn18m
- Tempesto12m
- Der Autobahn8m
- Finnegan's Flyer8m
- The Battering Ram7m
- Apollo's Chariot6m
- Alpengeist0m
- Bert and Ernie's Loch Adventure0m
- Bug-a-Dug0m
- Chug-a-Tug0m
- DarKoaster®0m
- Der Autobahn Jr0m
- Der Roto Baron0m
- Escape From Pompeii0m
- Flutter Sputter0m
- Griffon0m
- Grover's Alpine Express0m
- InvadR0m
- Kinder Karussel0m
- Le Catapult0m
- Le Scoot0m
- Li'l Clydes0m
- Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On0m
- Oscar's Whirly Worms0m
- Pantheon0m
- Rhine River Cruise0m
- Roman Rapids 0m
- Skyride (England Station)0m
- The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge0m
- The Little Balloons0m
- The Little Gliders0m
- The Trade Wind0m
- Turkish Delight0m
Verbolten: Forbidden Turn held the longest queue, averaging 18 minutes and touching 30. No ride lost time on this day.
Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026
Crowd score, day by day
31 days · this day marked
At 35% this was the 24th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 33%.
Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.
Frequently asked
How busy was Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Friday 21 August 2026?
35% of a peak day, which is below avg. The park-wide average wait across 6 rides was 10 minutes, making it the 24th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.
What was the best time of day to be at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on that day?
10am, when the park-wide average was 5 minutes, against 13 minutes at the 3pm peak. The park was open 10am - 9pm.
Which ride had the longest queue at Busch Gardens Williamsburg that day?
Verbolten: Forbidden Turn, averaging 18 minutes and reaching 30 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Turkish Delight at 0 minutes.
Were any rides closed at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Fri 21 Aug?
No ride lost time on this day.
Where do these figures come from?
Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

