Darkoaster wait times
Darkoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 10am. It has run 48% of the park's opening hours recently.
Darkoaster queue times, day by day
Darkoaster over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Darkoaster has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Darkoaster queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Darkoaster peaks at 10am with 0 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Darkoaster
Best time to ride
Darkoaster averages 0 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Darkoaster by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
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- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri3m
- Sat0m
- Sun0m
Monday is the quietest day for Darkoaster, at 0 minutes against 3 on Friday.
Does Darkoaster break down?
Uptime and closures
46% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 46% of the minutes Busch Gardens Williamsburg was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 100%
- 4%
- 2%
- 12%
- 100%
- 100%
- 1%
- 100%
- 0%
- 14%
- 100%
Darkoaster ran 46% of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Darkoaster queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Darkoaster was 5 minutes on Friday 4 Sept.
Darkoaster through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Busch Gardens Williamsburg publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Darkoaster
Darkoaster is one of 9 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 9th longest of 9 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Darkoaster has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 48% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Darkoaster?
The live wait time for Darkoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Darkoaster wait times.
Is Darkoaster open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Darkoaster is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Darkoaster has been open around 48% of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
What's the best time of day to ride Darkoaster?
For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Darkoaster's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the line for Darkoaster usually?
Over recent weeks, Darkoaster has averaged about 5 minutes. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Darkoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Is Darkoaster often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Darkoaster has been running about 48% of the time. We track Darkoaster's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Darkoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?
Darkoaster is at Busch Gardens Williamsburg - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Busch Gardens Williamsburg page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Darkoaster?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Darkoaster's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Darkoaster is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.