Kings Dominion Christmas and New Year 2026
Kings Dominion is forecast quiet over Christmas and New Year, averaging 22%. Quietest on Wednesday 23 December at 13%, busiest on Saturday 26 December at 40%.
Quietest day of Christmas and New Year
The quietest day Kings Dominion is open during Christmas and New Year, forecast at 13% against a break average of 22%.
19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with the weekends either side. Kings Dominion runs quiet across the break at 22% on a typical day. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.
Winter break for most schools runs from Saturday 19 December to Sunday 3 January. The days between Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year at the big parks.
Kings Dominion day by day, Christmas and New Year
- Sat 19 Dec36%moderately busy, about 19 min queues
- Sun 20 Dec20%quiet, about 10 min queues
- Mon 21 Dec15%very quiet, about 8 min queues
- Tue 22 Dec17%quiet, about 9 min queues
- Wed 23 Dec13%very quiet, about 7 min queues
- Thu 24 Dec14%very quiet, about 7 min queues
- Fri 25 Dec24%quiet, about 13 min queues
- Sat 26 Dec40%moderately busy, about 24 min queues
- Sun 27 Dec25%quiet, about 16 min queues
- Mon 28 Dec16%quiet, about 8 min queues
- Tue 29 Dec18%quiet, about 10 min queues
- Wed 30 Dec13%very quiet, about 7 min queues
- Thu 31 Dec14%very quiet, about 7 min queues
- Fri 1 Jan24%quiet, about 13 min queues
- Sat 2 Jan37%moderately busy, about 21 min queues
- Sun 3 Jan22%quiet, about 8 min queues
Kings Dominion has not published its hours for these dates yet, so every day is shown; check the park's site before you go. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
How busy is Kings Dominion during Christmas and New Year 2026?
Quiet: a typical day of the break is forecast at 22% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.
What is the quietest day at Kings Dominion over Christmas and New Year?
Wednesday 23 December, forecast at 13%. The next quietest are Wed 30 Dec at 13%, Thu 24 Dec at 14%, Thu 31 Dec at 14%.
What is the busiest day at Kings Dominion over Christmas and New Year?
Saturday 26 December, forecast at 40%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.
Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of Christmas and New Year at Kings Dominion?
Weekends run about 13 points busier than the weekdays of the break: the weekend days average 30% and the weekdays 17%.