Bad Apple wait times
Bad Apple at Kings Dominion averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 12am. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Bad Apple queue times, day by day
Bad Apple over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Bad Apple has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Bad Apple queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Bad Apple peaks at 8pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Bad Apple
Best time to ride
Bad Apple averages 1 minutes at 11am against 17 at the 8pm peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Bad Apple by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon19m
- Wed1m
- Thu0m
- Fri4m
- Sat10m
- Sun8m
Thursday is the quietest day for Bad Apple, at 0 minutes against 19 on Monday.
Does Bad Apple break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 83% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 99%
- 84%
- 86%
- 98%
- 97%
- 96%
- 0%
Bad Apple ran 83% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Bad Apple queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 7 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept20m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug7m
- 6Friday 4 Sept5m
- 7Wednesday 9 Sept1m
The worst queue recorded for Bad Apple was 60 minutes on Monday 7 Sept.
Bad Apple through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kings Dominion 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 Bad Apple
Bad Apple is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 21st longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Bad Apple has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Bad Apple?
The live wait time for Bad Apple at Kings Dominion is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Bad Apple wait times.
Is Bad Apple open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Bad Apple is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Dominion's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Bad Apple has been open around 94% of Kings Dominion's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kings Dominion.
What's the best time of day to ride Bad Apple?
Based on historical wait time data, Bad Apple is typically quietest around 3pm. 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.
What is the best day to ride Bad Apple?
Bad Apple is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Bad Apple usually?
Over recent weeks, Bad Apple has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 Bad Apple at Kings Dominion.
Is Bad Apple often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Bad Apple has been running about 94% of the time. We track Bad Apple'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 Bad Apple at Kings Dominion?
Bad Apple is at Kings Dominion - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kings Dominion page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Bad Apple?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Bad Apple's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Bad Apple is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.