When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 10min
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Bad Apple wait times
- Typical wait
- 5min
- At its busiest
- 9min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 95%
5minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Bad Apple at Kings Dominion averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 7pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Bad Apple queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Bad Apple usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Bad Apple over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Bad Apple has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 9 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 5min
- Peak
- 9min
- Running
- 95%
- Busiest at
- 7pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 5min
- On a Saturday
- 7min
Does Bad Apple break down?
Rarely.
It was running 95% of the time Kings Dominion was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 3 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 95%
- Queue readings recorded
- 4,113
The record
16 minutes.
The longest queue Bad Apple has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Kings Dominion →When is the Bad Apple queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 10 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Bad Apple queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
110a
111a
412p
51p
62p
73p
84p
95p
76p
87p
108p
89p
610p
411p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Bad Apple
10am on a Friday
Bad Apple averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 16 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Bad Apple?
Friday, at 5 minutes on average, against 7 on Saturday.
Bad Apple by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri5m
- Sat7m
- Sun5m
Does Bad Apple break down?
It ran 94% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
94%
Good
Running 94% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Bad Apple queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Bad Apple was 16 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Bad Apple queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct16m
- 2Sunday 18 Oct12m
- 3Friday 16 Oct10m
- 4Friday 9 Oct8m
- 5Saturday 17 Oct8m
- 6Sunday 11 Oct3m
Which months are busiest for Bad Apple?
September runs longest at 8 minutes on average, and June is quietest at 5.
Bad Apple through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
6Mar
7Apr
7May
5Jun
5Jul
5Aug
8Sep
5Oct
About Bad Apple
Bad Apple is one of 22 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 20th longest of 22 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Bad Apple has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Kings Dominion publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 95% 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 11am. 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 Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Bad Apple usually?
Over recent weeks, Bad Apple has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 95% 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.
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