BGW Crowds on a Mid-June Weekday?

[VGplay]

I'm going to head down to Virginia sometime in June for Intimidator and have been thinking about adding a day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. When I visited the park last year it became one of my favorites and I'd really like to go. We went on Sunday, June 7th last year and the crowds were very "wavy". The park was busy but if you went to a ride and it had a line into the switchbacks you could come back in a little while and walk right into the station. Is that a normal crowd pattern for the park?

 

Would there be a benefit to go the week of June 13th before area schools let out? I don't know how much of a local's park Busch Gardens is. My other option is to go the week of the 20th and have an extra hour in the park, since it closes at 9pm as opposed to 8pm the previous week. If crowds wouldn't be much different I'd prefer to go then. Is there a particular weekday that's the best to visit on?

 

I'm just trying to get the most out of the trip since I don't think I'll get a chance to go next year. And I'm not really concerned about crowds at Kings Dominion. I visited it last year also and got all the credits, so I'm probably just going to be flipping between riding Intimidator and Dominator. Any advice is welcome, thanks!

[netdvn]

I've gone to the park on plenty of weekdays without any problem with crowds and walk-ons for most of the bigger rides. Even in the dead of summer, crowds are fairly light on weekdays and pick up slightly more on weekends during the day. Since its closer to summer you won't have to deal with the park being overrun by locals or school groups/band trips. Just try to hit all the major rides as early as possible to leave time to explore the rest of the park later in the day. However, the crowds will pick up later in the day as the locals let out from work and visit the park for the afternoon.

[VGplay]

Good to hear, thanks. I'll plan for sometime the week of the 20th. Another bonus is that Kings Dominion starts being open until 10pm that week, allowing for night rides.

 

And I'm curious, why was this moved from Ask Alvey?

[alpengeist04]

For me, weekdays in early to mid June have always been a favorite time of the year to visit BGW. The only days I like better are the fridays after Labor Day.