Apollos Chariot wait times
Apollos Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Apollos Chariot queue times, day by day
Apollos Chariot over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Apollos Chariot has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Apollos Chariot queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Apollos Chariot peaks at 4pm with 18 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Apollos Chariot
Best time to ride
Apollos Chariot averages 3 minutes at 10am against 18 at the 4pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Apollos Chariot by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu5m
- Fri13m
- Sat15m
- Sun6m
Thursday is the quietest day for Apollos Chariot, at 5 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Apollos Chariot break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
Running 97% of the minutes Busch Gardens Williamsburg was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 81%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Apollos Chariot ran 97% of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's opening hours across 8 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Apollos Chariot queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 3Friday 9 Oct30m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct20m
- 6Friday 2 Oct10m
- 7Thursday 8 Oct10m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Apollos Chariot was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Apollos Chariot 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.
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About Apollos Chariot
Apollos Chariot is one of 13 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 10th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Apollos Chariot has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Apollos Chariot?
The live wait time for Apollos Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Apollos Chariot wait times.
Is Apollos Chariot open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Apollos Chariot is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Apollos Chariot has been open around 98% 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 Apollos Chariot?
Based on historical wait time data, Apollos Chariot is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Apollos Chariot?
Apollos Chariot is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Apollos Chariot usually?
Over recent weeks, Apollos Chariot has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Apollos Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Is Apollos Chariot often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Apollos Chariot has been running about 98% of the time. We track Apollos Chariot'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 Apollos Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?
Apollos Chariot 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 Apollos Chariot?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Apollos Chariot's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Apollos Chariot is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.