Lightning Rod ®

Dollywood

Historical wait times (09-30-2026)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Open
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Average wait time by month (2026)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Jan 39 75
Mar 33 60
Apr 26 52
May 21 40
Jun 25 55
Jul 24 51
Aug 17 32
Sep 11 20

Average wait time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 17 33
Mon 19 41
Tue 24 50
Wed 20 44
Thu 26 53
Fri 23 44
Sat 28 51

Top 10 longest wait times (2026)

Average wait time by hour (2026)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
9 14 19
10 20 27
11 32 40
12 33 40
13 28 33
14 24 28
15 23 28
16 23 27
17 20 25
18 18 22
19 15 18
20 13 15
21 10 12
22 11 14

Average wait time by week of year (2026)

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Average wait time by event (2026)

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