Lightning Rod ®

Dollywood

Historical wait times (08-20-2026)

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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 22 42

Average wait time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 18 35
Mon 21 47
Tue 26 54
Wed 23 52
Thu 29 60
Fri 27 51
Sat 31 58

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 22 30
11 35 44
12 37 44
13 31 36
14 26 31
15 26 30
16 25 29
17 22 26
18 19 23
19 15 18
20 13 16
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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