Lightning Rod ®

Dollywood

Historical wait times (08-17-2026)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
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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 31 57
Apr 26 52
May 21 40
Jun 25 55
Jul 24 51
Aug 17 32
Sep 11 20
Oct 23 47
Nov 23 36

Average wait time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 17 32
Mon 19 39
Tue 23 47
Wed 20 41
Thu 24 49
Fri 24 50
Sat 28 53

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 13 16
10 20 27
11 31 38
12 33 40
13 29 34
14 25 29
15 25 29
16 23 28
17 21 25
18 19 23
19 16 20
20 14 16
21 10 13
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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