Thunderhead

Dollywood

Historical wait times (02-03-2026)

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Ride statistics

Coordinates (OSM) 35.797, -83.531

Average wait time by month (2025)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Jan 28 43
Mar 23 42
Apr 25 53
May 24 47
Jun 22 49
Jul 20 50
Aug 19 40
Sep 10 18
Oct 22 43
Nov 16 31
Dec 20 38

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 16 34
Mon 20 40
Tue 20 44
Wed 20 42
Thu 18 37
Fri 20 43
Sat 28 56

Top 10 longest wait times (2025)

Day Wait time, mins
December 28, 2025 90
December 27, 2025 90
December 26, 2025 90
December 22, 2025 90
December 20, 2025 90
November 28, 2025 90
November 24, 2025 90
November 08, 2025 90
October 11, 2025 90
October 10, 2025 90

Average wait time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 33 38
11 36 42
12 32 39
13 24 31
14 22 27
15 21 26
16 21 25
17 19 23
18 17 21
19 15 19
20 14 19
21 9 10

Average wait time by week of year (2025)

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Average wait time by event (2025)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎸 Rock The Smokies 28 50
🌸 Flower & Food Festival 24 49
😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration 20 49
💕 I Will Always Love You Music Festival 22 45
🎟️ Passholder Preview Day 32 40
🌾 Harvest Festival 19 36
🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas 19 36
🎵 BBQ and Bluegrass Festival — —
🎉 Festival of Nations — —