2018
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 28 minutes, followed by Dollywood Express Train Depot (23 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (23 minutes). 8 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 28 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 23 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 17 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 12 |
| Blazing Fury | 12 |
| Daredevil Falls | 12 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 12 |
| Thunderhead ® | 12 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 12 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 56 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (39 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (39 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 56 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 39 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 39 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 34 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 29 |
| Thunderhead ® | 25 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 24 |
| Blazing Fury | 23 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 23 |
| Barnstormer | 22 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 22 |
| Daredevil Falls | 21 |
| Drop Line® | 10 |
In 2018, Dollywood was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 18%. The busiest month was May, at around 48%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | 48 |
| Jun | 42 |
| Jul | 44 |
| Aug | 36 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 25 |
| Nov | 35 |
| Dec | 26 |
In 2018, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 25% compared with 58% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 16 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 33 |
| Mon | 30 |
| Tue | 33 |
| Wed | 25 |
| Thu | 33 |
| Fri | 29 |
| Sat | 58 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎵 BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | 51 |
| 😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration | 41 |
| 🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas | 28 |
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 27 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2018 | 99 |
| August 25, 2018 | 97 |
| June 02, 2018 | 97 |
| May 19, 2018 | 96 |
| November 23, 2018 | 95 |
| May 27, 2018 | 94 |
| May 12, 2018 | 94 |
| December 26, 2018 | 93 |
| October 12, 2018 | 92 |
| December 22, 2018 | 91 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 21, 2018 | 0 |
| September 26, 2018 | 0 |
| October 31, 2018 | 0 |
| September 16, 2018 | 0 |
| October 29, 2018 | 0 |
| October 16, 2018 | 0 |
| November 28, 2018 | 0 |
| September 17, 2018 | 0 |
| December 10, 2018 | 0 |
| November 27, 2018 | 0 |