😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2018
In 2018, Dollywood Express Train Depot had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 33 minutes, followed by Lightning Rod ® (30 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (23 minutes). 9 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 33 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 30 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 17 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 15 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| Blazing Fury | 12 |
| Daredevil Falls | 11 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 11 |
| Thunderhead ® | 11 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 64 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (45 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (44 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 64 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 45 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 44 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 37 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 33 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 32 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 27 |
| Barnstormer | 26 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 25 |
| Blazing Fury | 24 |
| Daredevil Falls | 22 |
| Thunderhead ® | 21 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 34 |
| Jul | 44 |
| Aug | 34 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2018, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 20% compared with 51% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 7 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 20 |
| Mon | 44 |
| Tue | 48 |
| Wed | 39 |
| Thu | 43 |
| Fri | 40 |
| Sat | 51 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 18, 2018 | 91 |
| June 26, 2018 | 88 |
| July 26, 2018 | 84 |
| July 25, 2018 | 73 |
| July 28, 2018 | 71 |
| August 04, 2018 | 70 |
| June 23, 2018 | 69 |
| July 05, 2018 | 68 |
| July 03, 2018 | 67 |
| July 30, 2018 | 63 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 01, 2018 | 2 |
| August 02, 2018 | 4 |
| June 17, 2018 | 5 |
| June 21, 2018 | 7 |
| July 22, 2018 | 9 |
| July 01, 2018 | 12 |
| June 27, 2018 | 15 |
| July 15, 2018 | 16 |
| June 24, 2018 | 18 |
| June 22, 2018 | 19 |