🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2018
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 29 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (21 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (18 minutes). 6 of the 10 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 29 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 21 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 18 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 13 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 13 |
| Barnstormer | 11 |
| Blazing Fury | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 55 minutes, ahead of Mystery Mine ® (48 minutes) and Tennessee Tornado (40 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 55 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 48 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 40 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 35 |
| Thunderhead ® | 35 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 23 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 19 |
| Barnstormer | 18 |
| Blazing Fury | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 33 |
| Dec | 26 |
In 2018, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 16% compared with 44% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 22 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 41 |
| Mon | 19 |
| Tue | 16 |
| Wed | 28 |
| Thu | 21 |
| Fri | 19 |
| Sat | 44 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2018 | 99 |
| November 23, 2018 | 95 |
| December 26, 2018 | 93 |
| December 22, 2018 | 91 |
| December 30, 2018 | 87 |
| December 27, 2018 | 86 |
| November 18, 2018 | 78 |
| December 31, 2018 | 74 |
| November 17, 2018 | 68 |
| November 21, 2018 | 58 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 21, 2018 | 0 |
| November 28, 2018 | 0 |
| December 10, 2018 | 0 |
| December 20, 2018 | 0 |
| November 27, 2018 | 0 |
| December 03, 2018 | 0 |
| November 30, 2018 | 0 |
| December 11, 2018 | 0 |
| December 05, 2018 | 1 |
| December 18, 2018 | 1 |