🎵 BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, 2018
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 34 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (30 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (19 minutes). 4 of the 12 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 34 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 30 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 19 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 19 |
| Thunderhead ® | 17 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 16 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Daredevil Falls | 13 |
| Barnstormer | 12 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
In 2018, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 67 minutes, ahead of Mystery Mine ® (50 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 67 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 50 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 49 |
| Thunderhead ® | 42 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 34 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 32 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 30 |
| Blazing Fury | 28 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 26 |
| Daredevil Falls | 25 |
| Barnstormer | 21 |
| Drop Line® | 15 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | 52 |
| Jun | 50 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2018, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 29% compared with 83% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 36 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 66 |
| Mon | 33 |
| Tue | 51 |
| Wed | 42 |
| Thu | 29 |
| Fri | 36 |
| Sat | 83 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 02, 2018 | 97 |
| May 27, 2018 | 94 |
| June 03, 2018 | 88 |
| June 09, 2018 | 84 |
| May 26, 2018 | 68 |
| May 29, 2018 | 53 |
| May 30, 2018 | 52 |
| May 25, 2018 | 51 |
| June 04, 2018 | 49 |
| June 05, 2018 | 48 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 10, 2018 | 16 |
| May 28, 2018 | 17 |
| June 08, 2018 | 19 |
| June 07, 2018 | 26 |
| June 06, 2018 | 32 |
| May 31, 2018 | 32 |
| June 01, 2018 | 39 |
| June 05, 2018 | 48 |
| June 04, 2018 | 49 |
| May 25, 2018 | 51 |