2019
In 2019, Dragonflier had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 27 minutes, followed by Lightning Rod ® (27 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (24 minutes). 7 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dragonflier | 27 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 27 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 24 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 20 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 19 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Daredevil Falls | 12 |
| Thunderhead ® | 12 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 12 |
| Barnstormer | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
In 2019, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 54 minutes, ahead of Dragonflier (45 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (43 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 54 |
| Dragonflier | 45 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 43 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 34 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 33 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 30 |
| Blazing Fury | 28 |
| Thunderhead ® | 27 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 25 |
| Daredevil Falls | 23 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 23 |
| Barnstormer | 22 |
| Drop Line® | 12 |
In 2019, Dollywood was quietest in August, September, and November, when crowd levels averaged as low as 34%. The busiest month was March, at around 68%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 68 |
| Apr | 48 |
| May | 37 |
| Jun | 44 |
| Jul | 50 |
| Aug | 35 |
| Sep | 35 |
| Oct | 38 |
| Nov | 34 |
| Dec | 38 |
In 2019, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 33% compared with 64% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 37 |
| Mon | 40 |
| Tue | 53 |
| Wed | 34 |
| Thu | 33 |
| Fri | 36 |
| Sat | 64 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎉 Festival of Nations | 56 |
| 😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration | 51 |
| 🎵 BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | 40 |
| 🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas | 37 |
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 35 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 27, 2019 | 99 |
| April 28, 2019 | 99 |
| December 28, 2019 | 99 |
| December 27, 2019 | 99 |
| December 30, 2019 | 99 |
| March 30, 2019 | 98 |
| April 06, 2019 | 97 |
| September 21, 2019 | 97 |
| September 01, 2019 | 97 |
| July 24, 2019 | 97 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 22, 2019 | 0 |
| November 13, 2019 | 0 |
| December 17, 2019 | 0 |
| December 04, 2019 | 0 |
| November 14, 2019 | 1 |
| October 31, 2019 | 1 |
| June 09, 2019 | 1 |
| December 11, 2019 | 1 |
| December 05, 2019 | 1 |
| August 26, 2019 | 1 |