😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2019
In 2019, Dragonflier had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 32 minutes, followed by Lightning Rod ® (31 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (26 minutes). 8 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dragonflier | 32 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 31 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 26 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 21 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Daredevil Falls | 13 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 13 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 13 |
| Thunderhead ® | 12 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
In 2019, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 68 minutes, ahead of Dragonflier (53 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (50 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 68 |
| Dragonflier | 53 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 50 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 42 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 38 |
| Blazing Fury | 33 |
| Thunderhead ® | 33 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 28 |
| Barnstormer | 27 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 26 |
| Daredevil Falls | 25 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 22 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 53 |
| Jul | 50 |
| Aug | 56 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2019, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 25% compared with 62% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 25 |
| Mon | 61 |
| Tue | 57 |
| Wed | 53 |
| Thu | 50 |
| Fri | 52 |
| Sat | 62 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 24, 2019 | 97 |
| July 16, 2019 | 89 |
| July 29, 2019 | 86 |
| June 26, 2019 | 81 |
| August 03, 2019 | 79 |
| July 01, 2019 | 76 |
| July 25, 2019 | 75 |
| June 25, 2019 | 74 |
| July 27, 2019 | 74 |
| June 29, 2019 | 71 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 17, 2019 | 15 |
| July 21, 2019 | 18 |
| July 07, 2019 | 19 |
| July 14, 2019 | 20 |
| July 23, 2019 | 23 |
| July 11, 2019 | 25 |
| August 04, 2019 | 25 |
| June 30, 2019 | 26 |
| July 03, 2019 | 27 |
| June 23, 2019 | 29 |