🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2019
In 2019, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 29 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (25 minutes) and Dragonflier (23 minutes). 5 of the 11 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 29 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 21 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 19 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 16 |
| Blazing Fury | 15 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Thunderhead ® | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
In 2019, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 56 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (42 minutes) and Dragonflier (35 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 56 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 42 |
| Dragonflier | 35 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 34 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 33 |
| Thunderhead ® | 30 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 27 |
| Blazing Fury | 26 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 26 |
| Barnstormer | 25 |
| Drop Line® | 13 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 35 |
| Dec | 38 |
In 2019, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 11% compared with 60% on Monday. On average, weekdays are 10 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 40 |
| Mon | 60 |
| Tue | 55 |
| Wed | 11 |
| Thu | 20 |
| Fri | 35 |
| Sat | 53 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2019 | 99 |
| December 27, 2019 | 99 |
| December 30, 2019 | 99 |
| November 29, 2019 | 96 |
| November 26, 2019 | 96 |
| December 26, 2019 | 91 |
| November 24, 2019 | 90 |
| December 21, 2019 | 90 |
| December 29, 2019 | 89 |
| December 23, 2019 | 72 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 22, 2019 | 0 |
| November 13, 2019 | 0 |
| December 17, 2019 | 0 |
| December 04, 2019 | 0 |
| November 14, 2019 | 1 |
| December 11, 2019 | 1 |
| December 05, 2019 | 1 |
| December 01, 2019 | 1 |
| November 23, 2019 | 1 |
| November 21, 2019 | 1 |