🎵 BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, 2019
In 2019, Dragonflier had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 37 minutes, followed by Smoky Mountain River Rampage (23 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (18 minutes). 8 of the 12 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dragonflier | 37 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 23 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 18 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 18 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 15 |
| Daredevil Falls | 14 |
| Blazing Fury | 11 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 11 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 10 |
| Thunderhead ® | 10 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 6 |
| Drop Line® | 5 |
In 2019, Dragonflier saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 61 minutes, ahead of Lightning Rod ® (44 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (38 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dragonflier | 61 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 44 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 38 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 37 |
| Daredevil Falls | 35 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 32 |
| Blazing Fury | 25 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 22 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 14 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | 39 |
| Jun | 44 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2019, Monday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 21% compared with 63% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 44 |
| Mon | 21 |
| Tue | 45 |
| Wed | 44 |
| Thu | 31 |
| Fri | 23 |
| Sat | 63 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | 65 |
| May 26, 2019 | 60 |
| June 01, 2019 | 60 |
| May 28, 2019 | 45 |
| May 29, 2019 | 44 |
| May 30, 2019 | 31 |
| May 24, 2019 | 29 |
| June 02, 2019 | 27 |
| May 27, 2019 | 21 |
| May 31, 2019 | 17 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | 17 |
| May 27, 2019 | 21 |
| June 02, 2019 | 27 |
| May 24, 2019 | 29 |
| May 30, 2019 | 31 |
| May 29, 2019 | 44 |
| May 28, 2019 | 45 |
| June 01, 2019 | 60 |
| May 26, 2019 | 60 |
| May 25, 2019 | 65 |