2020
In 2020, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 40 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (33 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (28 minutes). 5 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 40 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 33 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 28 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 26 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 23 |
| Dragonflier | 22 |
| Blazing Fury | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 17 |
| Barnstormer | 15 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Daredevil Falls | 13 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 11 |
In 2020, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 71 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 71 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 58 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 49 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 48 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 45 |
| Blazing Fury | 39 |
| Dragonflier | 38 |
| Thunderhead ® | 33 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 27 |
| Barnstormer | 25 |
| Daredevil Falls | 23 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 22 |
| Drop Line® | 20 |
In 2020, Dollywood was quietest in August, when crowd levels averaged as low as 47%. The busiest month was October, at around 73%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 34 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 56 |
| Jul | 60 |
| Aug | 47 |
| Sep | 53 |
| Oct | 73 |
| Nov | 69 |
| Dec | 65 |
In 2020, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 48% compared with 75% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 8 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | 59 |
| Tue | 70 |
| Wed | 55 |
| Thu | 48 |
| Fri | 55 |
| Sat | 75 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 65 |
| 🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas | 64 |
| 😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration | 62 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 07, 2020 | 99 |
| September 06, 2020 | 99 |
| September 05, 2020 | 99 |
| November 27, 2020 | 98 |
| October 09, 2020 | 97 |
| November 24, 2020 | 97 |
| December 29, 2020 | 97 |
| December 28, 2020 | 96 |
| October 17, 2020 | 95 |
| December 22, 2020 | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 04, 2020 | 0 |
| January 02, 2020 | 1 |
| August 03, 2020 | 2 |
| December 16, 2020 | 3 |
| October 28, 2020 | 3 |
| November 11, 2020 | 4 |
| August 31, 2020 | 5 |
| January 03, 2020 | 5 |
| September 25, 2020 | 6 |
| September 28, 2020 | 7 |