😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2020
In 2020, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 44 minutes, followed by Smoky Mountain River Rampage (35 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (25 minutes). 6 of the 13 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 44 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 35 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 25 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 24 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 20 |
| Blazing Fury | 18 |
| Dragonflier | 18 |
| Daredevil Falls | 12 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 12 |
| Thunderhead ® | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 6 |
| Barnstormer | 5 |
In 2020, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 77 minutes, ahead of Smoky Mountain River Rampage (68 minutes) and Tennessee Tornado (47 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 77 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 68 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 47 |
| Blazing Fury | 45 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 45 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 39 |
| Dragonflier | 31 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 25 |
| Thunderhead ® | 25 |
| Daredevil Falls | 22 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 10 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 62 |
| Jul | 60 |
| Aug | 87 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2020, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 52% compared with 75% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 3 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 52 |
| Mon | 64 |
| Tue | 60 |
| Wed | 58 |
| Thu | 59 |
| Fri | 62 |
| Sat | 75 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 01, 2020 | 90 |
| July 02, 2020 | 89 |
| June 20, 2020 | 88 |
| July 14, 2020 | 86 |
| July 03, 2020 | 85 |
| July 27, 2020 | 85 |
| August 02, 2020 | 84 |
| July 04, 2020 | 83 |
| July 06, 2020 | 80 |
| June 30, 2020 | 78 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 12, 2020 | 21 |
| July 05, 2020 | 24 |
| July 01, 2020 | 25 |
| June 28, 2020 | 30 |
| July 30, 2020 | 32 |
| June 23, 2020 | 33 |
| July 10, 2020 | 36 |
| June 29, 2020 | 39 |
| July 07, 2020 | 39 |
| July 17, 2020 | 42 |