🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2020
In 2020, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 42 minutes, followed by Mystery Mine ® (28 minutes) and Thunderhead ® (24 minutes). 2 of the 11 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 42 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 28 |
| Thunderhead ® | 24 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 23 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 22 |
| Dragonflier | 20 |
| Blazing Fury | 19 |
| Barnstormer | 16 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 16 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 15 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
In 2020, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 71 minutes, ahead of Lightning Rod ® (49 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 71 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 49 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 49 |
| Thunderhead ® | 48 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 45 |
| Dragonflier | 39 |
| Blazing Fury | 38 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 32 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 32 |
| Barnstormer | 27 |
| Drop Line® | 22 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 34 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 69 |
| Dec | 65 |
In 2020, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 42% compared with 96% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 4 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 69 |
| Mon | 94 |
| Tue | 96 |
| Wed | 54 |
| Thu | 42 |
| Fri | 57 |
| Sat | 76 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 27, 2020 | 98 |
| November 24, 2020 | 97 |
| December 29, 2020 | 97 |
| December 28, 2020 | 96 |
| December 30, 2020 | 96 |
| December 22, 2020 | 95 |
| January 01, 2020 | 94 |
| November 25, 2020 | 93 |
| November 14, 2020 | 93 |
| November 22, 2020 | 93 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 04, 2020 | 0 |
| January 02, 2020 | 2 |
| December 16, 2020 | 3 |
| November 11, 2020 | 4 |
| January 03, 2020 | 5 |
| November 12, 2020 | 25 |
| November 19, 2020 | 27 |
| December 02, 2020 | 29 |
| January 04, 2020 | 34 |
| December 09, 2020 | 37 |