2021
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 47 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (34 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (28 minutes). 21 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 47 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 34 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 28 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 24 |
| Dragonflier | 20 |
| Daredevil Falls | 19 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 19 |
| Blazing Fury | 17 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 17 |
| Thunderhead ® | 16 |
| Treetop Tower | 15 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 13 |
| Sky Rider | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Black Bear Trail | 9 |
| Shooting Star | 9 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 8 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 7 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 97 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (51 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 97 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 58 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 51 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 46 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 37 |
| Dragonflier | 36 |
| Blazing Fury | 35 |
| Daredevil Falls | 35 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 35 |
| Thunderhead ® | 34 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 28 |
| Barnstormer | 20 |
| Sky Rider | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 17 |
| Treetop Tower | 17 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 16 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 15 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| The Scrambler | 14 |
| Black Bear Trail | 13 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 13 |
| Demolition Derby | 11 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 11 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 11 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 10 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 9 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| Piggy Parade | 6 |
In 2021, Dollywood was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 24%. The busiest month was March, at around 76%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 61 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 76 |
| Apr | 55 |
| May | 51 |
| Jun | 61 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | 37 |
| Sep | 24 |
| Oct | 53 |
| Nov | 60 |
| Dec | 50 |
In 2021, Friday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 44% compared with 76% on Tuesday. Weekdays and weekends are similarly busy.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 50 |
| Mon | 53 |
| Tue | 76 |
| Wed | 49 |
| Thu | 49 |
| Fri | 44 |
| Sat | 56 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration | 56 |
| 🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas | 54 |
| 🌸 Flower & Food Festival | 50 |
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 49 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 05, 2021 | 99 |
| April 06, 2021 | 99 |
| April 07, 2021 | 99 |
| March 30, 2021 | 99 |
| April 02, 2021 | 99 |
| March 15, 2021 | 98 |
| April 09, 2021 | 98 |
| October 10, 2021 | 98 |
| March 29, 2021 | 97 |
| October 13, 2021 | 97 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 21, 2021 | 2 |
| April 24, 2021 | 2 |
| March 31, 2021 | 3 |
| October 29, 2021 | 3 |
| May 05, 2021 | 5 |
| October 25, 2021 | 5 |
| October 28, 2021 | 6 |
| August 29, 2021 | 6 |
| August 30, 2021 | 6 |
| September 17, 2021 | 7 |