🌸 Flower & Food Festival, 2021
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 42 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (32 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (29 minutes). 17 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 42 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 32 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 29 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 20 |
| Dragonflier | 19 |
| Daredevil Falls | 18 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 18 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Thunderhead ® | 13 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 10 |
| Barnstormer | 9 |
| Shooting Star | 9 |
| Sky Rider | 9 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 8 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 7 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 5 |
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 95 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (55 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 95 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 55 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 49 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 40 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 37 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 35 |
| Daredevil Falls | 34 |
| Dragonflier | 33 |
| Blazing Fury | 30 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 27 |
| Thunderhead ® | 25 |
| The Scrambler | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 14 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 14 |
| Sky Rider | 13 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 11 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 32 |
| May | 51 |
| Jun | 59 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2021, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 25% compared with 61% on Sunday. On average, weekdays are 15 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 61 |
| Mon | 42 |
| Tue | 54 |
| Wed | 50 |
| Thu | 25 |
| Fri | 43 |
| Sat | 55 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2021 | 92 |
| June 02, 2021 | 84 |
| May 01, 2021 | 82 |
| May 26, 2021 | 78 |
| May 23, 2021 | 75 |
| June 07, 2021 | 75 |
| May 22, 2021 | 72 |
| May 24, 2021 | 70 |
| May 15, 2021 | 70 |
| May 19, 2021 | 68 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 24, 2021 | 2 |
| May 05, 2021 | 5 |
| May 03, 2021 | 10 |
| May 10, 2021 | 10 |
| April 26, 2021 | 19 |
| June 03, 2021 | 25 |
| April 28, 2021 | 31 |
| April 30, 2021 | 33 |
| May 12, 2021 | 33 |
| May 07, 2021 | 34 |