😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2021
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 60 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (36 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (33 minutes). 17 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 60 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 36 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 33 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 27 |
| Daredevil Falls | 23 |
| Blazing Fury | 19 |
| Dragonflier | 17 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 17 |
| Thunderhead ® | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 15 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 12 |
| Sky Rider | 10 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| Shooting Star | 8 |
| The Scrambler | 8 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 7 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 5 |
| Village Carousel | 5 |
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 123 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (69 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (64 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 123 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 69 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 64 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 51 |
| Thunderhead ® | 47 |
| Blazing Fury | 43 |
| Daredevil Falls | 43 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 36 |
| Dragonflier | 33 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 31 |
| Barnstormer | 18 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| Lemon Twist | 14 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Demolition Derby | 11 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 10 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 58 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2021, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 36% compared with 80% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 16 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 36 |
| Mon | 63 |
| Tue | 80 |
| Wed | 71 |
| Thu | 54 |
| Fri | 38 |
| Sat | 55 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2021 | 90 |
| July 06, 2021 | 87 |
| July 21, 2021 | 86 |
| July 13, 2021 | 80 |
| July 27, 2021 | 78 |
| July 28, 2021 | 78 |
| July 15, 2021 | 74 |
| July 07, 2021 | 73 |
| July 12, 2021 | 73 |
| July 24, 2021 | 71 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 02, 2021 | 12 |
| July 18, 2021 | 25 |
| July 01, 2021 | 28 |
| July 11, 2021 | 29 |
| July 09, 2021 | 35 |
| July 03, 2021 | 35 |
| July 30, 2021 | 35 |
| July 23, 2021 | 36 |
| June 27, 2021 | 39 |
| July 10, 2021 | 42 |