🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2021
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 45 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (35 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (24 minutes). 20 of the 29 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 45 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 35 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 24 |
| Dragonflier | 21 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 19 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 17 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| Treetop Tower | 16 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 13 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| Sky Rider | 11 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| The Scrambler | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 9 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 9 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 6 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Black Bear Trail | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
In 2021, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 96 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (57 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 96 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 57 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 49 |
| Dragonflier | 38 |
| Blazing Fury | 35 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 35 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 34 |
| Thunderhead ® | 31 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 29 |
| Barnstormer | 22 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 21 |
| Shooting Star | 19 |
| Sky Rider | 18 |
| Treetop Tower | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 17 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 15 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 15 |
| The Scrambler | 15 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 15 |
| Demolition Derby | 13 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 13 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Black Bear Trail | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 59 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 60 |
| Dec | 50 |
In 2021, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 34% compared with 77% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 5 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 57 |
| Mon | 76 |
| Tue | 77 |
| Wed | 46 |
| Thu | 34 |
| Fri | 51 |
| Sat | 67 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| January 02, 2021 | 94 |
| November 21, 2021 | 93 |
| November 24, 2021 | 93 |
| November 27, 2021 | 87 |
| November 23, 2021 | 86 |
| December 04, 2021 | 85 |
| November 26, 2021 | 83 |
| November 20, 2021 | 83 |
| December 28, 2021 | 83 |
| December 27, 2021 | 82 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 18, 2021 | 9 |
| December 01, 2021 | 12 |
| December 11, 2021 | 13 |
| December 08, 2021 | 16 |
| December 02, 2021 | 18 |
| January 01, 2021 | 23 |
| November 19, 2021 | 25 |
| November 11, 2021 | 26 |
| December 18, 2021 | 29 |
| December 09, 2021 | 32 |