2022
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 35 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (30 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (23 minutes). 25 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 35 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 30 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 23 |
| Dragonflier | 21 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 19 |
| Thunderhead ® | 16 |
| Daredevil Falls | 15 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 14 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 12 |
| Black Bear Trail | 10 |
| Sky Rider | 10 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 10 |
| Shooting Star | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 8 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 8 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Piggy Parade | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Village Carousel | 5 |
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 72 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (55 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (42 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 72 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 55 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 42 |
| Dragonflier | 39 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 35 |
| Thunderhead ® | 34 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 31 |
| Blazing Fury | 29 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 29 |
| Daredevil Falls | 27 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 24 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 19 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| The Scrambler | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 14 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 14 |
| Demolition Derby | 13 |
| Shooting Star | 13 |
| Treetop Tower | 13 |
| Black Bear Trail | 12 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 12 |
| Drop Line® | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 10 |
| Lucky Ducky | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
In 2022, Dollywood was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 23%. The busiest month was March, at around 64%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 45 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 64 |
| Apr | 44 |
| May | 40 |
| Jun | 41 |
| Jul | 44 |
| Aug | 36 |
| Sep | 23 |
| Oct | 52 |
| Nov | 50 |
| Dec | 38 |
In 2022, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 30% compared with 59% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 4 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 43 |
| Mon | 44 |
| Tue | 59 |
| Wed | 45 |
| Thu | 30 |
| Fri | 34 |
| Sat | 49 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 45 |
| 😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration | 44 |
| 🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas | 43 |
| 🌸 Flower & Food Festival | 39 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 22, 2022 | 98 |
| November 23, 2022 | 97 |
| December 30, 2022 | 96 |
| October 10, 2022 | 96 |
| March 30, 2022 | 96 |
| March 14, 2022 | 96 |
| October 12, 2022 | 95 |
| November 06, 2022 | 95 |
| April 15, 2022 | 94 |
| December 28, 2022 | 94 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 09, 2022 | 1 |
| December 14, 2022 | 3 |
| December 15, 2022 | 3 |
| April 25, 2022 | 4 |
| December 11, 2022 | 5 |
| December 01, 2022 | 5 |
| December 26, 2022 | 5 |
| October 26, 2022 | 5 |
| November 17, 2022 | 5 |
| August 29, 2022 | 5 |