🌸 Flower & Food Festival, 2022
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 37 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (31 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (25 minutes). 21 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 37 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 31 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 19 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 18 |
| Daredevil Falls | 15 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 14 |
| Blazing Fury | 13 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 12 |
| Thunderhead ® | 12 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 8 |
| The Scrambler | 8 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 8 |
| Shooting Star | 7 |
| Sky Rider | 7 |
| Demolition Derby | 6 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| Lemon Twist | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Village Carousel | 5 |
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 76 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (44 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 76 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 58 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 44 |
| Dragonflier | 36 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 34 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 31 |
| Thunderhead ® | 30 |
| Daredevil Falls | 28 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 25 |
| Blazing Fury | 23 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 19 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| Sky Rider | 11 |
| The Scrambler | 11 |
| Shooting Star | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 38 |
| May | 40 |
| Jun | 36 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2022, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 14% compared with 54% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 16 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 43 |
| Mon | 22 |
| Tue | 49 |
| Wed | 43 |
| Thu | 14 |
| Fri | 33 |
| Sat | 54 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2022 | 81 |
| May 25, 2022 | 76 |
| May 29, 2022 | 69 |
| April 23, 2022 | 68 |
| May 18, 2022 | 62 |
| May 28, 2022 | 62 |
| May 14, 2022 | 56 |
| May 20, 2022 | 53 |
| June 01, 2022 | 51 |
| May 31, 2022 | 49 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2022 | 4 |
| April 27, 2022 | 7 |
| May 23, 2022 | 10 |
| May 06, 2022 | 14 |
| June 02, 2022 | 14 |
| May 04, 2022 | 14 |
| April 29, 2022 | 21 |
| May 22, 2022 | 23 |
| May 02, 2022 | 24 |
| May 30, 2022 | 27 |