😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2022
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 42 minutes, followed by Smoky Mountain River Rampage (31 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (27 minutes). 22 of the 28 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 42 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 31 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 27 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 20 |
| Dragonflier | 19 |
| Daredevil Falls | 17 |
| Blazing Fury | 15 |
| Thunderhead ® | 14 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 13 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 12 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 10 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 10 |
| Sky Rider | 9 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 9 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| The Scrambler | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 7 |
| Shooting Star | 7 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 6 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 6 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Treetop Tower | 5 |
| Village Carousel | 5 |
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 87 minutes, ahead of Smoky Mountain River Rampage (59 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (57 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 87 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 59 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 57 |
| Blazing Fury | 40 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 39 |
| Thunderhead ® | 37 |
| Dragonflier | 36 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 35 |
| Daredevil Falls | 33 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 30 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 22 |
| The Scrambler | 17 |
| Barnstormer | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 15 |
| Piggy Parade | 14 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 10 |
| Treetop Tower | 10 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 47 |
| Jul | 44 |
| Aug | 39 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2022, Friday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 31% compared with 67% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 36 |
| Mon | 53 |
| Tue | 67 |
| Wed | 47 |
| Thu | 39 |
| Fri | 31 |
| Sat | 37 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 19, 2022 | 92 |
| June 28, 2022 | 90 |
| July 11, 2022 | 88 |
| June 20, 2022 | 81 |
| July 25, 2022 | 72 |
| June 29, 2022 | 66 |
| July 14, 2022 | 66 |
| June 21, 2022 | 62 |
| August 02, 2022 | 59 |
| July 26, 2022 | 59 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 01, 2022 | 12 |
| July 31, 2022 | 14 |
| July 09, 2022 | 14 |
| July 10, 2022 | 16 |
| July 02, 2022 | 18 |
| July 13, 2022 | 19 |
| August 05, 2022 | 21 |
| August 01, 2022 | 22 |
| July 29, 2022 | 23 |
| June 27, 2022 | 24 |