🌾 Harvest Festival, 2022
In 2022, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 34 minutes, followed by Lightning Rod ® (29 minutes) and Dragonflier (26 minutes). 20 of the 28 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 34 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 29 |
| Dragonflier | 26 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 22 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 17 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Thunderhead ® | 16 |
| Blazing Fury | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 12 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 12 |
| Shooting Star | 11 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 11 |
| Daredevil Falls | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 10 |
| The Scrambler | 10 |
| Barnstormer | 9 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 9 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 9 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Piggy Parade | 6 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 5 |
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 58 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (54 minutes) and Dragonflier (44 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 58 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 54 |
| Dragonflier | 44 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 35 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 34 |
| Thunderhead ® | 31 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 28 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 28 |
| Blazing Fury | 26 |
| Demolition Derby | 21 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 21 |
| Sky Rider | 19 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 19 |
| Lucky Ducky | 18 |
| Shooting Star | 17 |
| Barnstormer | 16 |
| The Scrambler | 16 |
| Daredevil Falls | 15 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 13 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 12 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 6 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 5 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | 20 |
| Oct | 52 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2022, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 34% compared with 61% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 20 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | 41 |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | 37 |
| Thu | 34 |
| Fri | 41 |
| Sat | 61 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 10, 2022 | 96 |
| October 12, 2022 | 95 |
| October 14, 2022 | 92 |
| October 09, 2022 | 92 |
| October 15, 2022 | 92 |
| October 08, 2022 | 91 |
| October 23, 2022 | 89 |
| October 22, 2022 | 76 |
| October 07, 2022 | 76 |
| October 13, 2022 | 71 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 26, 2022 | 5 |
| October 20, 2022 | 7 |
| October 19, 2022 | 9 |
| October 01, 2022 | 11 |
| September 30, 2022 | 12 |
| September 29, 2022 | 13 |
| September 26, 2022 | 14 |
| September 28, 2022 | 15 |
| October 24, 2022 | 16 |
| September 23, 2022 | 17 |