🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2022
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 34 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (32 minutes) and Dragonflier (23 minutes). 18 of the 27 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 34 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 32 |
| Dragonflier | 23 |
| Thunderhead ® | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 22 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 21 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 16 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 16 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 15 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Shooting Star | 10 |
| Black Bear Trail | 9 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 8 |
| Sky Rider | 8 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 7 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
In 2022, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 68 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (51 minutes) and Dragonflier (40 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 68 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 51 |
| Dragonflier | 40 |
| Thunderhead ® | 39 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 38 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 35 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 32 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 30 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 29 |
| Blazing Fury | 24 |
| Drop Line® | 20 |
| Barnstormer | 15 |
| Treetop Tower | 15 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 15 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Black Bear Trail | 10 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 10 |
| Sky Rider | 10 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 5 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 45 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 50 |
| Dec | 38 |
In 2022, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 22% compared with 88% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 5 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 46 |
| Mon | 45 |
| Tue | 88 |
| Wed | 43 |
| Thu | 22 |
| Fri | 31 |
| Sat | 56 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 22, 2022 | 98 |
| November 23, 2022 | 97 |
| December 30, 2022 | 97 |
| November 06, 2022 | 95 |
| December 28, 2022 | 94 |
| November 20, 2022 | 92 |
| December 21, 2022 | 90 |
| December 10, 2022 | 86 |
| December 19, 2022 | 84 |
| December 29, 2022 | 83 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 09, 2022 | 1 |
| December 14, 2022 | 2 |
| December 15, 2022 | 3 |
| December 11, 2022 | 4 |
| December 01, 2022 | 5 |
| December 26, 2022 | 5 |
| November 17, 2022 | 5 |
| November 16, 2022 | 6 |
| December 08, 2022 | 7 |
| November 30, 2022 | 8 |