Dollywood wait time statistics

2023

Average wait time by ride (2023)

Ride	Overall average wait time, mins
Lightning Rod	42
Dollywood Express	40
[Archived] RiverRush	35
Big Bear Mountain	32
[Archived] Raging River Rapids	32
FireChaser Express	31
[Archived] Big Bear Plunge	29
Dragonflier	29
[Archived] SwiftWater Run	28
Mystery Mine	23
Smoky Mountain River Rampage	23
Wild Eagle	19
[Archived] Wild River Falls	19
Thunderhead	18
Black Bear Trail	16
Blazing Fury	15
Rockin' Roadway	15
Daredevil Falls	14
Mad Mockingbird	14
Sky Rider	14
Tennessee Tornado	14
TreeTop Tower	14
[Archived] Mountain Twist	13
Scrambler	13
Amazing Flying Elephants	12
[Archived] Dizzy Disk	12
[Archived] Fire Tower Falls	12
Shooting Star	12
Piggy Parade	11
Waltzing Swinger	11
Whistle Punk Chaser	11
Demolition Derby	10
Great Tree Swing	10
Hidden Hollow	10
[Archived] Mountain Scream	10
Firehouse Fun Yard	9
Lemon Twist	9
[Archived] Slick Rock Racer	9
Barnstormer	8
Frogs & Fireflies	8
Village Carousel	8
Busy Bees	7
Lucky Ducky	7
Lumberjack Lifts	7
[Archived] TailSpin Racer	7
Drop Line	6
[Archived] Mountain Waves	6
[Archived] The Butterfly	6

Ride	Average maximum wait time, mins
Lightning Rod	87
Big Bear Mountain	55
FireChaser Express	55
Dragonflier	51
[Archived] RiverRush	46
Smoky Mountain River Rampage	44
[Archived] Raging River Rapids	43
Dollywood Express	42
Mystery Mine	40
[Archived] Big Bear Plunge	39
Thunderhead	37
[Archived] SwiftWater Run	36
Wild Eagle	35
Rockin' Roadway	30
Daredevil Falls	29
Black Bear Trail	28
Mad Mockingbird	26
Blazing Fury	25
Tennessee Tornado	24
TreeTop Tower	24
[Archived] Wild River Falls	24
Scrambler	20
Sky Rider	20
Whistle Punk Chaser	20
Shooting Star	19
Great Tree Swing	18
[Archived] Mountain Twist	18
Amazing Flying Elephants	17
[Archived] Dizzy Disk	17
Demolition Derby	16
[Archived] Fire Tower Falls	16
Barnstormer	15
Frogs & Fireflies	15
Waltzing Swinger	15
[Archived] Mountain Scream	14
Lemon Twist	13
[Archived] Slick Rock Racer	13
Lumberjack Lifts	12
Piggy Parade	12
Busy Bees	11
Firehouse Fun Yard	11
Village Carousel	11
Drop Line	10
Hidden Hollow	10
[Archived] TailSpin Racer	10
Lucky Ducky	8
[Archived] The Butterfly	7
[Archived] Mountain Waves	6

Event	Average crowd level, %
😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration	63
🌸 Flower & Food Festival	58
🌾 Harvest Festival	56
🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas	46