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
Big Bear Plunge	29
Dragonflier	29
[Archived] SwiftWater Run	28
Mystery Mine	23
[Archived] Smoky Mountain River Rampage	23
[Archived] Wild River Falls	19
Thunderhead	18
Wild Eagle	18
Black Bear Trail	16
Blazing Fury	15
Mad Mockingbird	15
Rockin' Roadway	15
TreeTop Tower	15
[Archived] Daredevil Falls	14
Sky Rider	14
Tennessee Tornado	14
[Archived] Mountain Twist	13
Amazing Flying Elephants	12
[Archived] Dizzy Disk	12
[Archived] Fire Tower Falls	12
Scrambler	12
Shooting Star	12
Great Tree Swing	11
Waltzing Swinger	11
Whistle Punk Chaser	11
Demolition Derby	10
Hidden Hollow	10
[Archived] Mountain Scream	10
Firehouse Fun Yard	9
Lemon Twist	9
Piggy Parade	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
[Archived] Smoky Mountain River Rampage	44
[Archived] Raging River Rapids	43
Dollywood Express	42
Mystery Mine	40
Big Bear Plunge	39
Thunderhead	37
[Archived] SwiftWater Run	36
Wild Eagle	34
Rockin' Roadway	30
[Archived] Daredevil Falls	29
Black Bear Trail	28
Mad Mockingbird	26
Blazing Fury	25
TreeTop Tower	25
Tennessee Tornado	24
[Archived] Wild River Falls	24
Scrambler	20
Shooting Star	20
Sky Rider	20
Whistle Punk Chaser	20
Great Tree Swing	18
[Archived] Mountain Twist	18
Amazing Flying Elephants	17
[Archived] Dizzy Disk	17
[Archived] Fire Tower Falls	16
Barnstormer	15
Demolition Derby	15
Frogs & Fireflies	15
Waltzing Swinger	15
[Archived] Mountain Scream	14
Lemon Twist	13
[Archived] Slick Rock Racer	13
Lumberjack Lifts	12
Busy Bees	11
Firehouse Fun Yard	11
Piggy Parade	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	65
🌸 Flower & Food Festival	59
🌾 Harvest Festival	57
🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas	49