🌸 Flower & Food Festival, 2023
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 47 minutes, followed by Big Bear Mountain (46 minutes) and Wild River Falls (35 minutes). 30 of the 43 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 47 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 46 |
| [Archived] Wild River Falls | 35 |
| [Archived] SwiftWater Run | 34 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 32 |
| Dragonflier | 31 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 23 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 23 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 19 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 17 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| Piggy Parade | 16 |
| Thunderhead ® | 16 |
| Black Bear Trail | 15 |
| [Archived] Slick Rock Racer | 15 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 15 |
| Daredevil Falls | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 14 |
| Lucky Ducky | 13 |
| Treetop Tower | 13 |
| Great Tree Swing | 11 |
| Shooting Star | 11 |
| Sky Rider | 11 |
| The Scrambler | 11 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 10 |
| [Archived] Mountain Waves | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| [Archived] Mountain Twist | 9 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 9 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 9 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Hidden Hollow | 8 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 8 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 6 |
| [Archived] Mountain Scream | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 5 |
| [Archived] RiverRush | 5 |
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 98 minutes, ahead of Big Bear Mountain (83 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 98 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 83 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 58 |
| Dragonflier | 57 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 47 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 42 |
| [Archived] SwiftWater Run | 38 |
| Thunderhead ® | 38 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 37 |
| [Archived] Wild River Falls | 35 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 33 |
| Daredevil Falls | 31 |
| Black Bear Trail | 29 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 28 |
| Blazing Fury | 26 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 25 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 25 |
| Treetop Tower | 25 |
| Great Tree Swing | 19 |
| Shooting Star | 18 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 18 |
| Sky Rider | 17 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 16 |
| Piggy Parade | 16 |
| The Scrambler | 16 |
| Hidden Hollow | 15 |
| [Archived] Mountain Twist | 15 |
| [Archived] Slick Rock Racer | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 14 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 14 |
| Lucky Ducky | 13 |
| Village Carousel | 13 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 12 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 12 |
| Busy Bees | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 10 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| [Archived] Mountain Scream | 10 |
| [Archived] Mountain Waves | 10 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 9 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 5 |
| [Archived] RiverRush | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 43 |
| May | 59 |
| Jun | 69 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2023, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 44% compared with 80% on Tuesday. Weekdays and weekends are similarly busy.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 44 |
| Mon | 55 |
| Tue | 80 |
| Wed | 58 |
| Thu | 56 |
| Fri | 55 |
| Sat | 79 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | 95 |
| April 29, 2023 | 94 |
| May 31, 2023 | 94 |
| May 29, 2023 | 91 |
| May 06, 2023 | 90 |
| June 10, 2023 | 86 |
| May 22, 2023 | 85 |
| June 08, 2023 | 85 |
| May 24, 2023 | 83 |
| June 05, 2023 | 82 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 26, 2023 | 8 |
| April 24, 2023 | 13 |
| May 01, 2023 | 25 |
| May 08, 2023 | 25 |
| April 21, 2023 | 30 |
| May 04, 2023 | 31 |
| May 14, 2023 | 32 |
| April 28, 2023 | 34 |
| April 23, 2023 | 36 |
| May 11, 2023 | 36 |