😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2023
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 46 minutes, followed by Dragonflier (34 minutes) and Big Bear Mountain (33 minutes). 20 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 46 |
| Dragonflier | 34 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 33 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 32 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 28 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 26 |
| Piggy Parade | 20 |
| Thunderhead ® | 20 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 19 |
| Daredevil Falls | 18 |
| Black Bear Trail | 16 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 16 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 15 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| Sky Rider | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 11 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| Hidden Hollow | 9 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 9 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| Barnstormer | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 6 |
| Lemon Twist | 6 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 100 minutes, ahead of Dragonflier (61 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (60 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 100 |
| Dragonflier | 61 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 60 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 57 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 57 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 51 |
| Thunderhead ® | 51 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 40 |
| Daredevil Falls | 38 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 32 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 30 |
| Black Bear Trail | 28 |
| Blazing Fury | 28 |
| Treetop Tower | 24 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 23 |
| The Scrambler | 22 |
| Piggy Parade | 20 |
| Shooting Star | 20 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 20 |
| Great Tree Swing | 19 |
| Sky Rider | 17 |
| Demolition Derby | 15 |
| Barnstormer | 14 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 12 |
| Drop Line® | 10 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Hidden Hollow | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 65 |
| Jul | 65 |
| Aug | 54 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2023, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 45% compared with 76% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 5 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 47 |
| Mon | 76 |
| Tue | 76 |
| Wed | 70 |
| Thu | 45 |
| Fri | 61 |
| Sat | 74 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 24, 2023 | 96 |
| June 27, 2023 | 94 |
| July 18, 2023 | 92 |
| July 22, 2023 | 92 |
| June 17, 2023 | 90 |
| July 10, 2023 | 89 |
| June 28, 2023 | 88 |
| July 24, 2023 | 88 |
| June 23, 2023 | 87 |
| August 02, 2023 | 86 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 03, 2023 | 13 |
| July 20, 2023 | 21 |
| August 06, 2023 | 24 |
| June 30, 2023 | 25 |
| July 09, 2023 | 29 |
| June 22, 2023 | 30 |
| July 01, 2023 | 37 |
| July 13, 2023 | 39 |
| July 19, 2023 | 45 |
| July 14, 2023 | 46 |