🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2023
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 55 minutes, followed by Dollywood Express Train Depot (50 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (29 minutes). 21 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 55 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 50 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 29 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 28 |
| Dragonflier | 25 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 22 |
| Thunderhead ® | 19 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 17 |
| Sky Rider | 16 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 16 |
| Black Bear Trail | 15 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 15 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 15 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 13 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 13 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 12 |
| Demolition Derby | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Lucky Ducky | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
In 2023, Lightning Rod ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 80 minutes, ahead of Dollywood Express Train Depot (51 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 80 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 51 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 49 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 43 |
| Dragonflier | 43 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 35 |
| Thunderhead ® | 33 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 32 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 30 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 26 |
| Black Bear Trail | 25 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 25 |
| Blazing Fury | 23 |
| Sky Rider | 23 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 23 |
| Shooting Star | 22 |
| Treetop Tower | 22 |
| The Scrambler | 19 |
| Barnstormer | 17 |
| Demolition Derby | 17 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 17 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 17 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 15 |
| Great Tree Swing | 15 |
| Lemon Twist | 15 |
| Drop Line® | 12 |
| Busy Bees | 11 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 11 |
| Village Carousel | 11 |
| Piggy Parade | 10 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 92 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 44 |
| Dec | 47 |
In 2023, Monday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 15% compared with 77% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 31 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 53 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 24 |
| Wed | 47 |
| Thu | 37 |
| Fri | 48 |
| Sat | 77 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 27, 2023 | 99 |
| November 19, 2023 | 99 |
| November 24, 2023 | 98 |
| November 11, 2023 | 98 |
| December 28, 2023 | 97 |
| December 31, 2023 | 93 |
| December 16, 2023 | 92 |
| January 01, 2023 | 92 |
| December 09, 2023 | 91 |
| December 21, 2023 | 90 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 29, 2023 | 1 |
| November 28, 2023 | 4 |
| December 04, 2023 | 4 |
| December 11, 2023 | 4 |
| November 08, 2023 | 6 |
| November 26, 2023 | 8 |
| December 07, 2023 | 9 |
| December 12, 2023 | 10 |
| November 14, 2023 | 10 |
| December 14, 2023 | 10 |