😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2024
In 2024, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 28 minutes, followed by Smoky Mountain River Rampage (28 minutes) and Dragonflier (24 minutes). 25 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 28 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 28 |
| Dragonflier | 24 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 22 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 18 |
| Lemon Twist | 18 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 18 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 14 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 14 |
| Black Bear Trail | 12 |
| Blazing Fury | 12 |
| Daredevil Falls | 12 |
| Sky Rider | 12 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 12 |
| Hidden Hollow | 11 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 11 |
| Shooting Star | 11 |
| Piggy Parade | 10 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 10 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 10 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 10 |
| Busy Bees | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| Demolition Derby | 8 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 8 |
| Treetop Tower | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 6 |
| Great Tree Swing | 6 |
In 2024, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 54 minutes, ahead of Smoky Mountain River Rampage (53 minutes) and Dragonflier (52 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 54 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 53 |
| Dragonflier | 52 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 44 |
| Thunderhead ® | 44 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 40 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 40 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 30 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 27 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 26 |
| Black Bear Trail | 25 |
| Blazing Fury | 21 |
| Daredevil Falls | 20 |
| Shooting Star | 19 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 19 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 19 |
| Lemon Twist | 18 |
| Sky Rider | 18 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 17 |
| Hidden Hollow | 15 |
| The Scrambler | 15 |
| Demolition Derby | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| Drop Line® | 13 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Village Carousel | 11 |
| Busy Bees | 10 |
| Piggy Parade | 10 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 9 |
| Great Tree Swing | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 9 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 54 |
| Jul | 57 |
| Aug | 58 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2024, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 37% compared with 63% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 37 |
| Mon | 56 |
| Tue | 63 |
| Wed | 62 |
| Thu | 61 |
| Fri | 58 |
| Sat | 62 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | 86 |
| July 01, 2024 | 85 |
| July 06, 2024 | 79 |
| June 18, 2024 | 78 |
| June 19, 2024 | 77 |
| July 26, 2024 | 76 |
| June 25, 2024 | 76 |
| June 15, 2024 | 75 |
| August 01, 2024 | 75 |
| July 27, 2024 | 74 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 25, 2024 | 21 |
| June 16, 2024 | 23 |
| July 29, 2024 | 26 |
| June 30, 2024 | 27 |
| July 07, 2024 | 34 |
| July 28, 2024 | 36 |
| July 30, 2024 | 36 |
| June 23, 2024 | 37 |
| July 21, 2024 | 39 |
| August 04, 2024 | 42 |