🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2024
In 2024, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 29 minutes, followed by Big Bear Mountain (24 minutes) and Dragonflier (24 minutes). 19 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 29 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 24 |
| Dragonflier | 24 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 24 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 22 |
| Piggy Parade | 22 |
| Thunderhead ® | 22 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 21 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 20 |
| Hidden Hollow | 18 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 18 |
| Sky Rider | 17 |
| Black Bear Trail | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 13 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 13 |
| The Scrambler | 13 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 13 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 12 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 12 |
| Demolition Derby | 11 |
| Treetop Tower | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Busy Bees | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 9 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Blazing Fury | 6 |
In 2024, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 46 minutes, ahead of Big Bear Mountain (43 minutes) and Lightning Rod ® (42 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 46 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 43 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 42 |
| Dragonflier | 39 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 37 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 36 |
| Thunderhead ® | 36 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 34 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 33 |
| Sky Rider | 25 |
| Piggy Parade | 23 |
| Black Bear Trail | 21 |
| Hidden Hollow | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 20 |
| The Scrambler | 20 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 20 |
| Shooting Star | 19 |
| Treetop Tower | 18 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 17 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 17 |
| Barnstormer | 16 |
| Demolition Derby | 15 |
| Drop Line® | 14 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 14 |
| Great Tree Swing | 14 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 13 |
| Village Carousel | 12 |
| Busy Bees | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 11 |
| Blazing Fury | 10 |
| Lucky Ducky | 10 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 24 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 52 |
| Dec | 46 |
In 2024, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 24% compared with 79% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 32 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 58 |
| Mon | 48 |
| Tue | 43 |
| Wed | 24 |
| Thu | 28 |
| Fri | 38 |
| Sat | 79 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 30, 2024 | 100 |
| November 25, 2024 | 99 |
| November 24, 2024 | 98 |
| November 09, 2024 | 96 |
| November 27, 2024 | 95 |
| November 02, 2024 | 95 |
| December 27, 2024 | 95 |
| November 16, 2024 | 94 |
| December 26, 2024 | 93 |
| December 28, 2024 | 91 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 03, 2024 | 0 |
| November 20, 2024 | 1 |
| November 21, 2024 | 1 |
| December 18, 2024 | 2 |
| December 09, 2024 | 3 |
| December 15, 2024 | 3 |
| December 02, 2024 | 4 |
| November 06, 2024 | 5 |
| November 13, 2024 | 5 |
| November 14, 2024 | 7 |