🎸 Rock The Smokies, 2025
In 2025, Thunderhead ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 28 minutes, followed by Tennessee Tornado (21 minutes) and Blazing Fury (20 minutes). 16 of the 21 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Thunderhead ® | 28 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 21 |
| Blazing Fury | 20 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 19 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 16 |
| Dragonflier | 12 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 10 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 10 |
| Black Bear Trail | 9 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 9 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 8 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 8 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 6 |
| Daredevil Falls | 5 |
| Demolition Derby | 5 |
| Great Tree Swing | 5 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 5 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 5 |
| The Scrambler | 5 |
| Treetop Tower | 5 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 5 |
In 2025, Thunderhead ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 50 minutes, ahead of Blazing Fury (35 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (35 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Thunderhead ® | 50 |
| Blazing Fury | 35 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 35 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 30 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 25 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 25 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 20 |
| Black Bear Trail | 15 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 10 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 10 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 10 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 10 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| Daredevil Falls | 5 |
| Demolition Derby | 5 |
| Great Tree Swing | 5 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 5 |
| The Scrambler | 5 |
| Treetop Tower | 5 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | 33 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | — |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | — |
| Sat | 33 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 23, 2025 | 33 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 23, 2025 | 33 |