😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2025
In 2025, Raging River Rapids had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 54 minutes, followed by RiverRush (54 minutes) and Big Bear Plunge (40 minutes). 29 of the 44 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
In 2025, RiverRush saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 75 minutes, ahead of Raging River Rapids (65 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (56 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] RiverRush | 75 |
| [Archived] Raging River Rapids | 65 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 56 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 56 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 52 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 51 |
| [Archived] Big Bear Plunge | 50 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 49 |
| Thunderhead ® | 49 |
| Dragonflier | 47 |
| [Archived] SwiftWater Run | 44 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 38 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 38 |
| Blazing Fury | 36 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 30 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 30 |
| [Archived] Wild River Falls | 30 |
| Black Bear Trail | 23 |
| Daredevil Falls | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 20 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 18 |
| [Archived] Mountain Twist | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 17 |
| [Archived] Mountain Scream | 16 |
| Shooting Star | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| Treetop Tower | 15 |
| Demolition Derby | 13 |
| [Archived] Fire Tower Falls | 13 |
| Piggy Parade | 12 |
| [Archived] Slick Rock Racer | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 11 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 10 |
| Barnstormer | 9 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 9 |
| [Archived] TailSpin Racer | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| [Archived] The Butterfly | 7 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 64 |
| Jul | 69 |
| Aug | 55 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2025, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 53% compared with 73% on Wednesday. On average, weekdays are 8 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 53 |
| Mon | 68 |
| Tue | 65 |
| Wed | 73 |
| Thu | 69 |
| Fri | 69 |
| Sat | 69 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 88 |
| July 03, 2025 | 86 |
| July 02, 2025 | 85 |
| June 20, 2025 | 85 |
| July 15, 2025 | 81 |
| July 23, 2025 | 80 |
| July 24, 2025 | 80 |
| July 16, 2025 | 79 |
| July 08, 2025 | 78 |
| July 28, 2025 | 78 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2025 | 21 |
| August 02, 2025 | 42 |
| July 01, 2025 | 43 |
| June 19, 2025 | 45 |
| June 24, 2025 | 47 |
| June 16, 2025 | 48 |
| July 09, 2025 | 49 |
| August 03, 2025 | 50 |
| July 20, 2025 | 54 |
| July 13, 2025 | 57 |