😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2025
In 2025, Smoky Mountain River Rampage had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 31 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (29 minutes) and Tennessee Tornado (29 minutes). 23 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 31 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 29 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 29 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 26 |
| Blazing Fury | 24 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 24 |
| Dragonflier | 22 |
| Thunderhead ® | 20 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 18 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 18 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 13 |
| Piggy Parade | 12 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 12 |
| Black Bear Trail | 11 |
| Sky Rider | 11 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 11 |
| Daredevil Falls | 10 |
| Shooting Star | 10 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 9 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 8 |
| Treetop Tower | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Barnstormer | 6 |
| Great Tree Swing | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
In 2025, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 56 minutes, ahead of Smoky Mountain River Rampage (56 minutes) and Tennessee Tornado (52 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 56 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 56 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 52 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 51 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 49 |
| Thunderhead ® | 49 |
| Dragonflier | 47 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 38 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 38 |
| Blazing Fury | 36 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 30 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 30 |
| Black Bear Trail | 23 |
| Daredevil Falls | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 20 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 17 |
| Shooting Star | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| Treetop Tower | 15 |
| Demolition Derby | 13 |
| Piggy Parade | 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 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 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 |