🌾 Harvest Festival, 2025
In 2025, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 29 minutes, followed by Big Bear Mountain (28 minutes) and Dragonflier (25 minutes). 21 of the 32 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 29 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 28 |
| Dragonflier | 25 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 25 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 23 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 22 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 20 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 19 |
| Thunderhead ® | 19 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 18 |
| Blazing Fury | 17 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| Black Bear Trail | 14 |
| The Scrambler | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 13 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| Shooting Star | 12 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 12 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 11 |
| Daredevil Falls | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
In 2025, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 50 minutes, ahead of Big Bear Mountain (49 minutes) and Dragonflier (43 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 50 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 49 |
| Dragonflier | 43 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 42 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 39 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 38 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 37 |
| Thunderhead ® | 36 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 31 |
| Blazing Fury | 28 |
| Treetop Tower | 24 |
| Black Bear Trail | 23 |
| Shooting Star | 23 |
| Sky Rider | 23 |
| Barnstormer | 21 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 21 |
| Demolition Derby | 20 |
| The Scrambler | 20 |
| Daredevil Falls | 19 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 18 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 18 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 18 |
| Drop Line® | 17 |
| Great Tree Swing | 17 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 13 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | 27 |
| Oct | 65 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2025, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 36% compared with 75% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 52 |
| Mon | 41 |
| Tue | 38 |
| Wed | 36 |
| Thu | 41 |
| Fri | 57 |
| Sat | 75 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 10, 2025 | 98 |
| October 09, 2025 | 98 |
| October 11, 2025 | 98 |
| October 12, 2025 | 97 |
| October 06, 2025 | 96 |
| October 13, 2025 | 95 |
| October 25, 2025 | 94 |
| October 18, 2025 | 94 |
| October 07, 2025 | 93 |
| October 04, 2025 | 90 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 15, 2025 | 2 |
| October 27, 2025 | 3 |
| September 30, 2025 | 3 |
| October 19, 2025 | 8 |
| September 25, 2025 | 9 |
| October 21, 2025 | 9 |
| September 17, 2025 | 13 |
| September 14, 2025 | 13 |
| September 18, 2025 | 14 |
| September 24, 2025 | 16 |