🎄 Smoky Mountain Christmas, 2025
In 2025, FireChaser Express ® had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 33 minutes, followed by Mystery Mine ® (33 minutes) and Tennessee Tornado (27 minutes). 21 of the 32 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 33 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 33 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 27 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 26 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 25 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 23 |
| Thunderhead ® | 19 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 18 |
| Sky Rider | 17 |
| Blazing Fury | 16 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 15 |
| [Archived] Pig Pen | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Black Bear Trail | 11 |
| Demolition Derby | 11 |
| Piggy Parade | 11 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Treetop Tower | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Great Tree Swing | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Lemon Twist | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
In 2025, FireChaser Express ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 53 minutes, ahead of Mystery Mine ® (53 minutes) and Lightning Rod ® (46 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 53 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 53 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 46 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 46 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 42 |
| Dragonflier | 39 |
| Thunderhead ® | 36 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 31 |
| Blazing Fury | 25 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 25 |
| Barnstormer | 24 |
| Sky Rider | 23 |
| Shooting Star | 22 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 19 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 19 |
| Black Bear Trail | 18 |
| The Scrambler | 18 |
| Treetop Tower | 17 |
| Demolition Derby | 16 |
| Drop Line® | 15 |
| [Archived] Pig Pen | 15 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 15 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 15 |
| Lemon Twist | 14 |
| Village Carousel | 14 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 13 |
| Great Tree Swing | 13 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 12 |
| Piggy Parade | 11 |
| Lucky Ducky | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 8 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 64 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 41 |
| Dec | 44 |
In 2025, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 22% compared with 82% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 33 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 51 |
| Mon | 38 |
| Tue | 22 |
| Wed | 34 |
| Thu | 23 |
| Fri | 49 |
| Sat | 82 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2025 | 98 |
| December 27, 2025 | 98 |
| November 23, 2025 | 98 |
| November 24, 2025 | 97 |
| November 08, 2025 | 95 |
| November 15, 2025 | 94 |
| December 26, 2025 | 93 |
| January 02, 2025 | 92 |
| November 26, 2025 | 91 |
| December 20, 2025 | 90 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 02, 2025 | 0 |
| November 10, 2025 | 1 |
| November 30, 2025 | 2 |
| November 20, 2025 | 3 |
| December 08, 2025 | 4 |
| November 18, 2025 | 4 |
| December 11, 2025 | 5 |
| November 19, 2025 | 5 |
| December 01, 2025 | 8 |
| December 17, 2025 | 9 |