🎟️ Passholder Preview Day, 2025
In 2025, Big Bear Mountain had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 59 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (46 minutes) and Dragonflier (45 minutes). 13 of the 29 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Big Bear Mountain | 59 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 46 |
| Dragonflier | 45 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 42 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 32 |
| Thunderhead ® | 32 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 30 |
| Demolition Derby | 23 |
| Black Bear Trail | 20 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 19 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 19 |
| The Scrambler | 19 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 18 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 17 |
| Barnstormer | 16 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 16 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| Great Tree Swing | 12 |
| Lemon Twist | 11 |
| Treetop Tower | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 10 |
| Sky Rider | 9 |
| Daredevil Falls | 8 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 5 |
In 2025, Mystery Mine ® saw the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 120 minutes, ahead of Dragonflier (110 minutes) and Big Bear Mountain (90 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Mystery Mine ® | 120 |
| Dragonflier | 110 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 90 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 60 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 55 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 50 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 50 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 40 |
| Thunderhead ® | 40 |
| Black Bear Trail | 35 |
| Demolition Derby | 35 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 35 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 30 |
| Barnstormer | 25 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 25 |
| Lemon Twist | 25 |
| Shooting Star | 25 |
| The Scrambler | 25 |
| Treetop Tower | 25 |
| Great Tree Swing | 20 |
| Village Carousel | 20 |
| Drop Line® | 15 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| Busy Bees | 10 |
| Daredevil Falls | 10 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 89 |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | — |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | 89 |
| Sat | — |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 89 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 89 |