🌸 Flower & Food Festival, 2026
So far in 2026, FireChaser Express ® has had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 33 minutes, followed by Thunderhead ® (24 minutes) and Big Bear Mountain (23 minutes). 24 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 33 |
| Thunderhead ® | 24 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 23 |
| Dragonflier | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 23 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 22 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 22 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 20 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 18 |
| Blazing Fury | 14 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 13 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 13 |
| Sky Rider | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Black Bear Trail | 10 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| The Scrambler | 10 |
| Daredevil Falls | 9 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 9 |
| Treetop Tower | 9 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Great Tree Swing | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
So far in 2026, FireChaser Express ® has seen the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 59 minutes, ahead of Thunderhead ® (55 minutes) and Dragonflier (45 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 59 |
| Thunderhead ® | 55 |
| Dragonflier | 45 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 45 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 43 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 43 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 35 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 30 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 23 |
| Blazing Fury | 21 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 21 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 20 |
| Black Bear Trail | 19 |
| Shooting Star | 19 |
| Sky Rider | 18 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 18 |
| Barnstormer | 17 |
| Daredevil Falls | 17 |
| The Scrambler | 16 |
| Treetop Tower | 15 |
| Lemon Twist | 14 |
| Demolition Derby | 13 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 12 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 11 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 53 |
| May | 49 |
| Jun | 52 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Monday has been the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 36% compared with 66% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 50 |
| Mon | 36 |
| Tue | 51 |
| Wed | 42 |
| Thu | 40 |
| Fri | 64 |
| Sat | 66 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 26, 2026 | 93 |
| May 02, 2026 | 89 |
| May 01, 2026 | 83 |
| June 02, 2026 | 83 |
| May 08, 2026 | 83 |
| May 16, 2026 | 82 |
| April 24, 2026 | 81 |
| May 15, 2026 | 77 |
| May 27, 2026 | 75 |
| April 25, 2026 | 74 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 06, 2026 | 7 |
| May 21, 2026 | 18 |
| June 01, 2026 | 22 |
| May 25, 2026 | 23 |
| April 22, 2026 | 26 |
| May 17, 2026 | 28 |
| May 07, 2026 | 28 |
| April 20, 2026 | 28 |
| May 31, 2026 | 29 |
| May 20, 2026 | 29 |