😎 Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, 2026
So far in 2026, Dollywood Express Train Depot has had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 60 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (37 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (29 minutes). 23 of the 32 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 60 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 37 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 29 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 26 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 26 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 24 |
| Thunderhead ® | 20 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 17 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 15 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| Blazing Fury | 13 |
| Sky Rider | 13 |
| Black Bear Trail | 12 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 12 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 12 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 10 |
| Daredevil Falls | 9 |
| Demolition Derby | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 9 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 9 |
| The Scrambler | 9 |
| Treetop Tower | 9 |
| Barnstormer | 8 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 7 |
| Great Tree Swing | 7 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 6 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
So far in 2026, FireChaser Express ® has seen the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 67 minutes, ahead of Dollywood Express Train Depot (60 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (57 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 67 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 60 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 57 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 55 |
| Thunderhead ® | 54 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 53 |
| Dragonflier | 50 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 47 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 35 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Shooting Star | 27 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 25 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 24 |
| Black Bear Trail | 23 |
| Blazing Fury | 22 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 21 |
| Sky Rider | 20 |
| Treetop Tower | 19 |
| Daredevil Falls | 18 |
| Demolition Derby | 15 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 14 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 14 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 14 |
| The Scrambler | 14 |
| Barnstormer | 13 |
| Great Tree Swing | 13 |
| Lemon Twist | 13 |
| Drop Line® | 11 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Lucky Ducky | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | 61 |
| Jul | 51 |
| Aug | 57 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Sunday has been the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 36% compared with 76% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 13 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 36 |
| Mon | 52 |
| Tue | 76 |
| Wed | 66 |
| Thu | 54 |
| Fri | 42 |
| Sat | 54 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | 94 |
| June 24, 2026 | 93 |
| July 29, 2026 | 86 |
| June 23, 2026 | 85 |
| June 15, 2026 | 85 |
| July 30, 2026 | 82 |
| July 23, 2026 | 81 |
| July 21, 2026 | 80 |
| July 14, 2026 | 80 |
| July 07, 2026 | 75 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 04, 2026 | 20 |
| July 05, 2026 | 20 |
| June 22, 2026 | 21 |
| July 12, 2026 | 21 |
| July 06, 2026 | 22 |
| July 03, 2026 | 23 |
| July 02, 2026 | 26 |
| June 28, 2026 | 27 |
| July 13, 2026 | 30 |
| July 10, 2026 | 32 |