🌾 Harvest Festival, 2026
So far in 2026, FireChaser Express ® has had the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 46 minutes, followed by NightFlight Expedition (46 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (32 minutes). 21 of the 34 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| FireChaser Express ® | 46 |
| NightFlight Expedition | 46 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 32 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 26 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 25 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 24 |
| Dragonflier | 22 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 22 |
| Piggy Parade | 20 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 19 |
| Blazing Fury | 18 |
| Thunderhead ® | 17 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 16 |
| Hidden Hollow | 15 |
| Shooting Star | 15 |
| Black Bear Trail | 14 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 14 |
| Sky Rider | 13 |
| Daredevil Falls | 12 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Barnstormer | 11 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 11 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| Lemon Twist | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Treetop Tower | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 9 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 9 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Drop Line® | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
So far in 2026, NightFlight Expedition has seen the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 83 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (70 minutes) and Smoky Mountain River Rampage (62 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| NightFlight Expedition | 83 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 70 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 62 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 46 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 46 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 43 |
| Dragonflier | 42 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 42 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 38 |
| Thunderhead ® | 33 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 31 |
| Blazing Fury | 30 |
| Black Bear Trail | 25 |
| Shooting Star | 25 |
| Hidden Hollow | 20 |
| Piggy Parade | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 19 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 19 |
| Barnstormer | 18 |
| Sky Rider | 18 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 18 |
| Treetop Tower | 17 |
| Daredevil Falls | 16 |
| Demolition Derby | 16 |
| The Scrambler | 16 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 15 |
| Great Tree Swing | 14 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 14 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 14 |
| Drop Line® | 12 |
| Lemon Twist | 11 |
| Busy Bees | 9 |
| Village Carousel | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 6 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | 33 |
| Oct | 65 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Wednesday has been the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 41% compared with 74% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 50 |
| Mon | 54 |
| Tue | 45 |
| Wed | 41 |
| Thu | 47 |
| Fri | 66 |
| Sat | 74 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 09, 2026 | 98 |
| October 12, 2026 | 97 |
| October 17, 2026 | 95 |
| October 05, 2026 | 95 |
| October 24, 2026 | 95 |
| October 06, 2026 | 95 |
| October 16, 2026 | 94 |
| October 13, 2026 | 93 |
| October 08, 2026 | 93 |
| October 15, 2026 | 92 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 23, 2026 | 11 |
| September 22, 2026 | 11 |
| September 15, 2026 | 12 |
| September 17, 2026 | 13 |
| September 14, 2026 | 20 |
| September 30, 2026 | 22 |
| October 28, 2026 | 22 |
| September 16, 2026 | 24 |
| October 04, 2026 | 25 |
| September 27, 2026 | 26 |