🌸 Flower & Food Festival, all time
FireChaser Express ® has the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 33 minutes, followed by Lightning Rod ® (32 minutes) and Big Bear Mountain (27 minutes). 25 of the 35 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Lightning Rod ® sees the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 66 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes) and Big Bear Mountain (49 minutes).
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 49 |
| May | 49 |
| Jun | 53 |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 42% compared with 66% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 10 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 46 |
| Mon | 43 |
| Tue | 42 |
| Wed | 48 |
| Thu | 44 |
| Fri | 52 |
| Sat | 66 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 18, 2025 | 95 |
| April 27, 2025 | 95 |
| May 27, 2023 | 95 |
| April 29, 2023 | 94 |
| May 10, 2025 | 94 |
| May 31, 2023 | 94 |
| April 26, 2026 | 93 |
| May 30, 2021 | 92 |
| May 29, 2023 | 91 |
| May 24, 2025 | 90 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 24, 2021 | 2 |
| April 25, 2022 | 4 |
| May 05, 2021 | 5 |
| April 27, 2022 | 7 |
| May 06, 2026 | 7 |
| June 02, 2024 | 8 |
| April 26, 2023 | 8 |
| May 14, 2024 | 8 |
| May 21, 2024 | 9 |
| May 03, 2021 | 10 |