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Dollywood Express Train Depot has the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 50 minutes, followed by NightFlight Expedition (47 minutes) and FireChaser Express ® (31 minutes). 21 of the 34 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 50 |
| NightFlight Expedition | 47 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 31 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 31 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 27 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 25 |
| Dragonflier | 23 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 23 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 20 |
| Thunderhead ® | 19 |
| Hidden Hollow | 18 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 16 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 16 |
| Blazing Fury | 15 |
| Sky Rider | 15 |
| [Archived] Pig Pen | 14 |
| Black Bear Trail | 13 |
| Shooting Star | 13 |
| Barnstormer | 12 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 12 |
| The Scrambler | 12 |
| Treetop Tower | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 11 |
| Demolition Derby | 10 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 10 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 10 |
| Drop Line® | 9 |
| Great Tree Swing | 9 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Lemon Twist | 8 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 8 |
| Piggy Parade | 8 |
| Busy Bees | 7 |
| Lucky Ducky | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
NightFlight Expedition sees the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 65 minutes, ahead of Lightning Rod ® (59 minutes) and Dollywood Express Train Depot (51 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| NightFlight Expedition | 65 |
| Lightning Rod ® | 59 |
| Dollywood Express Train Depot | 51 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 51 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 44 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 41 |
| Dragonflier | 40 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 37 |
| Thunderhead ® | 36 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 31 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 30 |
| Blazing Fury | 27 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 25 |
| Sky Rider | 22 |
| Barnstormer | 21 |
| Black Bear Trail | 21 |
| Hidden Hollow | 20 |
| Shooting Star | 20 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 20 |
| Treetop Tower | 19 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 18 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 18 |
| [Archived] Dizzy Disk | 17 |
| The Scrambler | 17 |
| Drop Line® | 16 |
| Demolition Derby | 15 |
| [Archived] Pig Pen | 15 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 14 |
| Great Tree Swing | 14 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 13 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 12 |
| Lemon Twist | 11 |
| Village Carousel | 10 |
| Piggy Parade | 9 |
| Busy Bees | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 8 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 52 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 48 |
| Dec | 44 |
Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 30% compared with 68% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 52 |
| Mon | 44 |
| Tue | 40 |
| Wed | 37 |
| Thu | 30 |
| Fri | 43 |
| Sat | 68 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 30, 2024 | 100 |
| November 25, 2024 | 99 |
| December 29, 2018 | 99 |
| December 28, 2019 | 99 |
| December 27, 2019 | 99 |
| December 30, 2019 | 99 |
| December 27, 2023 | 99 |
| November 19, 2023 | 99 |
| December 28, 2025 | 98 |
| November 24, 2024 | 98 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 21, 2018 | 0 |
| December 04, 2020 | 0 |
| November 22, 2019 | 0 |
| November 28, 2018 | 0 |
| December 10, 2018 | 0 |
| December 20, 2018 | 0 |
| November 27, 2018 | 0 |
| December 17, 2019 | 0 |
| November 13, 2019 | 0 |
| December 03, 2024 | 0 |