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Lightning Rod ® has the longest average wait at Dollywood, at 38 minutes, followed by FireChaser Express ® (35 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (32 minutes). 21 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 38 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 35 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 32 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 30 |
| Dragonflier | 29 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 29 |
| Thunderhead ® | 22 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 19 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 16 |
| Sky Rider | 16 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 16 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 16 |
| Black Bear Trail | 14 |
| Shooting Star | 14 |
| The Scrambler | 14 |
| Treetop Tower | 14 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 14 |
| Demolition Derby | 12 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 11 |
| Barnstormer | 10 |
| Daredevil Falls | 10 |
| Great Tree Swing | 10 |
| Hidden Hollow | 10 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 9 |
| Lemon Twist | 9 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 9 |
| Drop Line® | 8 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 8 |
| Lucky Ducky | 7 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 7 |
| Village Carousel | 7 |
| Busy Bees | 6 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
Lightning Rod ® sees the longest peak waits at Dollywood, with its daily maximum averaging 74 minutes, ahead of FireChaser Express ® (58 minutes) and Mystery Mine ® (58 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod ® | 74 |
| FireChaser Express ® | 58 |
| Mystery Mine ® | 58 |
| Dragonflier | 53 |
| Big Bear Mountain | 51 |
| Tennessee Tornado | 49 |
| Thunderhead ® | 45 |
| Rockin' Roadway | 34 |
| Smoky Mountain River Rampage | 33 |
| Wild Eagle ® | 33 |
| Whistle Punk Chaser® | 28 |
| Black Bear Trail | 25 |
| The Mad Mockingbird | 25 |
| Treetop Tower | 24 |
| Sky Rider | 23 |
| Barnstormer | 22 |
| Firehouse Fun Yard | 20 |
| Shooting Star | 20 |
| Demolition Derby | 19 |
| Lumberjack Lifts | 18 |
| The Scrambler | 18 |
| The Amazing Flying Elephants | 17 |
| Great Tree Swing | 16 |
| Drop Line® | 15 |
| Daredevil Falls | 14 |
| Frogs & Fireflies | 14 |
| Lemon Twist | 13 |
| The Waltzing Swinger | 12 |
| Hidden Hollow | 10 |
| Village Carousel | 10 |
| Busy Bees | 9 |
| Lucky Ducky | 7 |
| Piggy Parade | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 67 |
| Apr | 58 |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
Monday is typically the quietest day of the week at Dollywood, averaging 34% compared with 86% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 3 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 45 |
| Mon | 34 |
| Tue | 85 |
| Wed | 83 |
| Thu | 47 |
| Fri | 62 |
| Sat | 86 |
| Year | Average crowd level, % | Average crowd level (YTD), % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 18, 2025 | 97 |
| March 19, 2025 | 96 |
| March 25, 2025 | 95 |
| March 15, 2025 | 92 |
| March 27, 2025 | 91 |
| March 14, 2025 | 89 |
| April 01, 2025 | 89 |
| March 23, 2025 | 88 |
| April 05, 2025 | 87 |
| March 22, 2025 | 85 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 1 |
| April 06, 2025 | 15 |
| April 11, 2025 | 20 |
| April 10, 2025 | 21 |
| March 20, 2025 | 22 |
| March 30, 2025 | 28 |
| March 16, 2025 | 29 |
| March 24, 2025 | 33 |
| April 07, 2025 | 44 |
| April 03, 2025 | 53 |