If you'd been here on a weekend like this, you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
May 23, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Dollywood this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 1 PM and 3 PM.
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2
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN10/10
WEATHER77° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
4
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
1
5 PM
2
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
FireChaser Express held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 1 PM. Big Bear Mountain + Thunderhead walked on.
1 PM to 3 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 1 PM. FireChaser Express fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 8 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride FireChaser Express now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
13 rides · avg wait shown
FireChaser Express
35m avg
peak 70m · 58% uptime
Lightning Rod
23m avg
peak 55m · 71% uptime
Mystery Mine
22m avg
peak 45m · 79% uptime
Dragonflier
19m avg
peak 40m · 58% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
14m avg
peak 30m · 80% uptime
Thunderhead
13m avg
peak 40m · 50% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
13m avg
peak 30m · 45% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
12m avg
peak 20m · 52% uptime
Wild Eagle
6m avg
peak 15m · 85% uptime
Blazing Fury
6m avg
peak 10m · 33% uptime
Barnstormer
Closed all day
Drop Line
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tennessee Tornado
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Barnstormer
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 77°F, low 66°F, rain for 7h.
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