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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

May 27, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER
Dollywood crowd report infographic for May 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
10 AM
7
11 AM
7
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
8
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Thunderhead climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Thunderhead or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
FireChaser Express
42m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Dragonflier
33m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Thunderhead
32m avg
peak 80m · 98% uptime
Mystery Mine
31m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
Lightning Rod
30m avg
peak 70m · 90% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
30m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Wild Eagle
23m avg
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
22m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Blazing Fury
19m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
16m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
12m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Barnstormer
10m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Daredevil Falls
8m avg
peak 20m · 80% uptime
Drop Line
6m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Tennessee Tornado
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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Thunderhead 80m to 22m
2:42p Walk-on window: Whistle Punk Chaser® + The Waltzing Swinger
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions