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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jun 17, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 8 PM and 9 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER
Dollywood crowd report infographic for Jun 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit FireChaser Express first

Even on a light day, FireChaser Express builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

8 PM to 9 PM
Walk-on window opens

Blazing Fury + Wild Eagle fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
FireChaser Express
37m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Mystery Mine
32m avg
peak 70m · 80% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
31m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Dragonflier
29m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
24m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Lightning Rod
21m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Thunderhead
20m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Blazing Fury
14m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Wild Eagle
14m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
12m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Daredevil Falls
8m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
7m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Barnstormer
5m avg
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Drop Line
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
5m avg
peak 5m · 95% uptime
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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: FireChaser Express 44m to 26m
8 PM Walk-on window: Blazing Fury + Wild Eagle
4:08p Smart pick: FireChaser Express is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion