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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have wished you'd picked a different week.

Oct 11, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where NightFlight Expedition can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 9 PM and 10 PM.

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8
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK145m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER70° Drizzle
Dollywood crowd report infographic for Oct 11, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
10 AM
6
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for NightFlight Expedition all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

9 PM to 10 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 10 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

16 rides · avg wait shown
NightFlight Expedition
105m avg
peak 145m · 37% uptime
FireChaser Express
50m avg
peak 65m · 98% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
40m avg
peak 85m · 90% uptime
Dragonflier
31m avg
peak 55m · 97% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
30m avg
peak 70m · 55% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
28m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Blazing Fury
27m avg
peak 40m · 86% uptime
Mystery Mine
26m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Lightning Rod
23m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Thunderhead
23m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Barnstormer
23m avg
peak 25m · -- uptime
Wild Eagle
20m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
15m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Drop Line
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime
Daredevil Falls
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 70°F, low 63°F, rain for 18h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop NightFlight Expedition right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: NightFlight Expedition 145m to 87m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions