If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jun 22, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Dollywood this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 7 straight hours between 12 PM and 9 PM.
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/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT11m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN13/13
WEATHER88° Partly Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
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11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
4
9 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 12 PM. Dragonflier + Whistle Punk Chaser® walked on.
12 PM to 9 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. FireChaser Express fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 9 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.
15 rides · avg wait shown
FireChaser Express
22m avg
peak 45m · 65% uptime
Dragonflier
15m avg
peak 35m · 59% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
13m avg
peak 30m · 36% uptime
Mystery Mine
13m avg
peak 20m · 51% uptime
Thunderhead
11m avg
peak 45m · 61% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
10m avg
peak 10m · 27% uptime
Blazing Fury
9m avg
peak 20m · -- uptime
Big Bear Mountain
8m avg
peak 20m · 67% uptime
Barnstormer
8m avg
peak 10m · -- uptime
Lightning Rod
7m avg
peak 20m · 61% uptime
Daredevil Falls
6m avg
peak 10m · 13% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
6m avg
peak 10m · 22% uptime
Wild Eagle
5m avg
peak 5m · 57% uptime
Drop Line
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 88°F, low 67°F, rain for 10h.
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