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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Jun 30, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER89° Clear
Dollywood crowd report infographic for Jun 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
8
11 AM
7
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
6
5 PM
4
6 PM
5
7 PM
1
8 PM
3
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Lightning Rod 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 Lightning Rod or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 9 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.

14 rides · avg wait shown
FireChaser Express
39m avg
peak 65m · 96% uptime
Mystery Mine
33m avg
peak 70m · 78% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
32m avg
peak 60m · 76% uptime
Lightning Rod
31m avg
peak 100m · 96% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
28m avg
peak 55m · 97% uptime
Dragonflier
25m avg
peak 55m · 77% uptime
Wild Eagle
23m avg
peak 35m · 75% uptime
Thunderhead
19m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Blazing Fury
16m avg
peak 25m · 59% uptime
Daredevil Falls
14m avg
peak 30m · 69% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
13m avg
peak 25m · 51% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
12m avg
peak 30m · 41% uptime
Barnstormer
6m avg
peak 10m · -- uptime
Drop Line
5m avg
peak 5m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 89°F, low 70°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Lightning Rod 100m to 22m
2:42p Walk-on window: Blazing Fury + Daredevil Falls
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions