When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 0min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 4min
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Busy Bees wait times
- Typical wait
- 7min
- At its busiest
- 8min
- Shortest queue
- 12pm
- Running
- 91%
7minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Busy Bees at Dollywood averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Busy Bees queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Busy Bees usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Busy Bees over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Busy Bees has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 7min
- Peak
- 8min
- Running
- 91%
- Busiest at
- 3pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Monday.
- Typical wait on a Monday
- 0min
- On a Tuesday
- 4min
Does Busy Bees break down?
Rarely.
It was running 91% of the time Dollywood was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 5 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 91%
- Queue readings recorded
- 1,572
The record
15 minutes.
The longest queue Busy Bees has held, on Tuesday 20 October.
Every ride at Dollywood →When is the Busy Bees queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 0 minutes, against 4 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Busy Bees queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
09a
110a
111a
412p
21p
22p
23p
14p
15p
06p
07p
38p
09p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Busy Bees
9am on a Monday
Busy Bees averages 0 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Busy Bees?
Monday, at 0 minutes on average, against 4 on Tuesday.
Busy Bees by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue4m
- Wed0m
- Thu3m
- Fri3m
- Sat3m
- Sun0m
Does Busy Bees break down?
It ran 92% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 23 Oct.
Uptime and closures
92% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
92%
Good
Running 92% of the minutes Dollywood was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Busy Bees queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Busy Bees was 15 minutes on Tuesday 20 Oct.
Longest Busy Bees queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
Which months are busiest for Busy Bees?
December runs longest at 10 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 5.
Busy Bees through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
5Nov
10Dec
9Jan
7Mar
5Apr
9May
5Jun
8Jul
6Aug
8Sep
9Oct
About Busy Bees
Busy Bees is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 31st longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
Busy Bees has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Tuesdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Dollywood publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Busy Bees?
The live wait time for Busy Bees at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Busy Bees wait times.
Is Busy Bees open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Busy Bees is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Busy Bees has been open around 91% of Dollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Dollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Busy Bees?
Based on historical wait time data, Busy Bees is typically quietest around 12pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Busy Bees?
Busy Bees is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Tuesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Busy Bees usually?
Over recent weeks, Busy Bees has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Busy Bees at Dollywood.
Is Busy Bees often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Busy Bees has been running about 91% of the time. We track Busy Bees's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Busy Bees at Dollywood?
Busy Bees is at Dollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Dollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Busy Bees?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Busy Bees's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Busy Bees is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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