Dragonflier wait times
Dragonflier at Dollywood averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Dragonflier queue times, day by day
Dragonflier over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Dragonflier has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 20 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Dragonflier queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Dragonflier peaks at noon with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Dragonflier
Best time to ride
Dragonflier averages 5 minutes at 9am against 20 at the noon peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Dragonflier by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon13m
- Tue13m
- Wed8m
- Thu13m
- Fri18m
- Sat23m
- Sun18m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Dragonflier, at 8 minutes against 23 on Saturday.
Does Dragonflier break down?
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 94% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 79%
- 100%
- 94%
- 98%
- 92%
- 70%
- 100%
- 96%
- 96%
- 96%
- 100%
- 95%
- 100%
- 97%
Dragonflier ran 94% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 2 Oct.
Longest Dragonflier queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 2Friday 25 Sept40m
- 3Monday 21 Sept35m
- 4Saturday 19 Sept30m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 6Monday 28 Sept30m
- 7Sunday 20 Sept25m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Dragonflier was 45 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Dragonflier through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Dollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Dragonflier
Dragonflier is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 8th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 13-minute park average.
Dragonflier has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Dragonflier?
The live wait time for Dragonflier at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Dragonflier wait times.
Is Dragonflier open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Dragonflier is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Dragonflier has been open around 94% 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 Dragonflier?
Based on historical wait time data, Dragonflier is typically quietest around 9pm. 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 Dragonflier?
Dragonflier is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Dragonflier usually?
Over recent weeks, Dragonflier has averaged about 16 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 Dragonflier at Dollywood.
Is Dragonflier often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Dragonflier has been running about 94% of the time. We track Dragonflier'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 Dragonflier at Dollywood?
Dragonflier 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 Dragonflier?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Dragonflier's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Dragonflier is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

