When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 2min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 9min
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Great Tree Swing wait times
- Typical wait
- 12min
- At its busiest
- 14min
- Shortest queue
- 9pm
- Running
- 93%
12minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Great Tree Swing at Dollywood averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 11am. It has run 93% of the park's opening hours recently.
Great Tree Swing queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Great Tree Swing usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Great Tree Swing over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Great Tree Swing has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 12min
- Peak
- 14min
- Running
- 93%
- Busiest at
- 11am
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Tuesday.
- Typical wait on a Tuesday
- 8min
- On a Friday
- 18min
Does Great Tree Swing break down?
Rarely.
It was running 93% of the time Dollywood was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 4 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 93%
- Queue readings recorded
- 12,862
The record
25 minutes.
The longest queue Great Tree Swing has held, on Friday 9 October.
Every ride at Dollywood →When is the Great Tree Swing queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 2 minutes, against 9 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.
Great Tree Swing queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
29a
410a
711a
912p
51p
62p
43p
44p
55p
46p
37p
58p
39p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Great Tree Swing
9am on a Tuesday
Great Tree Swing averages 2 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Great Tree Swing?
Tuesday, at 8 minutes on average, against 18 on Friday.
Great Tree Swing by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Tue8m
- Wed12m
- Thu10m
- Fri18m
- Sat15m
- Sun10m
Does Great Tree Swing break down?
It ran 93% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 23 Oct.
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
93%
Good
Running 93% 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 Great Tree Swing queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Great Tree Swing was 25 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Great Tree Swing queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Friday 9 Oct25m
- 2Monday 12 Oct25m
- 3Tuesday 13 Oct25m
- 4Friday 16 Oct25m
- 5Saturday 17 Oct25m
- 6Sunday 18 Oct20m
- 7Wednesday 14 Oct15m
- 8Thursday 15 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Great Tree Swing?
December runs longest at 13 minutes on average, and August is quietest at 6.
Great Tree Swing through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
9Nov
13Dec
7Jan
9Mar
11Apr
8May
8Jun
7Jul
6Aug
6Sep
11Oct
About Great Tree Swing
Great Tree Swing is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 23rd longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
Great Tree Swing has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Fridays.
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 Great Tree Swing?
The live wait time for Great Tree Swing at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Great Tree Swing wait times.
Is Great Tree Swing open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Great Tree Swing is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Great Tree Swing has been open around 93% 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 Great Tree Swing?
Based on historical wait time data, Great Tree Swing 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 Great Tree Swing?
Great Tree Swing is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Great Tree Swing usually?
Over recent weeks, Great Tree Swing has averaged about 12 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11am. 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 Great Tree Swing at Dollywood.
Is Great Tree Swing often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Great Tree Swing has been running about 93% of the time. We track Great Tree Swing'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 Great Tree Swing at Dollywood?
Great Tree Swing 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 Great Tree Swing?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Great Tree Swing's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Great Tree Swing is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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