Mystery Mine wait times
Mystery Mine at Dollywood averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 83% of the park's opening hours recently.
Mystery Mine queue times, day by day
Mystery Mine over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Mystery Mine has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 21 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Mystery Mine queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Mystery Mine peaks at 11am with 19 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Mystery Mine
Best time to ride
Mystery Mine averages 5 minutes at 9am against 19 at the 11am peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
Mystery Mine by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue6m
- Wed7m
- Thu17m
- Fri9m
- Sat13m
- Sun17m
Monday is the quietest day for Mystery Mine, at 5 minutes against 17 on Thursday.
Does Mystery Mine break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 83% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 65%
- 6%
- 95%
- 100%
- 98%
- 100%
- 82%
- 73%
- 97%
- 100%
- 99%
- 80%
Mystery Mine ran 83% of Dollywood's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Mystery Mine queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept55m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept50m
- 3Thursday 10 Sept30m
- 4Friday 28 Aug15m
- 5Monday 7 Sept15m
- 6Wednesday 9 Sept15m
- 7Friday 4 Sept10m
- 8Tuesday 8 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Mystery Mine was 55 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Mystery Mine 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.
About Mystery Mine
Mystery Mine is one of 31 rides tracked at Dollywood, 4th longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Mystery Mine has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Mystery Mine?
The live wait time for Mystery Mine at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Mystery Mine wait times.
Is Mystery Mine open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Mystery Mine is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Mystery Mine has been open around 83% 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 Mystery Mine?
Based on historical wait time data, Mystery Mine is typically quietest around 1pm. 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 Mystery Mine?
Mystery Mine is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Mystery Mine usually?
Over recent weeks, Mystery Mine has averaged about 15 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 Mystery Mine at Dollywood.
Is Mystery Mine often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Mystery Mine has been running about 83% of the time. We track Mystery Mine'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 Mystery Mine at Dollywood?
Mystery Mine 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 Mystery Mine?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Mystery Mine's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Mystery Mine is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.