Shooting Star wait times
Shooting Star at Dollywood averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Shooting Star queue times, day by day
Shooting Star over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Shooting Star has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 29 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Shooting Star queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Shooting Star peaks at 1pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Shooting Star
Best time to ride
Shooting Star averages 0 minutes at 9am against 17 at the 1pm peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Shooting Star by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue4m
- Wed8m
- Thu6m
- Fri13m
- Sat21m
- Sun5m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Shooting Star, at 4 minutes against 21 on Saturday.
Does Shooting Star break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 98% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Shooting Star ran 98% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 2 Oct.
Longest Shooting Star queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Friday 25 Sept50m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 4Tuesday 29 Sept20m
- 5Monday 28 Sept15m
- 6Wednesday 30 Sept15m
- 7Saturday 19 Sept10m
- 8Monday 21 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Shooting Star was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star
Shooting Star is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 12th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 13-minute park average.
Shooting Star has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Shooting Star?
The live wait time for Shooting Star at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Shooting Star wait times.
Is Shooting Star open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Shooting Star is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Shooting Star has been open around 98% 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 Shooting Star?
Based on historical wait time data, Shooting Star is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Shooting Star?
Shooting Star is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Shooting Star usually?
Over recent weeks, Shooting Star has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Shooting Star at Dollywood.
Is Shooting Star often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Shooting Star has been running about 98% of the time. We track Shooting Star'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 Shooting Star at Dollywood?
Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Shooting Star's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Shooting Star is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.