Tennessee Tornado wait times
Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tennessee Tornado queue times, day by day
Tennessee Tornado over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tennessee Tornado has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tennessee Tornado queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tennessee Tornado peaks at 2pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tennessee Tornado
Best time to ride
Tennessee Tornado averages 1 minutes at 9am against 17 at the 2pm peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Tennessee Tornado by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon9m
- Tue10m
- Wed0m
- Thu18m
- Fri5m
- Sat17m
- Sun19m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Tennessee Tornado, at 0 minutes against 19 on Sunday.
Does Tennessee Tornado break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 95% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 99%
- 82%
- 97%
- 99%
- 100%
- 100%
- 97%
- 73%
- 97%
- 100%
- 98%
- 97%
Tennessee Tornado ran 95% of Dollywood's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Tennessee Tornado queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept35m
- 3Monday 7 Sept30m
- 4Saturday 29 Aug25m
- 5Thursday 10 Sept20m
- 6Tuesday 8 Sept10m
- 7Friday 28 Aug5m
- 8Sunday 30 Aug5m
The worst queue recorded for Tennessee Tornado was 60 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Tennessee Tornado 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 Tennessee Tornado
Tennessee Tornado is one of 31 rides tracked at Dollywood, 5th longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Tennessee Tornado has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tennessee Tornado?
The live wait time for Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tennessee Tornado wait times.
Is Tennessee Tornado open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tennessee Tornado is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tennessee Tornado has been open around 95% 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 Tennessee Tornado?
Based on historical wait time data, Tennessee Tornado 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 Tennessee Tornado?
Tennessee Tornado is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tennessee Tornado usually?
Over recent weeks, Tennessee Tornado has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood.
Is Tennessee Tornado often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tennessee Tornado has been running about 95% of the time. We track Tennessee Tornado'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 Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood?
Tennessee Tornado 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 Tennessee Tornado?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tennessee Tornado's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tennessee Tornado is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.