Tennessee Tornado wait times
Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood averages 20 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 6pm. 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 20 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, 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 11am with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tennessee Tornado
Best time to ride
Tennessee Tornado averages 0 minutes at 8pm against 23 at the 11am peak - 23 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
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon20m
- Tue8m
- Wed4m
- Thu7m
- Fri18m
- Sat31m
- Sun13m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Tennessee Tornado, at 4 minutes against 31 on Saturday.
Does Tennessee Tornado break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 95% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 80%
- 99%
- 93%
- 91%
- 95%
- 88%
- 97%
- 93%
- 98%
- 98%
- 95%
- 99%
- 99%
- 98%
Tennessee Tornado ran 95% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 2 Oct.
Longest Tennessee Tornado queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 3Saturday 19 Sept50m
- 4Monday 28 Sept35m
- 5Monday 21 Sept30m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct20m
- 8Tuesday 29 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Tennessee Tornado was 60 minutes on Friday 25 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.
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About Tennessee Tornado
Tennessee Tornado is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 4th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 20 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 13-minute park average.
Tennessee Tornado has averaged about 20 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm 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 Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
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 Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tennessee Tornado usually?
Over recent weeks, Tennessee Tornado has averaged about 20 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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.