The Amazing Flying Elephants wait times
The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times, day by day
The Amazing Flying Elephants over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Amazing Flying Elephants peaks at noon with 7 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Amazing Flying Elephants
Best time to ride
The Amazing Flying Elephants averages 0 minutes at 6pm against 7 at the noon peak - 7 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
The Amazing Flying Elephants by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri3m
- Sat13m
- Sun10m
Monday is the quietest day for The Amazing Flying Elephants, at 0 minutes against 13 on Saturday.
Does The Amazing Flying Elephants break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 99%
- 93%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 97%
- 77%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
The Amazing Flying Elephants ran 97% of Dollywood's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest The Amazing Flying Elephants queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept25m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug15m
- 3Friday 28 Aug10m
- 4Saturday 29 Aug10m
- 5Sunday 6 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for The Amazing Flying Elephants was 25 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants
The Amazing Flying Elephants is one of 31 rides tracked at Dollywood, 19th longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Amazing Flying Elephants?
The live wait time for The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Amazing Flying Elephants wait times.
Is The Amazing Flying Elephants open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Amazing Flying Elephants is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has been open around 97% 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Based on historical wait time data, The Amazing Flying Elephants is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
The Amazing Flying Elephants is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Amazing Flying Elephants usually?
Over recent weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood.
Is The Amazing Flying Elephants often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has been running about 97% of the time. We track The Amazing Flying Elephants'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 The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood?
The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Amazing Flying Elephants's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Amazing Flying Elephants is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.