When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 1min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 8min
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The Amazing Flying Elephants wait times
- Typical wait
- 14min
- At its busiest
- 17min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 95%
14minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 2pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what The Amazing Flying Elephants usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
The Amazing Flying Elephants over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 14min
- Peak
- 17min
- Running
- 95%
- Busiest at
- 2pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 5min
- On a Friday
- 20min
Does The Amazing Flying Elephants break down?
Rarely.
It was running 95% of the time Dollywood was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 3 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 95%
- Queue readings recorded
- 4,795
The record
35 minutes.
The longest queue The Amazing Flying Elephants has held, on Friday 9 October.
Every ride at Dollywood →When is the The Amazing Flying Elephants queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 1 minutes, against 8 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
19a
110a
511a
812p
51p
72p
73p
44p
25p
36p
37p
18p
49p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride The Amazing Flying Elephants
9am on a Thursday
The Amazing Flying Elephants averages 1 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Thursday, at 5 minutes on average, against 20 on Friday.
The Amazing Flying Elephants by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue8m
- Wed10m
- Thu5m
- Fri20m
- Sat11m
- Sun16m
Does The Amazing Flying Elephants break down?
It ran 95% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 23 Oct.
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
95%
Excellent
Running 95% of the minutes Dollywood was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the The Amazing Flying Elephants queue get?
The worst queue recorded for The Amazing Flying Elephants was 35 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest The Amazing Flying Elephants queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Friday 9 Oct35m
- 2Monday 12 Oct30m
- 3Sunday 11 Oct20m
- 4Tuesday 13 Oct20m
- 5Wednesday 14 Oct20m
- 6Friday 16 Oct20m
- 7Saturday 17 Oct15m
- 8Saturday 10 Oct10m
Which months are busiest for The Amazing Flying Elephants?
December runs longest at 16 minutes on average, and August is quietest at 8.
The Amazing Flying Elephants through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
14Nov
16Dec
10Jan
15Mar
15Apr
12May
9Jun
9Jul
8Aug
8Sep
14Oct
About The Amazing Flying Elephants
The Amazing Flying Elephants is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 19th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Fridays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Dollywood publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Based on historical wait time data, The Amazing Flying Elephants is typically quietest around 10am. 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 Thursdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Amazing Flying Elephants usually?
Over recent weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 2pm. 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 95% 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.
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