Village Carousel wait times
Village Carousel at Dollywood averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Village Carousel queue times, day by day
Village Carousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Village Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Village Carousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Village Carousel peaks at noon with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 5 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Village Carousel
Best time to ride
Village Carousel averages 0 minutes at 1pm against 5 at the noon peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Village Carousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
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Monday is the quietest day for Village Carousel, at 0 minutes against 3 on Friday.
Does Village Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 98% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
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Village Carousel ran 98% of Dollywood's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Village Carousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Village Carousel was 5 minutes on Friday 28 Aug.
Village Carousel 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 Village Carousel
Village Carousel is one of 31 rides tracked at Dollywood, 31st longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Village Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Village Carousel?
The live wait time for Village Carousel at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Village Carousel wait times.
Is Village Carousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Village Carousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Village Carousel 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 Village Carousel?
Based on historical wait time data, Village Carousel 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.
How long is the line for Village Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Village Carousel has averaged about 5 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 Village Carousel at Dollywood.
Is Village Carousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Village Carousel has been running about 98% of the time. We track Village Carousel'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 Village Carousel at Dollywood?
Village Carousel 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 Village Carousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Village Carousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Village Carousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.