Village Carousel wait times
Village Carousel at Dollywood averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 9am and worst at 7pm. It has run 99% 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. 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 7pm with 6 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 6 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Village Carousel
Best time to ride
Village Carousel averages 0 minutes at 9am against 6 at the 7pm peak - 6 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
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri9m
- Sat3m
- Sun0m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Village Carousel, at 0 minutes against 9 on Friday.
Does Village Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 99% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 87%
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Village Carousel ran 99% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 2 Oct.
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 25 Sept.
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.
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About Village Carousel
Village Carousel is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 32nd longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Village Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Fridays.
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 99% 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?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Village Carousel's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
What is the best day to ride Village Carousel?
Village Carousel is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Village Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Village Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes. 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 99% 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.