Theme Park Wait Times / Dollywood / Busy Bees
Busy Bees Wait Times
; Theme Park Rides · 36" minimum height · Dollywood
Busy Bees is open right now.
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Busy Bees at Dollywood, built on 25,177 measured readings.
Park hours today: 9am–8pm
Best time to ride Busy Bees
On a typical Monday, Busy Bees runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 3 min around 4 PM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 3 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 0 min, this is the #53 longest line of 54 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 10 min). The longest is Raging River Rapids at 40 min.
Typical Busy Bees wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 0 min | 0 min 10 AM | 0 min |
| Monday · busiest | 0 min | 3 min 4 PM | 0 min |
| Tuesday | 0 min | 2 min 3 PM | 0 min |
| Wednesday | 0 min | 0 min 10 AM | 0 min |
| Thursday | 0 min | 1 min 8 PM | 0 min |
| Friday | 0 min | 1 min 2 PM | 0 min |
| Saturday | 0 min | 0 min 10 AM | 0 min |
Busy Bees average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 0.3 min | 13,793 |
| July 2026 | 0.1 min | 18,873 |
| August 2026 | 0.2 min | 14,913 |
Busy Bees wait time FAQ
▾When is Busy Bees shortest?
Busy Bees is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 0 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 3 min around 4 PM.
▾Which day is Busy Bees busiest?
Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 3 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Busy Bees right now?
Busy Bees is at 0 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.
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Reliability, measured
How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.
Across 998 hours that Dollywood was open, Busy Bees was running 99.72% of the time, with 5 separate interruptions. That ranks #31 for availability out of 36 tracked rides at Dollywood, where the typical ride runs 95.63% of operating hours.
Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure
Based on 25,177 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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