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Drop Line Wait Times

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Drop Line at Dollywood, built on 16,384 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~0 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–8pm

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Best time to ride Drop Line

On a typical Monday, Drop Line runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 4 min around 11 AM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 4 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 1 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 0 min, this is the #51 longest line of 54 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 10 min). The longest is Raging River Rapids at 40 min.

Typical Drop Line wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday1 min1 min 10 AM0 min
Monday · busiest0 min4 min 11 AM0 min
Tuesday0 min2 min 12 PM0 min
Wednesday0 min1 min 1 PM0 min
Thursday0 min4 min 12 PM0 min
Friday0 min1 min 4 PM0 min
Saturday0 min1 min 4 PM0 min

Drop Line average wait by month

0 to 1 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20261.4 min6,621
July 20260.7 min7,602
August 20260.3 min3,834

Drop Line wait time FAQ

▾When is Drop Line shortest?

Drop Line 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 4 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Drop Line busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 4 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 1 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Drop Line right now?

Drop Line isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

94.93%
of operating hours available
52
separate outages recorded
49h
out of service

Across 973 hours that Dollywood was open, Drop Line was running 94.93% of the time, with 52 separate interruptions. That ranks #15 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 16,384 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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