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Lucky Ducky Wait Times

; Theme Park Rides · 36" minimum height · Dollywood

Lucky Ducky is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Lucky Ducky at Dollywood, built on 25,218 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 Lucky Ducky

On a typical Monday, Lucky Ducky runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 0 min around 3 PM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 0 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.

Typical Lucky Ducky wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Monday · busiest0 min0 min 3 PM0 min
Tuesday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Wednesday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Thursday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Friday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Saturday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min

Lucky Ducky average wait by month

MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20260.1 min13,734
July 20260 min18,715
August 20260 min15,061

Lucky Ducky wait time FAQ

▾When is Lucky Ducky shortest?

Lucky Ducky 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 0 min around 3 PM.

▾Which day is Lucky Ducky busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 0 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 Lucky Ducky right now?

Lucky Ducky 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.

99.72%
of operating hours available
4
separate outages recorded
3h
out of service

Across 998 hours that Dollywood was open, Lucky Ducky was running 99.72% of the time, with 4 separate interruptions. That ranks #32 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 25,218 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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