Theme Park Wait Times / Dollywood / Mystery Mine
Mystery Mine Wait Times
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Mystery Mine at Dollywood, built on 11,761 measured readings.
Park hours today: 10am–9pm
Best time to ride Mystery Mine
On a typical Thursday, Mystery Mine runs about 4 min at rope drop, peaks near 25 min around 11 AM, and eases to 6 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 31 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 5 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 7 min, this is the #14 longest line of 56 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 6 min). The longest is RiverRush at 36 min.
Typical Mystery Mine wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 5 min | 23 min 11 AM | 5 min |
| Monday | 4 min | 23 min 11 AM | 5 min |
| Tuesday | 4 min | 20 min 11 AM | 6 min |
| Wednesday | 1 min | 5 min 12 PM | 0 min |
| Thursday | 4 min | 25 min 11 AM | 6 min |
| Friday | 4 min | 24 min 12 PM | 17 min |
| Saturday · busiest | 6 min | 31 min 11 AM | 9 min |
Mystery Mine average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 26.2 min | 5,534 |
| July 2026 | 24.7 min | 10,220 |
| August 2026 | 11.7 min | 16,489 |
| September 2026 | 6.1 min | 11,761 |
Mystery Mine wait time FAQ
▾When is Mystery Mine shortest?
Mystery Mine is shortest at rope drop (about 4 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 6 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 25 min around 11 AM.
▾Which day is Mystery Mine busiest?
Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 31 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 5 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Mystery Mine right now?
Mystery Mine 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.
Across 1,395 hours that Dollywood was open, Mystery Mine was running 90.85% of the time, with 123 separate interruptions. That ranks #2 for availability out of 37 tracked rides at Dollywood, where the typical ride runs 96.17% of operating hours.
Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure
Based on 11,761 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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