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Sky Rider Wait Times

; Theme Park Rides · 42" minimum height · Dollywood

Sky Rider is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Sky Rider at Dollywood, built on 24,428 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~2 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–8pm

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Best time to ride Sky Rider

On a typical Monday, Sky Rider runs about 2 min at rope drop, peaks near 5 min around 4 PM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Tuesday is the worst day (about 22 min at its midday peak) and Monday the calmest (about 5 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 1 min, this is the #48 longest line of 54 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 10 min). The longest is Raging River Rapids at 40 min.

Typical Sky Rider wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min7 min 4 PM0 min
Monday2 min5 min 4 PM0 min
Tuesday · busiest0 min22 min 3 PM0 min
Wednesday0 min6 min 1 PM0 min
Thursday0 min11 min 5 PM0 min
Friday0 min8 min 2 PM0 min
Saturday0 min8 min 5 PM0 min

Sky Rider average wait by month

1 to 7 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20267.4 min13,161
July 20264.4 min18,646
August 20261 min14,285

Sky Rider wait time FAQ

▾When is Sky Rider shortest?

Sky Rider is shortest at rope drop (about 2 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 0 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 5 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Sky Rider busiest?

Tuesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 22 min midday, while Monday is the calmest at about 5 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Sky Rider right now?

Sky Rider 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.

95.93%
of operating hours available
31
separate outages recorded
40h
out of service

Across 989 hours that Dollywood was open, Sky Rider was running 95.93% of the time, with 31 separate interruptions. That ranks #20 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 24,428 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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