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Tennessee Tornado Wait Times

; Theme Park Rides · 48" minimum height · Dollywood

Tennessee Tornado is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood, built on 20,961 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 10am · usually ~5 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 10am–9pm

Tennessee TornadoClosed

Best time to ride Tennessee Tornado

On a typical Friday, Tennessee Tornado runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 27 min around 4 PM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 30 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 6 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 6 min, this is the #12 longest line of 28 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 7 min). The longest is FireChaser Express ® at 42 min.

Typical Tennessee Tornado wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday7 min26 min 11 AM10 min
Monday · busiest30 min30 min 10 AM11 min
Tuesday15 min27 min 11 AM5 min
Wednesday5 min26 min 11 AM5 min
Thursday0 min6 min 6 PM0 min
Friday5 min27 min 4 PM5 min
Saturday6 min28 min 11 AM15 min

Tennessee Tornado average wait by month

3 to 6 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264.9 min12,766
July 20265.6 min17,952
August 20262.6 min23,957
September 20265 min20,294
October 20265.5 min667

Tennessee Tornado wait time FAQ

▾When is Tennessee Tornado shortest?

Tennessee Tornado is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 27 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Tennessee Tornado busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 30 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 6 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Tennessee Tornado right now?

Tennessee Tornado 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.

93.39%
of operating hours available
100
separate outages recorded
92h
out of service

Across 1,392 hours that Dollywood was open, Tennessee Tornado was running 93.39% of the time, with 100 separate interruptions. That ranks #4 for availability out of 37 tracked rides at Dollywood, where the typical ride runs 96.2% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 20,961 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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