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The Amazing Flying Elephants Wait Times

; Theme Park Rides · 48" with an adult · Dollywood

The Amazing Flying Elephants is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood, built on 12,512 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 10am · usually ~0 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 10am–9pm

The Amazing Flying ElephantsClosed

Best time to ride The Amazing Flying Elephants

On a typical Thursday, The Amazing Flying Elephants runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 0 min around 10 AM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 17 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 1 min, this is the #44 longest line of 56 tracked rides at Dollywood (park average 6 min). The longest is RiverRush at 36 min.

Typical The Amazing Flying Elephants wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday5 min15 min 5 PM10 min
Monday5 min11 min 4 PM5 min
Tuesday5 min15 min 5 PM10 min
Wednesday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Thursday0 min0 min 10 AM0 min
Friday16 min16 min 10 AM14 min
Saturday · busiest5 min17 min 4 PM10 min

The Amazing Flying Elephants average wait by month

1 to 4 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264.3 min6,760
July 20262.9 min10,880
August 20261.2 min18,389
September 20260.6 min12,516

The Amazing Flying Elephants wait time FAQ

▾When is The Amazing Flying Elephants shortest?

The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 10 AM.

▾Which day is The Amazing Flying Elephants busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 17 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for The Amazing Flying Elephants right now?

The Amazing Flying Elephants 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.

97.6%
of operating hours available
36
separate outages recorded
34h
out of service

Across 1,413 hours that Dollywood was open, The Amazing Flying Elephants was running 97.6% of the time, with 36 separate interruptions. That ranks #27 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 12,512 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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