Black Bear Trail wait times
Black Bear Trail at Dollywood averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 86% of the park's opening hours recently.
Black Bear Trail queue times, day by day
Black Bear Trail over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Black Bear Trail has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Black Bear Trail queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Black Bear Trail peaks at 11am with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Black Bear Trail
Best time to ride
Black Bear Trail averages 4 minutes at 9pm against 16 at the 11am peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Black Bear Trail by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon18m
- Tue15m
- Wed13m
- Thu17m
- Fri21m
- Sat16m
- Sun9m
Sunday is the quietest day for Black Bear Trail, at 9 minutes against 21 on Friday.
Does Black Bear Trail break down?
Uptime and closures
85% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 85% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 91%
- 99%
- 95%
- 88%
- 83%
- 99%
- 100%
- 20%
- 81%
- 99%
- 83%
- 85%
- 81%
- 98%
Black Bear Trail ran 85% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Black Bear Trail queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct40m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept35m
- 3Monday 5 Oct35m
- 4Thursday 8 Oct35m
- 5Tuesday 6 Oct30m
- 6Wednesday 7 Oct30m
- 7Friday 2 Oct25m
- 8Monday 28 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Black Bear Trail was 40 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Black Bear Trail through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Dollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Black Bear Trail
Black Bear Trail is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 20th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Black Bear Trail has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 86% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Black Bear Trail?
The live wait time for Black Bear Trail at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Black Bear Trail wait times.
Is Black Bear Trail open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Black Bear Trail is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Black Bear Trail has been open around 86% of Dollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Dollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Black Bear Trail?
Based on historical wait time data, Black Bear Trail is typically quietest around 1pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Black Bear Trail?
Black Bear Trail is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Black Bear Trail usually?
Over recent weeks, Black Bear Trail has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Black Bear Trail at Dollywood.
Is Black Bear Trail often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Black Bear Trail has been running about 86% of the time. We track Black Bear Trail's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Black Bear Trail at Dollywood?
Black Bear Trail is at Dollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Dollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Black Bear Trail?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Black Bear Trail's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Black Bear Trail is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.