Drop Line wait times
Drop Line at Dollywood averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Drop Line queue times, day by day
Drop Line over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Drop Line has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Drop Line queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Drop Line peaks at 2pm with 6 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 6 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Drop Line
Best time to ride
Drop Line averages 0 minutes at 9am against 6 at the 2pm peak - 6 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Drop Line by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue3m
- Wed6m
- Thu3m
- Fri9m
- Sat3m
- Sun3m
Monday is the quietest day for Drop Line, at 3 minutes against 9 on Friday.
Does Drop Line break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 98% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Drop Line ran 98% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Drop Line queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct20m
- 2Monday 5 Oct10m
- 3Wednesday 7 Oct10m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 6Wednesday 30 Sept5m
- 7Friday 2 Oct5m
- 8Tuesday 6 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Drop Line was 20 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Drop Line 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 Drop Line
Drop Line is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 30th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Drop Line has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% 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 Drop Line?
The live wait time for Drop Line at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Drop Line wait times.
Is Drop Line open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Drop Line is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Drop Line has been open around 98% 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 Drop Line?
Based on historical wait time data, Drop Line is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Drop Line?
Drop Line 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 Drop Line usually?
Over recent weeks, Drop Line has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Drop Line at Dollywood.
Is Drop Line often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Drop Line has been running about 98% of the time. We track Drop Line'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 Drop Line at Dollywood?
Drop Line 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 Drop Line?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Drop Line's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Drop Line is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.