Sky Rider wait times
Sky Rider at Dollywood averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sky Rider queue times, day by day
Sky Rider over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sky Rider has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 26 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sky Rider queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sky Rider peaks at 2pm with 22 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 22 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sky Rider
Best time to ride
Sky Rider averages 0 minutes at 9am against 22 at the 2pm peak - 22 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Sky Rider by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue13m
- Wed7m
- Thu38m
- Fri17m
- Sat11m
- Sun3m
Sunday is the quietest day for Sky Rider, at 3 minutes against 38 on Thursday.
Does Sky Rider break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 98% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Sky Rider ran 98% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Sky Rider queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Thursday 1 Oct60m
- 2Friday 9 Oct60m
- 3Tuesday 6 Oct30m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 5Monday 5 Oct20m
- 6Thursday 8 Oct20m
- 7Wednesday 7 Oct15m
- 8Saturday 3 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Sky Rider was 60 minutes on Thursday 1 Oct.
Sky Rider 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 Sky Rider
Sky Rider is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 16th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Sky Rider has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 3pm. 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 Thursdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sky Rider?
The live wait time for Sky Rider at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Sky Rider wait times.
Is Sky Rider open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sky Rider is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sky Rider 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 Sky Rider?
Based on historical wait time data, Sky Rider is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Sky Rider?
Sky Rider is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Sky Rider usually?
Over recent weeks, Sky Rider has averaged about 15 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 Sky Rider at Dollywood.
Is Sky Rider often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sky Rider has been running about 98% of the time. We track Sky Rider'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 Sky Rider at Dollywood?
Sky Rider 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 Sky Rider?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sky Rider's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sky Rider is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.