The Amazing Flying Elephants wait times
The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times, day by day
The Amazing Flying Elephants over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Amazing Flying Elephants queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Amazing Flying Elephants peaks at 2pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Amazing Flying Elephants
Best time to ride
The Amazing Flying Elephants averages 0 minutes at 9am against 15 at the 2pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
The Amazing Flying Elephants by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu12m
- Fri19m
- Sat11m
- Sun0m
Sunday is the quietest day for The Amazing Flying Elephants, at 0 minutes against 19 on Friday.
Does The Amazing Flying Elephants break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 99% of the minutes Dollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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The Amazing Flying Elephants ran 99% of Dollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest The Amazing Flying Elephants queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct35m
- 2Thursday 8 Oct30m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 4Friday 2 Oct20m
- 5Monday 5 Oct20m
- 6Tuesday 6 Oct20m
- 7Wednesday 7 Oct20m
- 8Saturday 3 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for The Amazing Flying Elephants was 35 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants
The Amazing Flying Elephants is one of 32 rides tracked at Dollywood, 18th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 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 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Thursdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Amazing Flying Elephants?
The live wait time for The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Amazing Flying Elephants wait times.
Is The Amazing Flying Elephants open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Amazing Flying Elephants is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has been open around 99% 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Based on historical wait time data, The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
The Amazing Flying Elephants is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Amazing Flying Elephants usually?
Over recent weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has averaged about 14 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood.
Is The Amazing Flying Elephants often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Amazing Flying Elephants has been running about 99% of the time. We track The Amazing Flying Elephants'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 The Amazing Flying Elephants at Dollywood?
The Amazing Flying Elephants 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 The Amazing Flying Elephants?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Amazing Flying Elephants's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Amazing Flying Elephants is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.