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Drop Line® — Rope Drop

Drop Line®

Dollywood
Overview Reliability Breakdown Strategy Rope Drop
Rope Drop Reliability

How often does Drop Line® open on time when the park opens? This is different from mid-day reliability: opening delays are typically caused by overnight maintenance, morning inspections, weather checks, or ride systems that need time to warm up. A ride can be perfectly reliable once running but still open late.

Based on 1094 operating days of 5-minute monitoring.

6.8%
On Time
74 of 1094 days
32.9%
Opened Late
360 days
60.3%
Never Opened
660 days
When It Opens Late

On the days Drop Line® doesn't open on time, how long do you have to wait?

Typical delay (median) 95 min
75th percentile delay 160 min
Bad day delay (90th percentile) 321 min
Average delay 138 min
Weekday vs Weekend

Does this ride open more reliably on certain days?

Weekday on-time rate (Mon-Fri) 6.1%
Weekend on-time rate (Sat-Sun) 8.3%
What this data means for trip planning: If you're counting on Drop Line® for your rope drop strategy, it opens on time 7% of mornings. This ride has significant opening reliability issues. Don't build your rope drop plan around it; have alternatives ready.
DATA SOURCE
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