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The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

51min

Sat, Apr 19

Hours

9am–9:30pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–75 min

Low 8:31am · high 5:43pm

Typical Saturday

64 min

13 min quieter that day

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Photo: Disney

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studios is an intense thrill ride located on Sunset Boulevard. Guests board a haunted elevator-style lift that ascends and descends rapidly within an abandoned hotel shaft. The experience is themed around the classic television series *The Twilight Zone*, creating an eerie, suspenseful atmosphere with unexpected drops and dramatic sound effects.

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Saturday, Apr 19 vs a typical Saturday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Saturdays

Average

51 min

Lowest

13 min 8:31am

Highest

75 min 5:43pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Sun runs about 20 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Mon 13 42 56 52 58 55 51 52 57 40 41 39 25 ·
Tue 13 42 57 56 63 46 48 45 40 54 38 38 28 30
Wed 13 44 59 68 58 48 63 58 43 50 45 43 27 53
Thu 13 46 59 59 65 63 54 44 51 47 52 49 27 37
Fri 20 53 56 54 59 55 63 55 54 57 51 66 45 40
Sat 15 37 66 61 66 68 76 65 58 75 55 57 43 64
Sun 13 30 35 67 51 55 42 40 46 41 39 30 19 25

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

41 min

Lowest

13 min Nov 2

Highest

103 min Mar 19

Average

40 min

Lowest

17 min Jul 5

Highest

80 min Dec 28

Average

40 min

Lowest

21 min Nov 2026

Highest

57 min Feb 2026

Average

50 min

Lowest

41 min 2025

Highest

67 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:31am Running Down 9:31pm

Broke down on 6 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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