The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times
Average that day
28min
Tue, Apr 22
Hours
9am–9pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
13–45 min
Low 8:31am · high 12:46pm
Typical Tuesday
43 min
15 min quieter that day
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.
Tuesday, Apr 22 vs a typical Tuesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays
Average
28 min
Lowest
13 min 8:31am
Highest
45 min 12:46pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Tue runs about 23 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 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 25 | · |
| Tue | 13 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| 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 | 17 | 30 | 40 | 62 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 17 | 19 |
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
Down once for 32m in total
- 6:58pm – 7:31pm 32m
Broke down on 7 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.