The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

65min

Tue, May 20

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–95 min

Low 8:32am · high 6:26pm

Typical Tuesday

36 min

29 min busier 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.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Tuesday, May 20 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

65 min

Lowest

13 min 8:32am

Highest

95 min 6:26pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Wed runs about 19 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	36	46	45	48	45	40	51	52	43	43	36	30	40	50	·
Tue	·	17	43	47	49	50	45	45	46	46	41	48	36	33	35	·	·
Wed	·	13	29	39	47	42	42	45	42	39	39	33	37	23	29	14	25
Thu	19	17	41	49	49	55	53	45	40	43	38	44	46	27	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	34	46	50	50	46	50	47	54	54	48	53	45	42	40	·
Sat	·	14	34	58	61	64	61	63	61	55	63	54	58	45	48	45	·
Sun	·	18	35	41	56	44	44	42	38	37	37	42	33	29	35	83	125

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 57m in total

8:32am Running Down 9:02pm

6:35pm – 7:32pm 57m

Broke down on 2 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Tuesday, May 20 vs a typical Tuesday

Best times to go

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	36	46	45	48	45	40	51	52	43	43	36	30	40	50	·
Tue	·	17	43	47	49	50	45	45	46	46	41	48	36	33	35	·	·
Wed	·	13	29	39	47	42	42	45	42	39	39	33	37	23	29	14	25
Thu	19	17	41	49	49	55	53	45	40	43	38	44	46	27	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	34	46	50	50	46	50	47	54	54	48	53	45	42	40	·
Sat	·	14	34	58	61	64	61	63	61	55	63	54	58	45	48	45	·
Sun	·	18	35	41	56	44	44	42	38	37	37	42	33	29	35	83	125

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	36	46	45	48	45	40	51	52	43	43	36	30	40	50	·
Tue	·	17	43	47	49	50	45	45	46	46	41	48	36	33	35	·	·
Wed	·	13	29	39	47	42	42	45	42	39	39	33	37	23	29	14	25
Thu	19	17	41	49	49	55	53	45	40	43	38	44	46	27	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	34	46	50	50	46	50	47	54	54	48	53	45	42	40	·
Sat	·	14	34	58	61	64	61	63	61	55	63	54	58	45	48	45	·
Sun	·	18	35	41	56	44	44	42	38	37	37	42	33	29	35	83	125

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	36	46	45	48	45	40	51	52	43	43	36	30	40	50	·
Tue	·	17	43	47	49	50	45	45	46	46	41	48	36	33	35	·	·
Wed	·	13	29	39	47	42	42	45	42	39	39	33	37	23	29	14	25
Thu	19	17	41	49	49	55	53	45	40	43	38	44	46	27	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	34	46	50	50	46	50	47	54	54	48	53	45	42	40	·
Sat	·	14	34	58	61	64	61	63	61	55	63	54	58	45	48	45	·
Sun	·	18	35	41	56	44	44	42	38	37	37	42	33	29	35	83	125