The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

41min

Wed, May 28

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am · Special ticketed event 9:30pm–12:30am

Range

13–115 min

Low 10:38pm · high 10:44am

Typical Wednesday

39 min

2 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

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Wednesday, May 28 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

41 min

Lowest

13 min 10:38pm

Highest

115 min 10:44am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 8pm, and Wed runs about 11 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	35	43	43	46	43	40	48	47	40	39	35	28	40	50	·
Tue	·	16	41	46	49	48	46	44	44	44	42	47	37	31	37	·	·
Wed	·	13	31	46	55	42	49	53	48	38	47	46	47	32	27	14	25
Thu	19	17	43	53	56	63	57	52	50	43	41	43	46	29	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	33	45	48	48	43	50	45	50	51	46	51	44	43	40	·
Sat	·	14	32	57	64	58	57	59	56	52	58	50	53	42	48	45	·
Sun	·	17	34	42	54	44	45	42	38	36	36	39	35	31	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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:33am Running Down 9:32pm

Broke down on 1 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Wednesday, May 28 vs a typical Wednesday

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	35	43	43	46	43	40	48	47	40	39	35	28	40	50	·
Tue	·	16	41	46	49	48	46	44	44	44	42	47	37	31	37	·	·
Wed	·	13	31	46	55	42	49	53	48	38	47	46	47	32	27	14	25
Thu	19	17	43	53	56	63	57	52	50	43	41	43	46	29	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	33	45	48	48	43	50	45	50	51	46	51	44	43	40	·
Sat	·	14	32	57	64	58	57	59	56	52	58	50	53	42	48	45	·
Sun	·	17	34	42	54	44	45	42	38	36	36	39	35	31	35	83	125

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	35	43	43	46	43	40	48	47	40	39	35	28	40	50	·
Tue	·	16	41	46	49	48	46	44	44	44	42	47	37	31	37	·	·
Wed	·	13	31	46	55	42	49	53	48	38	47	46	47	32	27	14	25
Thu	19	17	43	53	56	63	57	52	50	43	41	43	46	29	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	33	45	48	48	43	50	45	50	51	46	51	44	43	40	·
Sat	·	14	32	57	64	58	57	59	56	52	58	50	53	42	48	45	·
Sun	·	17	34	42	54	44	45	42	38	36	36	39	35	31	35	83	125

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	90	13	35	43	43	46	43	40	48	47	40	39	35	28	40	50	·
Tue	·	16	41	46	49	48	46	44	44	44	42	47	37	31	37	·	·
Wed	·	13	31	46	55	42	49	53	48	38	47	46	47	32	27	14	25
Thu	19	17	43	53	56	63	57	52	50	43	41	43	46	29	28	·	·
Fri	·	15	33	45	48	48	43	50	45	50	51	46	51	44	43	40	·
Sat	·	14	32	57	64	58	57	59	56	52	58	50	53	42	48	45	·
Sun	·	17	34	42	54	44	45	42	38	36	36	39	35	31	35	83	125