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The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

28min

Thu, Jul 3

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–50 min

Low 8:30am · high 11:39am

Typical Thursday

42 min

14 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.

Disney's Hollywood Studios
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Thursday, Jul 3 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

13 min 8:30am

Highest

50 min 11:39am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sat runs about 7 min shorter than Mon.

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 14 32 41 46 46 44 43 43 42 45 43 50 35 33 50 ·
Tue · 17 39 48 50 44 47 45 45 45 41 49 39 35 44 · ·
Wed · 13 32 42 53 39 43 48 42 38 44 46 49 41 24 15 25
Thu 25 15 34 43 49 53 47 47 50 42 42 42 42 34 42 · ·
Fri · 13 31 39 44 41 40 41 40 38 41 42 45 37 40 · ·
Sat · 13 24 40 46 42 38 39 38 39 47 40 43 32 36 · ·
Sun · 16 29 37 43 40 39 36 34 29 30 34 30 26 42 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

12:01am Running Down 9:00pm

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

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