The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

69min

Fri, Sep 12

Hours

9am–9:30pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

25–120 min

Low 9:25am · high 7:16pm

Typical Friday

49 min

20 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

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Friday, Sep 12 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

69 min

Lowest

25 min 9:25am

Highest

120 min 7:16pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Mon runs about 21 min shorter than Fri.

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	·	13	24	40	50	50	34	35	34	28	29	35	32	24	30	13	17
Tue	13	13	24	38	42	41	33	35	33	34	42	42	43	32	28	30	·
Wed	·	14	31	43	45	43	36	38	34	32	32	31	36	31	19	18	13
Thu	13	14	26	35	41	37	34	36	33	31	38	51	48	35	35	35	·
Fri	·	15	33	47	57	55	60	55	59	51	54	54	65	51	48	65	·
Sat	·	14	23	41	40	43	38	34	35	31	33	36	37	27	23	·	·
Sun	·	16	26	35	38	42	39	46	35	35	38	35	37	26	23	·	·

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 3 times for 1h 14m in total

8:31am Running Down 9:31pm

8:37am – 9:22am 44m
7:01pm – 7:16pm 15m
8:00pm – 8:16pm 15m

Broke down on 5 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

Friday, Sep 12 vs a typical Friday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	13	24	40	50	50	34	35	34	28	29	35	32	24	30	13	17
Tue	13	13	24	38	42	41	33	35	33	34	42	42	43	32	28	30	·
Wed	·	14	31	43	45	43	36	38	34	32	32	31	36	31	19	18	13
Thu	13	14	26	35	41	37	34	36	33	31	38	51	48	35	35	35	·
Fri	·	15	33	47	57	55	60	55	59	51	54	54	65	51	48	65	·
Sat	·	14	23	41	40	43	38	34	35	31	33	36	37	27	23	·	·
Sun	·	16	26	35	38	42	39	46	35	35	38	35	37	26	23	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	13	24	40	50	50	34	35	34	28	29	35	32	24	30	13	17
Tue	13	13	24	38	42	41	33	35	33	34	42	42	43	32	28	30	·
Wed	·	14	31	43	45	43	36	38	34	32	32	31	36	31	19	18	13
Thu	13	14	26	35	41	37	34	36	33	31	38	51	48	35	35	35	·
Fri	·	15	33	47	57	55	60	55	59	51	54	54	65	51	48	65	·
Sat	·	14	23	41	40	43	38	34	35	31	33	36	37	27	23	·	·
Sun	·	16	26	35	38	42	39	46	35	35	38	35	37	26	23	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	13	24	40	50	50	34	35	34	28	29	35	32	24	30	13	17
Tue	13	13	24	38	42	41	33	35	33	34	42	42	43	32	28	30	·
Wed	·	14	31	43	45	43	36	38	34	32	32	31	36	31	19	18	13
Thu	13	14	26	35	41	37	34	36	33	31	38	51	48	35	35	35	·
Fri	·	15	33	47	57	55	60	55	59	51	54	54	65	51	48	65	·
Sat	·	14	23	41	40	43	38	34	35	31	33	36	37	27	23	·	·
Sun	·	16	26	35	38	42	39	46	35	35	38	35	37	26	23	·	·