The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times
Average that day
42min
Wed, Oct 15
Hours
9am–9pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am · Extended evening 9pm–11pm
Range
5–85 min
Low 9:48pm · high 11:38am
Typical Wednesday
24 min
18 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.
Wednesday, Oct 15 vs a typical Wednesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Wednesdays
Average
42 min
Lowest
5 min 9:48pm
Highest
85 min 11:38am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 26 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 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
| Tue | 13 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 30 | · |
| Wed | · | 14 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 30 | · |
| Thu | 13 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 30 | · | · |
| Fri | · | 14 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 57 | 59 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 55 | · | · |
| Sat | · | 14 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 | · | · |
| Sun | · | 16 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 22 | · | · |
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 21m in total
- 8:32am – 8:53am 21m
Broke down on 8 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.