The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

63min

Thu, Nov 13

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–125 min

Low 8:33am · high 1:03pm

Typical Thursday

32 min

31 min busier that day

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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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Thursday, Nov 13 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

63 min

Lowest

13 min 8:33am

Highest

125 min 1:03pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 17 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
Mon	·	13	27	37	43	42	37	39	33	37	39	32	31	27	23	·
Tue	·	13	25	29	37	34	31	32	25	32	29	42	35	25	24	·
Wed	·	14	19	27	37	38	37	34	33	29	23	23	28	22	15	30
Thu	·	13	26	34	52	50	36	35	34	32	37	38	35	36	35	·
Fri	·	13	30	43	53	49	48	45	48	48	46	49	47	56	50	·
Sat	·	15	24	39	50	51	59	55	41	44	45	45	39	38	13	·
Sun	13	15	24	40	42	49	43	37	38	35	36	38	33	29	34	·

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 twice for 1h 20m in total

8:33am Running Down 9:00pm

5:12pm – 6:12pm 59m
6:30pm – 6:51pm 21m

Broke down on 12 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

Thursday, Nov 13 vs a typical Thursday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	13	27	37	43	42	37	39	33	37	39	32	31	27	23	·
Tue	·	13	25	29	37	34	31	32	25	32	29	42	35	25	24	·
Wed	·	14	19	27	37	38	37	34	33	29	23	23	28	22	15	30
Thu	·	13	26	34	52	50	36	35	34	32	37	38	35	36	35	·
Fri	·	13	30	43	53	49	48	45	48	48	46	49	47	56	50	·
Sat	·	15	24	39	50	51	59	55	41	44	45	45	39	38	13	·
Sun	13	15	24	40	42	49	43	37	38	35	36	38	33	29	34	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	13	27	37	43	42	37	39	33	37	39	32	31	27	23	·
Tue	·	13	25	29	37	34	31	32	25	32	29	42	35	25	24	·
Wed	·	14	19	27	37	38	37	34	33	29	23	23	28	22	15	30
Thu	·	13	26	34	52	50	36	35	34	32	37	38	35	36	35	·
Fri	·	13	30	43	53	49	48	45	48	48	46	49	47	56	50	·
Sat	·	15	24	39	50	51	59	55	41	44	45	45	39	38	13	·
Sun	13	15	24	40	42	49	43	37	38	35	36	38	33	29	34	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	13	27	37	43	42	37	39	33	37	39	32	31	27	23	·
Tue	·	13	25	29	37	34	31	32	25	32	29	42	35	25	24	·
Wed	·	14	19	27	37	38	37	34	33	29	23	23	28	22	15	30
Thu	·	13	26	34	52	50	36	35	34	32	37	38	35	36	35	·
Fri	·	13	30	43	53	49	48	45	48	48	46	49	47	56	50	·
Sat	·	15	24	39	50	51	59	55	41	44	45	45	39	38	13	·
Sun	13	15	24	40	42	49	43	37	38	35	36	38	33	29	34	·