Theme Park IQ Logo
Theme Park IQ

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

27min

Thu, Nov 20

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–85 min

Low 8:42am · high 7:33pm

Typical Thursday

36 min

9 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
Standby
Lightning Lane
Hours calendar

Thursday, Nov 20 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

27 min

Lowest

13 min 8:42am

Highest

85 min 7:33pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 19 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 26 36 42 40 38 39 35 34 39 34 32 27 21 13
Tue 13 13 25 29 37 33 31 32 24 32 29 43 36 26 28 ·
Wed · 14 19 25 35 37 35 29 32 29 22 21 26 23 15 30
Thu · 13 26 34 51 49 35 35 32 32 38 37 38 36 35 ·
Fri · 14 31 47 56 51 42 43 49 48 46 49 49 54 50 ·
Sat · 15 23 36 49 47 52 54 43 43 43 44 37 38 13 ·
Sun 13 14 24 39 43 51 40 38 39 36 38 38 32 29 45 ·

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 17m in total

8:33am Running Down 9:00pm
  • 8:33am – 8:42am 9m
  • 7:48pm – 7:57pm 8m

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.

Theme Park IQ Logo Theme Park IQ

© 2023-2026 Theme Park IQ. All rights reserved.

Theme Park IQ and IQ Brands, LLC are in no way associated with the Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, or any other theme park owners, operators, or their subsidiaries or affiliates.

Theme Park IQ's sole purpose is to help park goers with their trip planning and in-park experience.