The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

43min

Fri, Jan 23

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–105 min

Low 8:44am · high 7:35pm

Typical Friday

58 min

15 min quieter 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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Friday, Jan 23 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

13 min 8:44am

Highest

105 min 7:35pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu runs about 23 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	80	23	38	56	55	53	47	51	58	59	51	56	42	32	34	23	15
Tue	18	23	39	46	54	49	55	58	58	57	58	61	48	41	33	·	·
Wed	·	14	30	45	47	46	45	42	42	37	38	35	36	30	25	27	32
Thu	15	15	25	32	41	41	43	39	41	38	46	48	35	29	19	·	·
Fri	·	15	30	57	64	59	52	61	62	58	65	66	66	59	82	·	·
Sat	·	23	33	50	55	60	52	60	60	52	54	50	38	34	34	27	30
Sun	17	17	32	48	57	60	59	50	48	55	42	51	48	46	47	88	64

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

22 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

8:32am Running Down 9:02pm

Broke down on 9 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Friday, Jan 23 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	80	23	38	56	55	53	47	51	58	59	51	56	42	32	34	23	15
Tue	18	23	39	46	54	49	55	58	58	57	58	61	48	41	33	·	·
Wed	·	14	30	45	47	46	45	42	42	37	38	35	36	30	25	27	32
Thu	15	15	25	32	41	41	43	39	41	38	46	48	35	29	19	·	·
Fri	·	15	30	57	64	59	52	61	62	58	65	66	66	59	82	·	·
Sat	·	23	33	50	55	60	52	60	60	52	54	50	38	34	34	27	30
Sun	17	17	32	48	57	60	59	50	48	55	42	51	48	46	47	88	64

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	80	23	38	56	55	53	47	51	58	59	51	56	42	32	34	23	15
Tue	18	23	39	46	54	49	55	58	58	57	58	61	48	41	33	·	·
Wed	·	14	30	45	47	46	45	42	42	37	38	35	36	30	25	27	32
Thu	15	15	25	32	41	41	43	39	41	38	46	48	35	29	19	·	·
Fri	·	15	30	57	64	59	52	61	62	58	65	66	66	59	82	·	·
Sat	·	23	33	50	55	60	52	60	60	52	54	50	38	34	34	27	30
Sun	17	17	32	48	57	60	59	50	48	55	42	51	48	46	47	88	64

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	80	23	38	56	55	53	47	51	58	59	51	56	42	32	34	23	15
Tue	18	23	39	46	54	49	55	58	58	57	58	61	48	41	33	·	·
Wed	·	14	30	45	47	46	45	42	42	37	38	35	36	30	25	27	32
Thu	15	15	25	32	41	41	43	39	41	38	46	48	35	29	19	·	·
Fri	·	15	30	57	64	59	52	61	62	58	65	66	66	59	82	·	·
Sat	·	23	33	50	55	60	52	60	60	52	54	50	38	34	34	27	30
Sun	17	17	32	48	57	60	59	50	48	55	42	51	48	46	47	88	64