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The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

43min

Sat, Mar 14

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–60 min

Low 8:31am · high 10:01am

Typical Saturday

54 min

11 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
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Saturday, Mar 14 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

13 min 8:31am

Highest

60 min 10:01am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Wed runs about 21 min shorter than Sun.

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 75 17 40 60 62 68 62 62 57 59 57 52 43 42 49 · ·
Tue · 16 35 49 59 49 54 47 52 38 51 55 43 31 29 · ·
Wed · 15 29 36 42 48 43 43 38 38 38 35 38 28 19 14 ·
Thu 13 15 27 42 51 49 51 50 43 47 43 45 37 32 27 · ·
Fri · 16 39 59 71 63 56 63 58 54 59 63 60 43 31 · ·
Sat · 20 43 54 60 64 60 60 64 56 54 53 51 44 47 · ·
Sun 25 16 32 53 52 54 53 55 50 52 53 48 50 50 57 126 95

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

42 min

Lowest

15 min Aug 31

Highest

103 min Mar 19

Average

40 min

Lowest

17 min Jul 5

Highest

80 min Dec 28

Average

40 min

Lowest

23 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

8:31am Running Down 9:01pm

Broke down on 8 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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