The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times
Average that day
96min
Thu, Mar 19
Hours
9am–9:30pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am
Range
20–180 min
Low 8:52am · high 10:04am
Typical Thursday
39 min
57 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.
Thursday, Mar 19 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
96 min
Lowest
20 min 8:52am
Highest
180 min 10:04am
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed runs about 15 min shorter than Mon.
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 | 59 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 49 | · | · |
| Tue | · | 16 | 36 | 53 | 62 | 54 | 64 | 55 | 60 | 43 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 30 | 17 | · | · |
| Wed | · | 15 | 30 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 20 | · | · |
| Thu | 13 | 15 | 34 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 35 | · | · |
| Fri | · | 16 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 31 | · | · |
| Sat | · | 20 | 43 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 47 | · | · |
| Sun | 25 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 51 | 104 | 80 |
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
Down once for 15m in total
- 8:37am – 8:52am 15m
Broke down on 7 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.