The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

35min

Wed, May 13

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–85 min

Low 8:33am · high 2:46pm

Typical Wednesday

42 min

7 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

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Wednesday, May 13 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

13 min 8:33am

Highest

85 min 2:46pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sun runs about 11 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	28	15	36	51	56	59	43	51	55	52	60	53	49	39	49	65	110
Tue	130	15	33	44	47	49	54	48	43	47	47	52	43	36	44	·	·
Wed	·	19	36	55	55	59	51	50	49	48	47	48	45	37	22	14	23
Thu	14	15	40	57	56	59	62	55	59	59	65	62	61	41	46	·	·
Fri	·	15	37	52	56	58	52	48	46	46	54	56	54	44	40	·	·
Sat	·	15	37	55	59	51	51	53	48	50	53	59	47	32	39	·	·
Sun	·	13	29	53	49	51	56	56	43	49	52	39	35	26	22	38	35

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

41 min

Lowest

26 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 9:00pm

Broke down on 10 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

Wednesday, May 13 vs a typical Wednesday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	28	15	36	51	56	59	43	51	55	52	60	53	49	39	49	65	110
Tue	130	15	33	44	47	49	54	48	43	47	47	52	43	36	44	·	·
Wed	·	19	36	55	55	59	51	50	49	48	47	48	45	37	22	14	23
Thu	14	15	40	57	56	59	62	55	59	59	65	62	61	41	46	·	·
Fri	·	15	37	52	56	58	52	48	46	46	54	56	54	44	40	·	·
Sat	·	15	37	55	59	51	51	53	48	50	53	59	47	32	39	·	·
Sun	·	13	29	53	49	51	56	56	43	49	52	39	35	26	22	38	35

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	28	15	36	51	56	59	43	51	55	52	60	53	49	39	49	65	110
Tue	130	15	33	44	47	49	54	48	43	47	47	52	43	36	44	·	·
Wed	·	19	36	55	55	59	51	50	49	48	47	48	45	37	22	14	23
Thu	14	15	40	57	56	59	62	55	59	59	65	62	61	41	46	·	·
Fri	·	15	37	52	56	58	52	48	46	46	54	56	54	44	40	·	·
Sat	·	15	37	55	59	51	51	53	48	50	53	59	47	32	39	·	·
Sun	·	13	29	53	49	51	56	56	43	49	52	39	35	26	22	38	35

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	28	15	36	51	56	59	43	51	55	52	60	53	49	39	49	65	110
Tue	130	15	33	44	47	49	54	48	43	47	47	52	43	36	44	·	·
Wed	·	19	36	55	55	59	51	50	49	48	47	48	45	37	22	14	23
Thu	14	15	40	57	56	59	62	55	59	59	65	62	61	41	46	·	·
Fri	·	15	37	52	56	58	52	48	46	46	54	56	54	44	40	·	·
Sat	·	15	37	55	59	51	51	53	48	50	53	59	47	32	39	·	·
Sun	·	13	29	53	49	51	56	56	43	49	52	39	35	26	22	38	35