The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times
Average that day
33min
Thu, May 14
Hours
9am–9pm
Early entry 8:30am–9am · Special ticketed event 9:30pm–12:30am
Range
13–85 min
Low 8:30am · high 2:42pm
Typical Thursday
50 min
17 min quieter 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, May 14 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
33 min
Lowest
13 min 8:30am
Highest
85 min 2:42pm
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 | 38 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 36 | · | · |
| Fri | · | 15 | 37 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 40 | · | · |
| Sat | · | 15 | 38 | 56 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 48 | 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
Broke down on 10 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.