The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

40min

Sat, Aug 8

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–95 min

Low 8:31am · high 7:12pm

Typical Saturday

35 min

5 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.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Saturday, Aug 8 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

40 min

Lowest

13 min 8:31am

Highest

95 min 7:12pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 10 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	·	18	29	40	40	39	45	47	38	39	38	41	37	34	25	33	23
Tue	30	18	29	37	51	47	39	41	41	36	37	43	38	36	29	26	·
Wed	·	18	31	40	39	45	54	41	36	37	40	42	53	39	21	22	25
Thu	17	14	28	38	50	41	39	46	40	43	48	46	57	42	37	46	·
Fri	·	14	30	40	48	40	41	44	44	41	45	49	49	41	33	35	·
Sat	·	13	23	34	43	44	49	43	41	39	38	39	42	35	25	29	·
Sun	·	14	22	34	37	37	37	40	37	34	37	33	32	22	20	13	·

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

25 min Nov 2026

Highest

57 min Feb 2026

Average

50 min

Lowest

41 min 2025

Highest

67 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 19m in total

8:31am Running Down 9:00pm

2:02pm – 2:21pm 19m

Broke down on 5 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

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

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Saturday, Aug 8 vs a typical Saturday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	29	40	40	39	45	47	38	39	38	41	37	34	25	33	23
Tue	30	18	29	37	51	47	39	41	41	36	37	43	38	36	29	26	·
Wed	·	18	31	40	39	45	54	41	36	37	40	42	53	39	21	22	25
Thu	17	14	28	38	50	41	39	46	40	43	48	46	57	42	37	46	·
Fri	·	14	30	40	48	40	41	44	44	41	45	49	49	41	33	35	·
Sat	·	13	23	34	43	44	49	43	41	39	38	39	42	35	25	29	·
Sun	·	14	22	34	37	37	37	40	37	34	37	33	32	22	20	13	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	29	40	40	39	45	47	38	39	38	41	37	34	25	33	23
Tue	30	18	29	37	51	47	39	41	41	36	37	43	38	36	29	26	·
Wed	·	18	31	40	39	45	54	41	36	37	40	42	53	39	21	22	25
Thu	17	14	28	38	50	41	39	46	40	43	48	46	57	42	37	46	·
Fri	·	14	30	40	48	40	41	44	44	41	45	49	49	41	33	35	·
Sat	·	13	23	34	43	44	49	43	41	39	38	39	42	35	25	29	·
Sun	·	14	22	34	37	37	37	40	37	34	37	33	32	22	20	13	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	29	40	40	39	45	47	38	39	38	41	37	34	25	33	23
Tue	30	18	29	37	51	47	39	41	41	36	37	43	38	36	29	26	·
Wed	·	18	31	40	39	45	54	41	36	37	40	42	53	39	21	22	25
Thu	17	14	28	38	50	41	39	46	40	43	48	46	57	42	37	46	·
Fri	·	14	30	40	48	40	41	44	44	41	45	49	49	41	33	35	·
Sat	·	13	23	34	43	44	49	43	41	39	38	39	42	35	25	29	·
Sun	·	14	22	34	37	37	37	40	37	34	37	33	32	22	20	13	·