The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

22min

Wed, Sep 2

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am · Special ticketed event 9:30pm–12:30am

Range

10–40 min

Low 5:51pm · high 1:24pm

Typical Wednesday

35 min

13 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

Lightning Lane

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Wednesday, Sep 2 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

22 min

Lowest

10 min 5:51pm

Highest

40 min 1:24pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 11pm, and Sun runs about 14 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	·	19	29	35	42	45	46	48	43	40	32	38	34	34	27	37	23
Tue	30	16	27	37	48	45	35	36	38	37	39	42	49	42	35	32	·
Wed	·	15	30	37	39	41	48	43	32	34	35	36	48	30	22	20	23
Thu	18	14	30	40	47	42	37	46	46	50	45	43	46	40	35	20	·
Fri	·	14	31	41	50	45	41	42	35	40	50	45	51	49	42	85	·
Sat	·	16	28	35	45	50	52	45	40	38	36	43	42	35	28	30	·
Sun	·	13	24	34	39	39	32	36	36	31	30	33	31	23	23	·	·

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

19 min Nov 2026

Highest

57 min Feb 2026

Average

50 min

Lowest

41 min 2025

Highest

67 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 3h 48m in total

8:31am Running Down 9:30pm

8:31am – 12:19pm 3h 48m

Broke down on 14 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

Wednesday, Sep 2 vs a typical Wednesday

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Tue	30	16	27	37	48	45	35	36	38	37	39	42	49	42	35	32	·
Wed	·	15	30	37	39	41	48	43	32	34	35	36	48	30	22	20	23
Thu	18	14	30	40	47	42	37	46	46	50	45	43	46	40	35	20	·
Fri	·	14	31	41	50	45	41	42	35	40	50	45	51	49	42	85	·
Sat	·	16	28	35	45	50	52	45	40	38	36	43	42	35	28	30	·
Sun	·	13	24	34	39	39	32	36	36	31	30	33	31	23	23	·	·

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Tue	30	16	27	37	48	45	35	36	38	37	39	42	49	42	35	32	·
Wed	·	15	30	37	39	41	48	43	32	34	35	36	48	30	22	20	23
Thu	18	14	30	40	47	42	37	46	46	50	45	43	46	40	35	20	·
Fri	·	14	31	41	50	45	41	42	35	40	50	45	51	49	42	85	·
Sat	·	16	28	35	45	50	52	45	40	38	36	43	42	35	28	30	·
Sun	·	13	24	34	39	39	32	36	36	31	30	33	31	23	23	·	·

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Wed	·	15	30	37	39	41	48	43	32	34	35	36	48	30	22	20	23
Thu	18	14	30	40	47	42	37	46	46	50	45	43	46	40	35	20	·
Fri	·	14	31	41	50	45	41	42	35	40	50	45	51	49	42	85	·
Sat	·	16	28	35	45	50	52	45	40	38	36	43	42	35	28	30	·
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