The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

39min

Sat, Sep 19

Hours

8:30am–9pm

Early entry 8am–8:30am

Range

13–105 min

Low 8:01am · high 3:26pm

Typical Saturday

39 min

Right on a usual 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

Hours calendar

Saturday, Sep 19 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

39 min

Lowest

13 min 8:01am

Highest

105 min 3:26pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 15 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	28	37	41	45	43	42	39	34	31	35	32	32	28	33	·
Tue	30	19	26	36	43	43	35	36	37	37	36	42	53	43	30	32	·
Wed	·	17	31	36	45	37	39	42	29	29	31	33	43	24	19	15	24
Thu	17	14	28	36	41	39	36	39	43	47	41	35	41	35	37	20	·
Fri	·	13	33	38	51	45	38	39	39	42	47	46	50	54	54	85	·
Sat	·	16	29	36	48	55	52	47	42	42	38	40	46	38	30	22	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	43	40	34	33	35	33	25	30	34	22	29	·	·

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 7m in total

8:00am Running Down 9:00pm

3:09pm – 3:16pm 7m

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

Saturday, Sep 19 vs a typical Saturday

Best times to go

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	19	28	37	41	45	43	42	39	34	31	35	32	32	28	33	·
Tue	30	19	26	36	43	43	35	36	37	37	36	42	53	43	30	32	·
Wed	·	17	31	36	45	37	39	42	29	29	31	33	43	24	19	15	24
Thu	17	14	28	36	41	39	36	39	43	47	41	35	41	35	37	20	·
Fri	·	13	33	38	51	45	38	39	39	42	47	46	50	54	54	85	·
Sat	·	16	29	36	48	55	52	47	42	42	38	40	46	38	30	22	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	43	40	34	33	35	33	25	30	34	22	29	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	19	28	37	41	45	43	42	39	34	31	35	32	32	28	33	·
Tue	30	19	26	36	43	43	35	36	37	37	36	42	53	43	30	32	·
Wed	·	17	31	36	45	37	39	42	29	29	31	33	43	24	19	15	24
Thu	17	14	28	36	41	39	36	39	43	47	41	35	41	35	37	20	·
Fri	·	13	33	38	51	45	38	39	39	42	47	46	50	54	54	85	·
Sat	·	16	29	36	48	55	52	47	42	42	38	40	46	38	30	22	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	43	40	34	33	35	33	25	30	34	22	29	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	19	28	37	41	45	43	42	39	34	31	35	32	32	28	33	·
Tue	30	19	26	36	43	43	35	36	37	37	36	42	53	43	30	32	·
Wed	·	17	31	36	45	37	39	42	29	29	31	33	43	24	19	15	24
Thu	17	14	28	36	41	39	36	39	43	47	41	35	41	35	37	20	·
Fri	·	13	33	38	51	45	38	39	39	42	47	46	50	54	54	85	·
Sat	·	16	29	36	48	55	52	47	42	42	38	40	46	38	30	22	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	43	40	34	33	35	33	25	30	34	22	29	·	·