The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

30min

Thu, Sep 24

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–70 min

Low 8:36am · high 3:04pm

Typical Thursday

33 min

3 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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Thursday, Sep 24 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

30 min

Lowest

13 min 8:36am

Highest

70 min 3:04pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Wed 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	·	18	27	37	40	45	47	41	38	32	30	33	31	31	28	33	·
Tue	·	17	24	35	39	42	34	35	35	36	39	41	52	44	29	13	·
Wed	·	17	30	33	42	35	38	40	28	27	30	32	40	26	19	17	21
Thu	15	14	25	37	40	37	35	38	42	45	38	32	37	35	34	20	·
Fri	·	13	32	37	52	45	37	40	40	42	47	46	49	55	55	85	·
Sat	·	17	29	36	48	53	48	47	42	42	38	40	47	37	29	13	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	44	40	41	38	37	34	27	32	35	23	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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:31am Running Down 9:00pm

Broke down on 12 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

Thursday, Sep 24 vs a typical Thursday

Best times to go

History

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	27	37	40	45	47	41	38	32	30	33	31	31	28	33	·
Tue	·	17	24	35	39	42	34	35	35	36	39	41	52	44	29	13	·
Wed	·	17	30	33	42	35	38	40	28	27	30	32	40	26	19	17	21
Thu	15	14	25	37	40	37	35	38	42	45	38	32	37	35	34	20	·
Fri	·	13	32	37	52	45	37	40	40	42	47	46	49	55	55	85	·
Sat	·	17	29	36	48	53	48	47	42	42	38	40	47	37	29	13	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	44	40	41	38	37	34	27	32	35	23	29	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	27	37	40	45	47	41	38	32	30	33	31	31	28	33	·
Tue	·	17	24	35	39	42	34	35	35	36	39	41	52	44	29	13	·
Wed	·	17	30	33	42	35	38	40	28	27	30	32	40	26	19	17	21
Thu	15	14	25	37	40	37	35	38	42	45	38	32	37	35	34	20	·
Fri	·	13	32	37	52	45	37	40	40	42	47	46	49	55	55	85	·
Sat	·	17	29	36	48	53	48	47	42	42	38	40	47	37	29	13	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	44	40	41	38	37	34	27	32	35	23	29	·	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	·	18	27	37	40	45	47	41	38	32	30	33	31	31	28	33	·
Tue	·	17	24	35	39	42	34	35	35	36	39	41	52	44	29	13	·
Wed	·	17	30	33	42	35	38	40	28	27	30	32	40	26	19	17	21
Thu	15	14	25	37	40	37	35	38	42	45	38	32	37	35	34	20	·
Fri	·	13	32	37	52	45	37	40	40	42	47	46	49	55	55	85	·
Sat	·	17	29	36	48	53	48	47	42	42	38	40	47	37	29	13	·
Sun	13	13	25	37	44	40	41	38	37	34	27	32	35	23	29	·	·