The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror Wait Times

Walt Disney World® Resort · Disney's Hollywood Studios

Average that day

44min

Thu, Oct 15

Hours

9am–9pm

Early entry 8:30am–9am

Range

13–75 min

Low 8:39am · high 11:48am

Typical Thursday

28 min

16 min busier 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, Oct 15 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

44 min

Lowest

13 min 8:39am

Highest

75 min 11:48am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Thu runs about 18 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
Mon	·	20	27	35	45	40	42	38	36	30	29	32	27	24	30	40
Tue	·	16	22	33	35	38	32	31	30	32	39	43	45	42	29	·
Wed	·	16	27	35	47	43	36	38	29	24	23	30	31	30	22	18
Thu	13	15	23	32	36	33	38	34	34	39	31	31	35	29	25	·
Fri	·	15	32	41	49	42	38	45	47	43	44	52	56	53	70	85
Sat	·	20	33	43	44	45	43	45	37	40	39	39	41	32	28	13
Sun	13	17	25	35	43	39	42	43	41	39	33	35	37	27	27	·

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

21 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

8:30am Running Down 9:00pm

Broke down on 11 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

Thursday, Oct 15 vs a typical Thursday

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	20	27	35	45	40	42	38	36	30	29	32	27	24	30	40
Tue	·	16	22	33	35	38	32	31	30	32	39	43	45	42	29	·
Wed	·	16	27	35	47	43	36	38	29	24	23	30	31	30	22	18
Thu	13	15	23	32	36	33	38	34	34	39	31	31	35	29	25	·
Fri	·	15	32	41	49	42	38	45	47	43	44	52	56	53	70	85
Sat	·	20	33	43	44	45	43	45	37	40	39	39	41	32	28	13
Sun	13	17	25	35	43	39	42	43	41	39	33	35	37	27	27	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	20	27	35	45	40	42	38	36	30	29	32	27	24	30	40
Tue	·	16	22	33	35	38	32	31	30	32	39	43	45	42	29	·
Wed	·	16	27	35	47	43	36	38	29	24	23	30	31	30	22	18
Thu	13	15	23	32	36	33	38	34	34	39	31	31	35	29	25	·
Fri	·	15	32	41	49	42	38	45	47	43	44	52	56	53	70	85
Sat	·	20	33	43	44	45	43	45	37	40	39	39	41	32	28	13
Sun	13	17	25	35	43	39	42	43	41	39	33	35	37	27	27	·

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm
Mon	·	20	27	35	45	40	42	38	36	30	29	32	27	24	30	40
Tue	·	16	22	33	35	38	32	31	30	32	39	43	45	42	29	·
Wed	·	16	27	35	47	43	36	38	29	24	23	30	31	30	22	18
Thu	13	15	23	32	36	33	38	34	34	39	31	31	35	29	25	·
Fri	·	15	32	41	49	42	38	45	47	43	44	52	56	53	70	85
Sat	·	20	33	43	44	45	43	45	37	40	39	39	41	32	28	13
Sun	13	17	25	35	43	39	42	43	41	39	33	35	37	27	27	·