Disney's Hollywood Studios · Sunset Boulevard
Best Time to Ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
See when The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has the shortest and longest waits at Hollywood Studios — hour by hour, from real wait-time data.
thrill ride40" min heightLightning Lane~5 min ride
Average wait by hour
Hour-by-hour average posted wait while the ride is operating — the same live history ParkCharter schedules your day around.
9 AM
28m
10 AM
38m
11 AM
51m
12 PM
48m
1 PM
53m
2 PM
48m
3 PM
43m
4 PM
41m
5 PM
43m
6 PM
46m
7 PM
45m
8 PM
42m
9 PM
35m
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When to ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror averages its shortest waits around 9 AM (about 28 minutes) and its longest around 1 PM (about 53 minutes).
Shortest: 9 AM (~28m)Longest: 1 PM (~53m)Typical: ~43m
Based on 1,122 wait-time readings from the last 14 days (2026-07-13 – 2026-07-27, America/New_York). Refreshed daily. How we measure
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