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Slinky Dog Dash

Hollywood Studios · Toy Story Land

Slinky Dog Dash

Go early. The line builds fast after opening.

Lightning Lane Multi Pass38 in (97 cm) or tallerOpen for Early Entry
59minOpening hour
75minTwo hours in
76minLongest, 3 hours in

Typical posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026

Slinky Dog Dash · The short answer

Ride Slinky Dog Dash in the first hour: typical posted wait is 59 min in the opening hour and 75 min two hours in. Posted waits, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026.

Updated Nov 12, 2026Data through Nov 11, 2026How we calculate

Slinky Dog Dash · Through the day

Posted wait by hour after opening

1,129 days of posted waits, counted from the park’s published opening.

Typical posted wait by hour after opening, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026

Bar and large number: typical wait (min)Line and small numbers: middle half of daysLighter bars: before the Lightning Lane rule’s window
Open5950–69+1 hr7059–84+2 hrs7565–90+3 hrs7666–94+4 hrs7563–94+5 hrs7361–91+6 hrs7159–89+7 hrs6956–87+8 hrs7058–87+9 hrs7159–89

Minutes are the median of each day’s hourly average posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026, 1,036 to 1,129 days per hour. Later hours that too few days reach aren’t shown. Posted waits are what Disney displays, not the time a guest actually waited.

Slinky Dog Dash · Early Entry

Early Entry vs later in the morning

Early Entry figures cover the last 30 days, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026; the hourly chart covers Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026. That’s why its opening-hour number differs.

Slinky Dog Dash13 min shorter49 min during Early Entry vs 62 min two to four hours after opening10+ min head start on 7 in 10 days
What this meansMost matched days gave a 10+ minute head start. If you have Early Theme Park Entry, ride Slinky Dog Dash first.Matched days compare the same date’s Early Entry wait with its wait two to four hours after opening. Each ride needs at least 8 matched days.

Slinky Dog Dash · Lightning Lane

Is a Lightning Lane worth it here?

A Lightning Lane is worth it when the typical posted wait stays at 45+ min in every hour we can measure from 2 hours after opening.

Yes, by this rule

Its lowest typical wait from 2 hours after opening is 69 min (middle half 56–87 min), 7 hours after opening, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026.

Based on standby posted waits only. We don’t show Lightning Lane return-time availability or sellout times; that data isn’t logged yet. Every headliner, by park

Slinky Dog Dash · Facts

Ride facts

ParkHollywood Studios
LandToy Story Land
Height requirement38 in (97 cm) or taller
Lightning LaneMulti Pass, first group

From Disney: the attraction page ↗ and Disney: Lightning Lane passes ↗, checked Oct 29, 2026. Disney sets these and can change them, including refurbishment closures; check the attraction page before you go.

Method

How we calculate

We take Disney’s posted standby wait for Slinky Dog Dash, average it within each hour after the park’s published opening, then take the median and the middle half across days. Hours without enough readings that day are left out. Figures are rounded once, when shown. Full method

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