Hollywood Studios · Sunset Boulevard
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Go early. The line builds fast after opening.
Typical posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror · The short answer
Ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in the first hour: typical posted wait is 31 min in the opening hour and 48 min two hours in. Posted waits, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror · Through the day
Posted wait by hour after opening
1,307 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 windowMinutes are the median of each day’s hourly average posted wait, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026, 1,181 to 1,307 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.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror · 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.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror · 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.
Not by this ruleIt drops to 42 min (middle half 32–56 min) 7 hours after opening, Mar 13, 2023 to Nov 11, 2026. Standby at that time is the cheaper option.
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
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror · Facts
Ride facts
| Park | Hollywood Studios |
|---|---|
| Land | Sunset Boulevard |
| Height requirement | 40 in (102 cm) or taller |
| Lightning Lane | Multi Pass, other 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.
Hollywood Studios · Ride guides
More rides at Hollywood Studios
Typical posted wait in the opening hour, and each hour after against the 45-minute line. Posted waits since Mar 13, 2023 unless noted, through Nov 11, 2026.
Single Pass61min at openStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge · 40 in+
Multi Pass59min at openSlinky Dog Dash
Toy Story Land · 38 in+
Multi Pass38min at openMickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
Hollywood Boulevard · Any height
Multi Pass37min at openRock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Sunset Boulevard · 48 in+
Method
How we calculate
We take Disney’s posted standby wait for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, 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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