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D-Ticket · major attractionDThe Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror

Hollywood Studios · Sunset Boulevard · D-Ticket · major attraction
Hollywood Studios: Closed · Opens Mon 8:30 AM · Early Entry

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Ride specifications

99.3% Reliability

Operating 99.3% of standard park hours across 19 days (4,430 of 4,462 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Drop-tower dark ride
Manufacturer
Otis Elevator Company
Opened
1994
Ride time
3:34
Height
199 ft
Tallest drop
130 ft
Top speed
39 mph
Height requirement
40" (102 cm)

Specifications from Wikipedia. Fields we could not source are omitted rather than guessed.

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 4538 readings over 20 days

8amShortest waits · ~15 min
11amLongest waits · ~45 min
35 minTypical overall

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror is a drop-tower dark ride at Hollywood Studios that opened in 1994, built by Otis Elevator Company. It runs 3:34, tops out at 39 mph, drops 130 ft. Riders must be at least 40" (102 cm) tall. Across 4,538 standby readings over 20 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 35 minutes, ranging from about 15 minutes around 8am to 45 minutes at 11am. It has been operating 99.3% of standard park hours across 19 days of readings.

Recorded & projected wait times

Solid line: the wait that was posted. Dashed line: our single best estimate of what comes next. Projections run seven days ahead.

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Common questions

What is the average wait for The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror?

The typical posted standby wait is about 35 minutes, measured from 4,538 readings over 20 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror?

8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 15 minutes. The worst hour is 11am at about 45 minutes.

How tall do you have to be to ride The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror?

The minimum height is 40" (102 cm).

How long is The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror?

The ride itself runs about 3:34.

Does The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror break down often?

It has been open 99.3% of standard park hours across 19 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror?

The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror is at Hollywood Studios in Sunset Boulevard.

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