The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror wait times

What it is

A haunted-hotel elevator ride that drops — and shoots up — repeatedly in the dark. The story is spooky, the drops are big and the sequence changes from ride to ride.

Thrill level: ●●●●● Thrilling (4/5) · drops · mostly in the dark · spooky for little ones · must be 40 in (102 cm) or taller

Opened: 22 July 1994 (32 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~13 min posted). Busiest: around 11am (~40 min). In the first 15 minutes after the park opens it typically posts ~13 min.

Typical means the median posted wait across every day in our log at that hour; crowd level, weather and breakdowns move it. For a specific date, the planner adjusts for that day’s forecast crowd.

Typical posted wait by hour

Bar = median; numbers on the right = typical range (middle half of days).

By day of the weekaverage 10am–6pm

Posted vs real wait

Disney’s posted waits run high. For The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror, a posted 60 minutes at 2pm has typically meant about 47 minutes in line, and at 8pm about 32 (from timed waits people recorded, 2015–2021 — before today’s Lightning Lane system, so treat it as an estimate). DisneyIQ shows both numbers on the live board.

Did you know?

The tower stands 199 feet tall, just under the height that would require an aircraft warning light.

The drop sequence is randomised, so it isn't the same every time.

Ride facts

About 8 minutes including boarding · Height requirement 40 in (102 cm) · Seating: elevator rows of ~3-4 · Lightning Lane: Tier 1