Hollywood Studios Today
September 02, 2026 · Wednesday
Moderate Crowds Expected
Hollywood Studios expects moderate crowds on September 02, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 28 min minutes across 9 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 56 min minutes.
28 min
Avg Predicted Wait
56 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 4 PM (avg 44 min)
9
Rides Tracked
Today's Strategy
- Resort guests: arrive for Early Entry at 8 AM (avg 31 min). Everyone else: aim for 4 PM (44 min).
- Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
- Consider Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash — predicted 56+ min wait.
- Wednesdays tend to be lighter — good day for headliners.
⏱ Rope Drop Pick
Early Theme Park Entry
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
17 min
vs 51 min peak
Save 29 min
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Sunset Boulevard
35 min
vs 66 min peak
Save 25 min
All Guests
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
30 min
vs 51 min peak
Save 16 min
⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break
Peak Window
11 AM - 2 PM
Avg 51 min waits
Hotel Break
11 AM - 2 PM
Headliner waits average 51 min (11 AM-2 PM) vs 42 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.
🎆 Event Windows
Hollygroove Swingin’ · 2 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
51 → 41 min (-10)
Meet Edna Mode at the Edna Mode Experience · 2 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
51 → 41 min (-10)
First Order Searches for the Resistance · 2 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
51 → 41 min (-10)
🍴 Dining Strategy
Eat lunch at 12 PM (headliners at 52 min), then ride at 10 AM (45 min) — save 30 min across top rides. Eat dinner at 7 PM (45 min), then ride at 4 PM (41 min) — save 23 min.
Lunch
Eat at
12 PM
52 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
10 AM
45 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Slinky Dog Dash
78 min
→
62 min
(-16)
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
62 min
→
54 min
(-8)
Toy Story Mania!
45 min
→
39 min
(-6)
Total saved: 30 min
Dinner
Eat at
7 PM
45 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
4 PM
41 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
49 min
→
35 min
(-14)
Slinky Dog Dash
69 min
→
63 min
(-6)
Alien Swirling Saucers
25 min
→
22 min
(-3)
Total saved: 23 min
Hollywood Studios — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour
Ride-by-Ride Predictions
Prediction Accuracy (So Far)
38%
Accurate
Our predictions were 38% accurate so far today at Hollywood Studios, with an average error of 11 minutes across 8 rides tracked.
A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.
Daily Average by Ride 8 rides
| Ride | Predicted | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | 40m | 29m | 11m off |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | 35m | 16m | 19m off |
| Toy Story Mania! | 29m | 23m | ✓ |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | 27m | 11m | 16m off |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ | 25m | 13m | 12m off |
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | 19m | 5m | 14m off |
| Alien Swirling Saucers | 15m | 5m | ✓ |
| Star Tours – The Adventures Continue | 5m | 5m | ✓ |
Biggest miss: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (predicted 35m, actual 16m).
Hourly Breakdown 2 hours
How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.
| Hour | Accuracy | Avg Error | Rides |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 25% | 25m | 8 |
| 8 PM | 25% | 20m | 8 |
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith 11m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 65m | 28m | 37m |
| 8 PM | 51m | 31m | 20m |
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 19m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 53m | 19m | 34m |
| 8 PM | 44m | 10m | 34m |
Toy Story Mania! 6m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 43m | 33m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 31m | 5m | 26m |
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 16m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 48m | 11m | 37m |
| 8 PM | 32m | 10m | 22m |
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 12m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 44m | 13m | 31m |
| 8 PM | 36m | 13m | 23m |
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 14m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 35m | 5m | 30m |
| 8 PM | 25m | 5m | 20m |
Alien Swirling Saucers 10m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 26m | 5m | 21m |
| 8 PM | 15m | 5m | ✓ |
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 0m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
Based on 178,955 data points collected every 5 minutes.
Last updated: 06:22 AM ET.