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October 16, 2026 · Friday
Very High Crowds Expected

Hollywood Studios expects very high crowds on October 16, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 59 min minutes across 10 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 114 min minutes.

59 min
Avg Predicted Wait
114 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 9 AM (avg 35 min)
10
Rides Tracked

Today's Strategy

  • Resort guests: arrive for Early Entry at 8 AM (avg 24 min). Everyone else: aim for 9 AM (35 min).
  • Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
  • Consider Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash — predicted 114+ min wait.

⏱ 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
14 min
vs 49 min peak
Save 30 min
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
31 min
vs 67 min peak
Save 30 min
All Guests
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
14 min
vs 49 min peak
Save 30 min
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
31 min
vs 67 min peak
Save 30 min

⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break

Peak Window
12 PM - 3 PM
Avg 52 min waits
Hotel Break
12 PM - 3 PM
Headliner waits average 52 min (12 PM-3 PM) vs 46 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.

🍴 Dining Strategy

Eat lunch at 12 PM (headliners typically 53 min), then ride at 3 PM (48 min): about 5 min less per headliner. Eat dinner at 6 PM (headliners typically 53 min), then ride at 8 PM (47 min): about 6 min less per headliner.
Lunch
Eat at
12 PM
53 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
3 PM
48 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Alien Swirling Saucers 37 min → 28 min (-9)
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 44 min → 36 min (-8)
Toy Story Mania! 49 min → 42 min (-7)
About 5 min less per headliner ride
Dinner
Eat at
6 PM
53 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
8 PM
47 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Slinky Dog Dash 79 min → 67 min (-12)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 59 min → 50 min (-9)
Alien Swirling Saucers 33 min → 25 min (-8)
About 6 min less per headliner ride

📈 Wait Time Escalation

How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ MULTIPASS
+35 min in 3h
Park Open
14
min
+1h
32
min
+2h
42
min
+3h
49
min
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets MULTIPASS
+31 min in 3h
Park Open
31
min
+1h
44
min
+2h
54
min
+3h
62
min
Alien Swirling Saucers MULTIPASS
+29 min in 3h
Park Open
7
min
+1h
18
min
+2h
31
min
+3h
36
min
Toy Story Mania! MULTIPASS
+26 min in 3h
Park Open
25
min
+1h
38
min
+2h
45
min
+3h
51
min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run MULTIPASS
+26 min in 3h
Park Open
16
min
+1h
24
min
+2h
40
min
+3h
42
min

Hollywood Studios — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour

Ride-by-Ride Predictions

1
Slinky Dog Dash · 2 min ride
114
min predicted
2
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets · 2 min ride
84
min predicted
3
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance · 18 min ride
76
min predicted
4
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ · 4 min ride
72
min predicted
5
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway · 5 min ride
68
min predicted
6
Toy Story Mania! · 7 min ride
66
min predicted
7
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run · 5 min ride
48
min predicted
8
Alien Swirling Saucers · 2 min ride
43
min predicted
9
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue · 5 min ride
11
min predicted
10
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie · 10 min ride
11
min predicted

Prediction Accuracy (So Far)

30%
Accurate

Our predictions were 30% accurate so far today at Hollywood Studios, with an average error of 15 minutes across 10 rides tracked.

A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.

Daily Average by Ride 10 rides
Ride Predicted Actual Diff
Slinky Dog Dash 114m 73m 41m off
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 84m 56m 28m off
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 76m 77m ✓
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 72m 49m 23m off
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 68m 55m 13m off
Toy Story Mania! 66m 52m 14m off
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 48m 37m 11m off
Alien Swirling Saucers 43m 30m 13m off
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 11m 10m ✓
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie 11m 10m ✓

Biggest miss: Slinky Dog Dash (predicted 114m, actual 73m).

Hourly Breakdown 10 hours

How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.

Hour Accuracy Avg Error Rides
8 AM 89% 3m 9
9 AM 67% 7m 9
10 AM 70% 8m 10
11 AM 70% 7m 10
12 PM 80% 9m 10
1 PM 70% 8m 10
2 PM 80% 7m 10
3 PM 80% 6m 10
4 PM 70% 8m 10
8 PM 56% 16m 9
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Slinky Dog Dash 41m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 55m 75m 20m
9 AM 67m 74m ✓
10 AM 65m 72m ✓
11 AM 70m 80m ✓
12 PM 80m 75m ✓
1 PM 76m 62m 14m
2 PM 77m 68m ✓
3 PM 80m 76m ✓
4 PM 77m 80m ✓
8 PM 74m 61m 13m
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 28m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 34m 36m ✓
9 AM 48m 51m ✓
10 AM 59m 46m 13m
11 AM 68m 65m ✓
12 PM 67m 58m ✓
1 PM 65m 61m ✓
2 PM 70m 56m 14m
3 PM 66m 65m ✓
4 PM 74m 69m ✓
8 PM 77m 10m 67m
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
10 AM 59m 88m 29m
11 AM 62m 69m ✓
12 PM 72m 72m ✓
1 PM 72m 97m 25m
2 PM 74m 79m ✓
3 PM 65m 75m ✓
4 PM 62m 80m 18m
8 PM 56m 33m 23m
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 23m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 15m 15m ✓
9 AM 35m 48m 13m
10 AM 46m 44m ✓
11 AM 54m 48m ✓
12 PM 48m 65m 17m
1 PM 44m 47m ✓
2 PM 49m 46m ✓
3 PM 49m 51m ✓
4 PM 45m 72m 27m
8 PM 58m 57m ✓
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 13m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 29m 26m ✓
9 AM 42m 42m ✓
10 AM 51m 63m 12m
11 AM 56m 41m 15m
12 PM 54m 62m ✓
1 PM 50m 65m 15m
2 PM 52m 67m 15m
3 PM 47m 65m 18m
4 PM 47m 55m ✓
8 PM 45m 39m ✓
Toy Story Mania! 14m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 27m 26m ✓
9 AM 42m 37m ✓
10 AM 50m 48m ✓
11 AM 56m 70m 14m
12 PM 54m 90m 36m
1 PM 50m 48m ✓
2 PM 57m 48m ✓
3 PM 46m 59m 13m
4 PM 51m 46m ✓
8 PM 49m 34m 15m
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 11m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 17m 19m ✓
9 AM 26m 43m 17m
10 AM 44m 38m ✓
11 AM 46m 35m 11m
12 PM 48m 54m ✓
1 PM 44m 38m ✓
2 PM 42m 36m ✓
3 PM 40m 36m ✓
4 PM 29m 41m 12m
8 PM 26m 21m ✓
Alien Swirling Saucers 13m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 8m 8m ✓
9 AM 20m 31m 11m
10 AM 34m 35m ✓
11 AM 39m 39m ✓
12 PM 40m 33m ✓
1 PM 34m 36m ✓
2 PM 35m 27m ✓
3 PM 31m 37m ✓
4 PM 25m 29m ✓
8 PM 27m 21m ✓
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 6m 9m ✓
10 AM 10m 15m ✓
11 AM 11m 14m ✓
12 PM 12m 12m ✓
1 PM 9m 13m ✓
2 PM 8m 10m ✓
3 PM 8m 6m ✓
4 PM 6m 7m ✓
8 PM 10m 5m ✓
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 11m 10m ✓
9 AM 11m 10m ✓
10 AM 11m 10m ✓
11 AM 11m 10m ✓
12 PM 11m 10m ✓
1 PM 11m 10m ✓
2 PM 11m 10m ✓
3 PM 11m 10m ✓
4 PM 11m 10m ✓
Based on 65,672 data points collected every 5 minutes. Last updated: 05:01 PM ET.

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