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October 17, 2026 · Saturday
Very High Crowds Expected

Hollywood Studios expects very high crowds on October 17, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 54 min minutes across 10 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 95 min minutes.

54 min
Avg Predicted Wait
95 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 9 AM (avg 34 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 (34 min).
  • Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
  • Consider Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash — predicted 95+ min wait.
  • Saturdays are the busiest — prioritize rope drop and use Lightning Lane strategically.

⏱ Rope Drop Pick

Early Theme Park Entry
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
27 min
vs 69 min peak
Save 36 min
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
19 min
vs 57 min peak
Save 33 min
All Guests
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
27 min
vs 69 min peak
Save 36 min
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
19 min
vs 57 min peak
Save 33 min

⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break

Peak Window
11 AM - 2 PM
Avg 53 min waits
Hotel Break
11 AM - 2 PM
Headliner waits average 53 min (11 AM-2 PM) vs 41 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.

🍴 Dining Strategy

Eat lunch at 12 PM (headliners typically 56 min), then ride at 3 PM (47 min): about 9 min less per headliner. Eat dinner at 6 PM (headliners typically 47 min), then ride at 8 PM (37 min): about 10 min less per headliner.
Lunch
Eat at
12 PM
56 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
3 PM
47 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 57 min → 45 min (-12)
Alien Swirling Saucers 35 min → 23 min (-12)
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 45 min → 34 min (-11)
About 9 min less per headliner ride
Dinner
Eat at
6 PM
47 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
8 PM
37 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Toy Story Mania! 48 min → 31 min (-17)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 59 min → 43 min (-16)
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 66 min → 54 min (-12)
About 10 min less per headliner ride

📈 Wait Time Escalation

How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets MULTIPASS
+41 min in 3h
Park Open
27
min
+1h
48
min
+2h
57
min
+3h
68
min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run MULTIPASS
+29 min in 3h
Park Open
14
min
+1h
23
min
+2h
40
min
+3h
43
min
Alien Swirling Saucers MULTIPASS
+29 min in 3h
Park Open
6
min
+1h
17
min
+2h
30
min
+3h
35
min
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ MULTIPASS
+28 min in 3h
Park Open
19
min
+1h
31
min
+2h
40
min
+3h
47
min
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway MULTIPASS
+27 min in 3h
Park Open
22
min
+1h
38
min
+2h
47
min
+3h
49
min

Hollywood Studios — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour

Ride-by-Ride Predictions

1
Slinky Dog Dash · 2 min ride
95
min predicted
2
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance · 18 min ride
81
min predicted
3
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets · 2 min ride
81
min predicted
4
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway · 5 min ride
61
min predicted
5
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ · 4 min ride
61
min predicted
6
Toy Story Mania! · 7 min ride
57
min predicted
7
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run · 5 min ride
43
min predicted
8
Alien Swirling Saucers · 2 min ride
34
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)

40%
Accurate

Our predictions were 40% accurate so far today at Hollywood Studios, with an average error of 13 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 95m 66m 29m off
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 81m 59m 22m off
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 81m 55m 26m off
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 61m 60m ✓
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 61m 44m 17m off
Toy Story Mania! 57m 42m 15m off
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 43m 30m 13m off
Alien Swirling Saucers 34m 35m ✓
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 11m 8m ✓
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie 11m 10m ✓

Biggest miss: Slinky Dog Dash (predicted 95m, actual 66m).

Hourly Breakdown 6 hours

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

Hour Accuracy Avg Error Rides
8 AM 100% 3m 9
9 AM 89% 5m 9
10 AM 44% 14m 9
11 AM 78% 6m 9
12 PM 50% 10m 10
8 PM 78% 6m 9
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Slinky Dog Dash 29m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 65m 62m ✓
9 AM 65m 68m ✓
12 PM 83m 81m ✓
8 PM 62m 54m ✓
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 22m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 36m 36m ✓
9 AM 52m 47m ✓
10 AM 59m 73m 14m
11 AM 64m 77m 13m
12 PM 68m 70m ✓
8 PM 48m 48m ✓
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 26m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 29m 22m ✓
9 AM 52m 43m ✓
10 AM 62m 70m ✓
11 AM 74m 73m ✓
12 PM 76m 57m 19m
8 PM 59m 65m ✓
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
10 AM 52m 37m 15m
11 AM 54m 74m 20m
12 PM 56m 67m 11m
8 PM 38m 46m ✓
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 17m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 21m 17m ✓
9 AM 34m 29m ✓
10 AM 44m 65m 21m
11 AM 52m 51m ✓
12 PM 63m 49m 14m
8 PM 44m 55m 11m
Toy Story Mania! 15m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 26m 22m ✓
9 AM 38m 43m ✓
10 AM 52m 48m ✓
11 AM 54m 58m ✓
12 PM 58m 42m 16m
8 PM 34m 37m ✓
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 13m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 15m 14m ✓
9 AM 26m 27m ✓
10 AM 44m 58m 14m
11 AM 48m 45m ✓
12 PM 50m 26m 24m
8 PM 21m 10m 11m
Alien Swirling Saucers 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 7m 8m ✓
9 AM 19m 31m 12m
10 AM 33m 77m 44m
11 AM 38m 46m ✓
12 PM 38m 30m ✓
8 PM 18m 22m ✓
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 3m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 8m 11m ✓
11 AM 12m 15m ✓
12 PM 13m 6m ✓
8 PM 6m 5m ✓
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 0m 10m ✓
9 AM 11m 10m ✓
10 AM 11m 10m ✓
11 AM 11m 10m ✓
12 PM 11m 10m ✓
Based on 65,865 data points collected every 5 minutes. Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier. Last updated: 12:50 PM ET.

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