Hollywood Studios Today
July 19, 2026 · Sunday
Very High Crowds Expected
Hollywood Studios expects very high crowds on July 19, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 40 min minutes across 10 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 80 min minutes.
40 min
Avg Predicted Wait
80 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 9 AM (avg 39 min)
10
Rides Tracked
Today's Strategy
- Resort guests: arrive for Early Entry at 8 AM (avg 31 min). Everyone else: aim for 9 AM (39 min).
- Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
- Consider Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash — predicted 80+ 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
18 min
vs 49 min peak
Save 26 min
Toy Story Mania!
Toy Story Land
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
22 min
vs 47 min peak
Save 18 min
All Guests
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
Sunset Boulevard
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
19 min
vs 49 min peak
Save 25 min
⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break
Peak Window
11 AM - 2 PM
Avg 48 min waits
Hotel Break
11 AM - 2 PM
Headliner waits average 48 min (11 AM-2 PM) vs 39 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.
🎆 Event Windows
Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular! · 3 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
42 → 29 min (-13)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
58 → 48 min (-10)
Hollygroove Swingin’ · 3 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
42 → 29 min (-13)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
58 → 48 min (-10)
Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After · 3 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
42 → 29 min (-13)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
58 → 48 min (-10)
🍴 Dining Strategy
Eat lunch at 11 AM (headliners at 48 min), then ride at 10 AM (45 min) — save 19 min across top rides. Eat dinner at 4 PM (41 min), then ride at 5 PM (40 min) — save 10 min.
Lunch
Eat at
11 AM
48 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
10 AM
45 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Slinky Dog Dash
67 min
→
60 min
(-7)
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
49 min
→
43 min
(-6)
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
61 min
→
55 min
(-6)
Total saved: 19 min
Dinner
Eat at
4 PM
41 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
5 PM
40 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
25 min
→
21 min
(-4)
Alien Swirling Saucers
22 min
→
19 min
(-3)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
46 min
→
43 min
(-3)
Total saved: 10 min
📈 Wait Time Escalation
How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
MULTIPASS
+24 min in 3h
Park Open
19
min
+1h
43
min
+2h
49
min
+3h
43
min
Hollywood Studios — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour
Ride-by-Ride Predictions
Prediction Accuracy (So Far)
30%
Accurate
Our predictions were 30% accurate so far today at Hollywood Studios, with an average error of 12 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 | 80m | 63m | 17m off |
| Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | 61m | 49m | 12m off |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | 49m | 60m | 11m off |
| Toy Story Mania! | 46m | 32m | 14m off |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ | 42m | 23m | 19m off |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | 38m | 30m | ✓ |
| Alien Swirling Saucers | 35m | 13m | 22m off |
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | 32m | 15m | 17m off |
| Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| Star Tours – The Adventures Continue | 6m | 6m | ✓ |
Biggest miss: Alien Swirling Saucers (predicted 35m, actual 13m).
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 | 50% | 14m | 10 |
| 8 PM | 38% | 16m | 8 |
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Slinky Dog Dash 17m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 65m | 64m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 53m | 40m | 13m |
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith 12m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 95m | 49m | 46m |
| 8 PM | 83m | 45m | 38m |
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 11m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 42m | 60m | 18m |
Toy Story Mania! 14m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 43m | 32m | 11m |
| 8 PM | 30m | 20m | ✓ |
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 19m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 45m | 24m | 21m |
| 8 PM | 37m | 13m | 24m |
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 8m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 41m | 31m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 30m | 10m | 20m |
Alien Swirling Saucers 22m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 22m | 13m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 12m | 5m | ✓ |
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run 17m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 33m | 15m | 18m |
| 8 PM | 25m | 10m | 15m |
Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue 0m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 6m | 6m | ✓ |
| 8 PM | 6m | 5m | ✓ |
Based on 422,798 data points collected every 5 minutes.
Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier.
Last updated: 12:40 AM ET.