All time
Slinky Dog Dash has the longest average wait at Disney Hollywood Studios, at 70 minutes, followed by Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (70 minutes) and The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (49 minutes). 4 of the 15 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance sees the longest peak waits at Disney Hollywood Studios, with its daily maximum averaging 99 minutes, ahead of Slinky Dog Dash (97 minutes) and The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror (82 minutes).
Disney Hollywood Studios is usually quietest in September, when crowd levels average as low as 28%. The busiest month tends to be March, at around 66%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 58 |
| Feb | 65 |
| Mar | 66 |
| Apr | 55 |
| May | 49 |
| Jun | 54 |
| Jul | 52 |
| Aug | 44 |
| Sep | 28 |
| Oct | 47 |
| Nov | 53 |
| Dec | 61 |
Wednesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Disney Hollywood Studios, averaging 47% compared with 57% on Monday. Weekdays and weekends are similarly busy.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 52 |
| Mon | 57 |
| Tue | 53 |
| Wed | 47 |
| Thu | 50 |
| Fri | 55 |
| Sat | 51 |
So far in 2026, crowd levels at Disney Hollywood Studios are similar to the same point in 2025 (33% compared with 32%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 76%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| ⏰ Early Entry | 49 |
| 🎟️ Special Ticketed Event | 35 |
| 🌙 Extended Evening | 34 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 27, 2018 | 100 |
| December 28, 2018 | 99 |
| December 29, 2018 | 99 |
| December 30, 2018 | 99 |
| December 26, 2018 | 99 |
| November 20, 2018 | 99 |
| December 27, 2017 | 99 |
| November 19, 2018 | 99 |
| December 29, 2017 | 99 |
| November 21, 2018 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 09, 2024 | 0 |
| October 07, 2014 | 0 |
| September 29, 2014 | 0 |
| September 22, 2014 | 0 |
| October 01, 2014 | 0 |
| September 11, 2014 | 0 |
| September 18, 2014 | 0 |
| November 20, 2014 | 0 |
| September 13, 2014 | 0 |
| September 15, 2014 | 0 |