Smugglers Run Lightning Lane Gone by 8:17 AM

By · Adult Disney · Wisconsin

Published October 9, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026

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SupaPark’s live data showed Friday, October 9, that Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ran out of Lightning Lane availability at 8:17 AM ET. As of Friday, October 9, that first sellout was 1h 42m earlier than its trailing 15-day average first-sellout time of 9:59 AM ET.

The reading comes from SupaPark’s live Lightning Lane availability tracking, which uses per-minute polling. The measurement is the day’s first sellout event, not a Disney announcement.

That matters because Smugglers Run is often treated like the flexible Star Wars pick: useful, popular, but not always the first thing guests protect. On October 9, SupaPark’s tracking showed that waiting until midmorning was already too late for the first wave of Lightning Lane availability.

The number does not mean the attraction closed, and it does not say the standby queue was unavailable. It only describes Lightning Lane availability at the measured first sellout time.

What we know

What’s not confirmed

Disney has not announced a reason for the earlier sellout in the facts available here.

SupaPark’s live data does not establish whether more Lightning Lane availability refilled later in the day, whether the attraction’s standby wait changed at the same time, or whether the sellout pattern will repeat on future dates.

No price, park-wide crowd level, attraction downtime, or return-window detail was included in the measured facts.

What it means for your trip

If Smugglers Run is on your Hollywood Studios priority list, do not treat it like a casual later pick on a busy-feeling morning. The safer move is to lock in your most important Lightning Lane selections early, then watch for refills instead of assuming availability will still be sitting there after breakfast.

For Star Wars-heavy plans, this also makes your backup order matter. If Rise of the Resistance is your big-ticket ride and Smugglers Run is your next Galaxy’s Edge move, protect both windows before stacking lower-priority attractions elsewhere in the park.

If you miss the first wave, do not refresh all day by hand. SupaPark can watch Lightning Lane refill patterns and alert you when a slot becomes bookable, then you confirm it yourself in My Disney Experience.

Keep planning: Hollywood Studios After Hours Is Best for Ride-First Guests

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SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.

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