Star Tours Wait Times Are Cratering This September: How to Play It

Published September 17, 2026

If there is one universal truth about Disney’s Hollywood Studios, it is that the park lacks high-capacity, low-wait attractions. The lineup is incredibly top-heavy: you have mega-headliners like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash pulling hour-plus lines, and very little in the middle.

But if you are visiting this September, the data points to one massive, air-conditioned exception. Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is currently posting some of the lowest wait times in the entire park.

Here is what the numbers look like right now, and the smart way to fit this classic simulator into your Hollywood Studios itinerary.

The Data: September’s Walk-On Window

September is historically one of the lowest-crowd months at Walt Disney World, and Hollywood Studios wait times reflect that across the board. But Star Tours is seeing a particularly sharp drop.

Based on recent predicted wait data, the average wait time for Star Tours across the day is just 7 minutes.

The daily peak barely registers: you will see the highest typical wait around 11:00 AM, but even then it tops out at roughly 11 minutes. If you hit the ride early around 9:00 AM, it drops to a staggering 5 minutes—effectively the time it takes to walk through the queue and wait for the next set of doors to open.

For context, other Hollywood Studios rides are still commanding real time. While Star Tours hovers under 10 minutes, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run are averaging around 45 to 47 minutes, and Slinky Dog Dash remains much higher. Star Tours is your easiest win of the day.

Why You Should Never Rope Drop Star Tours

With waits this low, your morning strategy should be obvious: completely ignore Star Tours for the first two hours of the day.

The first hour a park is open is the cheapest hour of the entire day. Standby lines at headliners are a fraction of what they will be by lunchtime. If you have Early Theme Park Entry, you need to be rushing to Slinky Dog Dash, Tower of Terror, or Rise of the Resistance.

Spending your lowest-wait window of the day on a ride that will only be a 7-minute wait at 2:00 PM is bad Disney math. Walk right past the AT-AT walker in the morning and save it for later.

The Lightning Lane Multi Pass Strategy

Star Tours is included in Lightning Lane Multi Pass, but it is a terrible use of your initial advance selections.

Remember how Multi Pass works: you book an initial set of selections days in advance, and then once you redeem one in the park, you can book another. Because Hollywood Studios operates on a tiered system for advance bookings, you need to be targeting high-demand rides like Slinky Dog Dash or Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway first.

Do not waste an initial pick on Star Tours. Instead, treat it as a “refill.” Later in the afternoon, when you have burned through your morning Lightning Lanes and need something immediate, Star Tours will almost always have instant return times available. Tap in, bypass the 10-minute standby line, and immediately book your next ride.

Why It Is Worth Riding Twice

Because the wait times are hovering around 7 minutes all day, Star Tours is one of the few rides at Walt Disney World that you can easily loop without burning your entire afternoon.

And unlike most Disney attractions, it is actually designed to be ridden multiple times. The sequences are randomized, meaning the opening scene, the primary destination, the hologram transmission, and the finale change from ride to ride. You might get intercepted by Kylo Ren and end up underwater on Naboo, or you might get stopped by Darth Vader before crashing into a comet on the way to Coruscant.

When lines are this short in September, you can walk off, hop right back into the standby queue, and experience a completely different storyline 10 minutes later. For Star Wars fans, it is a phenomenal value for your time.

The Perfect Mid-Day Break

Because the wait peaks at a measly 11 minutes around 11:00 AM and softens again in the afternoon, Star Tours is the ultimate mid-day filler.

Hollywood Studios is a hot, concrete-heavy park with notoriously little shade. The Star Tours queue is entirely indoors, heavily themed, and blasting with air conditioning. When your group hits the 2:00 PM wall and needs a break from the Florida sun, this is where you go. You get a solid 20 minutes out of the heat between the queue, the pre-show, and the ride itself.

Let the Data Guide Your Day

You do not have to guess when to ride. SupaPark’s live wait times and best-time-to-ride forecaster will show you exactly when Star Tours—and every other ride at Hollywood Studios—is hitting its daily low.

If you want to pull off a flawless park day, rely on data instead of hope. The free tier gives you access to live waits, the forecaster, the crowd calendar, and over 240 insider guides at supapark.com. And if you upgrade to a paid tier, SupaPark’s live alerts will ping you the second a major ride drops to a walk-on or a hard-to-get dining reservation opens up, so you can grab it in My Disney Experience before anyone else notices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Star Tours included in Lightning Lane Multi Pass?

Yes, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is a Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction. However, because its standby waits are typically under 10 minutes in September, you should save your initial advance selections for headliners and only book Star Tours as a same-day refill.

What is the best time of day to ride Star Tours?

While waits are lowest right at park open (around 5 minutes at 9:00 AM), the smart move is to ride in the afternoon. Early morning time is too valuable to spend on a ride that only peaks at an 11-minute wait mid-day.

Can Star Tours cause motion sickness?

Yes, Star Tours is a 3D motion simulator that can trigger motion sickness for sensitive riders. If you are prone to nausea on screens or simulators, you may want to skip this attraction while the rest of your party rides.

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