Tower of Terror Lightning Lane Gone by 7 AM Saturday
Published October 17, 2026
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The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ran out of Lightning Lane availability at 7:00 AM ET on Saturday, October 17, according to SupaPark’s own live park-operations tracking. That is the earliest sellout SupaPark has measured for the ride in the five weeks it has tracked it; the previous earliest was 7:09 AM ET.
As of Saturday, October 17 at 8:09 AM ET, the ride’s same-weekday average sellout time over that five-week span is 12:52 PM ET — meaning availability today disappeared nearly six hours ahead of its typical Saturday pattern.
The 7:00 AM ET figure matters because that is the same hour the advance Lightning Lane Multi Pass booking window opens each day. A sellout logged at 7:00 AM means availability was gone essentially as the window opened, not drained gradually through the morning.
These numbers come from SupaPark’s per-ride daily sellout record, the same measurement behind SupaPark’s sellout-time pages. They are direct observations of availability, not a Disney statement.
What we know
- The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror (Disney’s Hollywood Studios) — Lightning Lane availability sold out at 7:00 AM ET on Saturday, October 17.
- Previous earliest sellout in SupaPark’s five weeks of tracking for this ride: 7:09 AM ET.
- Same-weekday (Saturday) average sellout time over that span: 12:52 PM ET.
- Measurement timestamp: Saturday, October 17, 8:09 AM ET.
What’s not confirmed
SupaPark’s data records when availability ran out, not why. Disney has not announced any change to Lightning Lane Multi Pass capacity, tiering, or allocation at Hollywood Studios, and nothing in the measurement indicates whether today is a one-off spike or the start of a pattern. Five weeks of tracking is a short baseline — treat the 12:52 PM ET average as a recent trend, not a long-term norm.
What our data shows
- SupaPark’s forecast model puts The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror’s typical predicted wait around 39 minutes across the day (checked 2026-10-17).
- Measured average wait over the last 7 tracked days: about 48 minutes.
What it means for your trip
- Tower of Terror is a Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction at Hollywood Studios, not Single Pass — so it competes directly with your other Multi Pass picks. If it’s a priority, make it one of your initial advance selections the moment your window opens at 7:00 AM ET (7 days before arrival for Disney resort guests, 3 days for off-site), not something you plan to add mid-day.
- A 7:00 AM sellout means the “I’ll grab it after I redeem my first pass” approach failed today. Build your Hollywood Studios morning around rope-dropping Tower of Terror in standby instead, and spend your Multi Pass selections on attractions that hold availability longer.
- The ride has a 40-inch height requirement, so families with a child under that shouldn’t spend a selection on it at all — use Rider Switch with a standby wait if only part of the group is riding.
- Availability does come back when guests cancel or Disney releases more. SupaPark’s Lightning Lane refill alerts ping you the second it reopens; you confirm the booking in My Disney Experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time did Tower of Terror’s Lightning Lane sell out today?
SupaPark’s tracking recorded the sellout at 7:00 AM ET on Saturday, October 17 — the earliest in the five weeks it has tracked the ride.
Is Tower of Terror Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Single Pass?
It’s part of Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so it’s included in your Multi Pass purchase rather than bought à la carte.
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