Key Takeaways
- Quietest months: September, August and May. Busiest: February, March and January.
- Quietest day of the week: Sunday, at 45%. Busiest: Friday, at 58%.
- October half-term averaged 34%, February half-term 76%, against a park average of 52%.
- Queues are shortest in the evening and longest in the morning and middle of the day.
Hollywood Studios crowd levels by month
The table shows Hollywood Studios' average crowd level for each month from 2022 to 2025, on Queue-Times' 0 to 100% scale where higher means busier. The park's average across all four years was 52%.
| Month | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | Busier |
| February | 64% | Busier |
| March | 64% | Busier |
| April | 55% | About average |
| May | 46% | Quieter |
| June | 53% | About average |
| July | 50% | About average |
| August | 44% | Quieter |
| September | 32% | Much quieter |
| October | 47% | Quieter |
| November | 49% | About average |
| December | 56% | About average |
Hollywood Studios follows the same shape as Magic Kingdom: a busy start to the year and a quiet late summer. September was its quietest month at 32%, and February its busiest at 64%.
The best and worst days of the week
| Day | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 54% | About average |
| Tuesday | 56% | Busier |
| Wednesday | 48% | About average |
| Thursday | 54% | About average |
| Friday | 58% | Busier |
| Saturday | 47% | Quieter |
| Sunday | 45% | Quieter |
Sunday was the quietest day at 45%, and Friday the busiest at 58%.
The quietest and busiest weeks of the year
Averaged over 2022 to 2025, these were Hollywood Studios' five quietest and five busiest weeks. Dates are shown for 2025; in other years the same weeks start a day or two earlier or later.
Quietest weeks
- 25 to 31 August: 23%
- 1 to 7 September: 20%
- 8 to 14 September: 32%
- 22 to 28 September: 34%
- 27 October to 2 November: 32%
Busiest weeks
- 17 to 23 February: 76%
- 10 to 16 March: 72%
- 24 to 30 March: 73%
- 22 to 28 December: 78%
- 30 December to 5 January: 84%
Hollywood Studios in the UK school holidays
UK school holiday dates vary by area and year, so these are the typical weeks. Averages cover 2022 to 2025.
| UK holiday | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| February half-term (mid February) | 76% | Much busier |
| Easter holidays (the week either side of Easter Sunday) | 69% | Much busier |
| May half-term (the late May bank holiday week) | 49% | About average |
| Summer holidays (late July and August) | 47% | Quieter |
| October half-term (late October) | 34% | Much quieter |
| Christmas (20 to 31 December) | 75% | Much busier |
October half-term is again the pick of the UK school holidays, at 34%. February half-term (76%) and Christmas (75%) are the ones to avoid if you can.
The best time of day
Across the day, Hollywood Studios' queues in the morning run about 4% longer than its daily average, at midday about 11% longer, and in the evening about 16% shorter.
Hollywood Studios is a small park with a handful of very popular rides, so queues build early and stay long through the middle of the day. The evening is when they drop.
How long are the queues for the big rides?
Average posted wait in 2025 for Hollywood Studios' longest queues, with 2019 alongside where the ride was open. Posted waits are the times the park displays at the entrance to each queue, averaged across every day of the year.
| Ride | Average posted wait, 2025 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Slinky Dog Dash | 59 min | 80 min |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | 52 min | Not open |
| The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure | 49 min | Not open |
| Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets | 35 min | 73 min |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | 34 min | Not open |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | 29 min | 69 min |
All 3 of these rides that were open in 2019 had a shorter average posted wait in 2025.
Slinky Dog Dash averaged 59 minutes in 2025, down from 80 minutes in 2019.
Is Hollywood Studios getting busier?
| Year | Average crowd level |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 59% |
| 2021 | 53% |
| 2022 | 76% |
| 2023 | 57% |
| 2024 | 45% |
| 2025 | 31% |
Hollywood Studios' average crowd level was highest in 2022, at 76%, and was 31% in 2025. 2020 is left out because the parks were closed for months that year. So far in 2026 (January to August), the average is 34%, against 33% for the same months of 2025.
Tickets for Hollywood Studios
All four Disney theme parks are included in the Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket, from £522.83 per adult for 2027 travel, which gives any 14 days of theme park entry within an 18-day window from the start date you choose. It includes park hopping and both Disney water parks. For travel before the end of 2026, the 2026 edition is from £580.27 per adult. With 14 days to use, you can pick the quieter days for each park from the tables above. Every Disney ticket we sell is on our Walt Disney World tickets page.
How we measured this
Crowd levels are the daily 0 to 100% crowd level published by Queue-Times for each day Hollywood Studios was open from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025, 1,458 days in all, averaged by month, weekday and week. Ride waits are average posted standby waits for each year. We update this page each month; the data runs to 1 September 2026. For today's queues, see Hollywood Studios wait times on ParkPulse.
More on timing a Disney trip: the best time to visit Disney World from the UK and our Orlando crowd calendar. Crowd calendars for the other Disney parks: Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom.
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