Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Wait Times at Hollywood Studios

Hollywood StudiosEcho Lakemotion_simulator40″ minimumLL Multi Pass5 min long
5 minTypicalSaturday median · first-paint state
Best window on Saturday, Oct 31: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM · around 5 min typical

Snapshot as of Saturday, Oct 31, 12:52 AM ET — typical Saturday patterns; live waits load from the API when available.

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Hollywood Studios

When to go

TypicalSaturdays, Jul 2, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026
Go 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM · ~5 minGo 1:30 PM – 9:45 PM · ~5 min

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is typically best between 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM, when waits are around 5 minutes.

Typical Saturday waits by hour

Typicalp25–p75 band, Jul 2, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026
8:30 AM11:15 AM2:00 PM4:45 PM7:30 PM
Table: typical Saturday band by 15-minute slot
Typical Saturday p25–p75 band (Jul 2, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026), in minutes.
TimeObservedTypical p25–p75
8:30 AM—5–5 min (n=188)
8:45 AM—5–5 min (n=249)
9:00 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
9:15 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
9:30 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
9:45 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
10:00 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
10:15 AM—5–10 min (n=253)
10:30 AM—5–5 min (n=256)
10:45 AM—5–5 min (n=253)
11:00 AM—5–5 min (n=255)
11:15 AM—5–15 min (n=255)
11:30 AM—5–20 min (n=255)
11:45 AM—5–20 min (n=255)
12:00 PM—5–15 min (n=255)
12:15 PM—5–15 min (n=255)
12:30 PM—5–15 min (n=255)
12:45 PM—10–15 min (n=255)
1:00 PM—5–15 min (n=255)
1:15 PM—5–10 min (n=255)
1:30 PM—5–10 min (n=255)
1:45 PM—5–10 min (n=255)
2:00 PM—5–10 min (n=255)
2:15 PM—5–10 min (n=255)
2:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
2:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
3:00 PM—5–5 min (n=253)
3:15 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
3:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
3:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
4:00 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
4:15 PM—5–5 min (n=254)
4:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
4:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
5:00 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
5:15 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
5:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
5:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
6:00 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
6:15 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
6:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
6:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
7:00 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
7:15 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
7:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
7:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
8:00 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
8:15 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
8:30 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
8:45 PM—5–5 min (n=255)
9:00 PM—5–5 min (n=117)
9:15 PM—5–5 min (n=90)
9:30 PM—5–5 min (n=66)

Pick your day & hour

Typicalmedian by weekday × hour
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat*
12 AM3 PM11 PM
lighterheavier · hover a cell for minutes
Lightest & heaviest hour by weekday
  • Sun: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest noon (6 min)
  • Mon: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest 11 AM (6 min)
  • Tue: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest noon (6 min)
  • Wed: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest 11 PM (5 min)
  • Thu: lightest 12 AM (5 min), heaviest 11 AM (9 min)
  • Fri: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest 11 AM (9 min)
  • Sat: lightest 8 AM (5 min), heaviest noon (11 min)

Month by month

Typical13 months · p25–p75 with median
Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026

Busiest month in this window: Oct 2025 (median 5 min). Calmest: Oct 2025 (5 min). Bars are the p25–p75 range; the navy tick is the median.

View seasonality as a table
MonthTypical p25–p75Median
Oct 20255–10 min (n=23,893)5 min
Nov 20255–5 min (n=23,464)5 min
Dec 20255–10 min (n=24,856)5 min
Jan 20265–5 min (n=23,962)5 min
Feb 20265–10 min (n=22,277)5 min
Mar 20265–10 min (n=23,799)5 min
Apr 20265–10 min (n=23,690)5 min
May 20265–5 min (n=25,976)5 min
Jun 20265–5 min (n=24,076)5 min
Jul 20265–5 min (n=24,674)5 min
Aug 20265–5 min (n=24,955)5 min
Sep 20265–5 min (n=23,295)5 min
Oct 20265–10 min (n=21,912)5 min
Record wait
75 min
Dec 2024
Busiest month
5–15 min
May 2024
Calmest month
5–15 min
Aug 2024

Lightning Lane: buy, wait, or skip?

Multi Pass· no live pass state yet

Buy-side view: passes including Star Tours – The Adventures Continue sell out on 100% of days — usually by 8:29 PM. If it's in your plan, don't wait past evening. (120 days observed.)

High crowds (levels 7–10): gone by 8:29 PM (119 days)
Booked 30 min ahead
saves ~85 min
87% chance of saving 15+ · p90 280 min · typical
Booked 60 min ahead
saves ~105 min
93% chance of saving 15+ · p90 320 min · typical
From $25 a day · $69 a trip

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Will it be running?

TypicalJul 2, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026

Uptime 100% over the last 120 days (n=94,332) — no recurring downtime windows. If it does go down mid-visit, the board shows downtime, never a made-up number.

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What is the best time to ride Star Tours – The Adventures Continue?

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is typically best between 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM, when waits are around 5 minutes. This reflects typical waits for a Saturday from our minute-by-minute history — not a live forecast.

How long is the wait for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue?

On a typical Saturday, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue waits mostly sit between 5 and 20 minutes (the middle half of our observations), with the busiest stretches reaching about 25 minutes.

When does Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Lightning Lane sell out?

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Lightning Lane sold out on about 100% of the 120 days we tracked; on those days it was typically gone by 8:29 PM. Busier days sell out earlier.

Where does the Star Tours – The Adventures Continue wait-time data come from?

Mickey Alerts records Disney's posted standby waits at Hollywood Studios every minute and summarizes historical patterns in 15-minute decision windows, always as ranges with sample sizes — never single-point guesses.

Where can I see the current Star Tours – The Adventures Continue wait?

This page shows the latest posted wait next to our model's estimate while the park is open, and the Hollywood Studios wait-times board shows every attraction at once.

Wait times and Lightning Lane details are Mickey Alerts' own observations and model estimates and can change minute to minute. Not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company or Disney Parks.

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