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Hollywood Studios
1 Day Touring Plan for Families Using Lightning Lane MultiPass and Early Entry
Hollywood Studios can be the most difficult park to manage with many attractions that get very long lines and multiple shows that only happen at specific times. This plan helps you navigate it all and avoid waiting in long lines, but it does work best by purchasing Lightning Lane MultiPass unless you are visiting on a low crowd day. Learn more about Lightning Lanes below.
- This plan is based on 9:00am opening time with 8:30am early entry for resort guests. Check the My Disney Experience App for the hours on the day you’ll be visiting and adjust accordingly. On larger crowd days, the park often opens at 8:30am instead of 9am. (It’s a good way to tell how crowded Disney thinks it will be.)
- The early entry option is only for people who will be staying at a Disney hotel and are willing to wake up early and take advantage of Early Entry to knock out a big attraction early. (Check if your hotel is included.)
- If you don’t want to wake up early OR are not staying at a Disney resort, we recommend following the non-early-entry plan.
- This is a full day itinerary for families who want to see and do a lot and have kids of varying ages and interests.
- This plan tries to avoid criss-crossing the park too much, but when using MultiPass, you can’t always control the order of when you do things.
- If you have an Advanced Dining Reservation for this park (see info below) adjust the itinerary to accommodate a 1.5 hour meal at your scheduled time.
- Remember that your day will never go exactly like this. Attractions go down, kids have melt downs, roll with it and adjust! But having a plan like this will make a huge difference and save you hours in lines and walking!
- This is not a great park to do as a half day or leave for a break at your hotel and come back. If you have kids who need a nap, see if they will nap in a stroller or during a show. If you MUST take a break outside the park, you’ll have to take out a lot of things to make room for that.
It can be really nice to have a mid-day break with a nice sit-down meal. We actually prefer this kind of break over walking and taking transportation to our resort and back in the middle of the day.
How to get an Advanced Dining Reservation:
Dining reservations open at 6am EST, 60 days in advance of the day you want to dine OR 60 days before you check in to your Walt Disney World Resort. This is a huge benefit for resort guests because you can book all your dining reservations before they open to everyone else. This is the easiest way to get hard-to-get reservations.
On the morning your window opens, use a desktop/laptop instead of the mobile app. Have a browser tab open for each of the restaurants you’re trying to book on the Walt Disney World website. Order your tabs in order of hardest to get to easiest to get and go through each tab to try to book the restaurant for the day you want. You’ll need to already know which day you want for each restaurant and approximate times so you can move quickly and not waste time. You can always adjust a reservation later if you change your mind and you can cancel up to 2 hours before your reservation time.
If you missed the 60 day window or the restaurant you want isn’t available, start checking for reservations closer to the date you want, especially the night before or the morning of the date you want. People cancel reservations all the time and you might get lucky!
Fore more detailed information on making Advanced Dining Reservations, including screenshots, please see my post about How to Get the Best Advanced Dining Reservations in Disney World.
Restaurant recommendations for families in Hollywood Studios
Hollywood and Vine Character Dining ($$$$):
This is a character buffet featuring Disney Jr. characters like Doc McStuffins at breakfast and lunch, and Minnie and friends at dinner. Our family has enjoyed both versions. The buffet food is good, but nothing super special so you’re definitely paying for the chance to meet multiple characters without standing in line. View Menu >
Sci-Fi Drive-In ($$):
This is a unique one! The inside of the restaurant is made to look like a 1950s drive-in movie where the tables are inside vintage cars and you face a movie screen showing clips from old sci-fi movies. The movie clips may be too scary for very young children, but our kids thought they were more funny then scary when we first started taking them around age 6. The food is mostly burgers and milkshakes, but they are delicious! The basic menu also means it’s more affordable then other sit-down restaurants. View Menu >
Roundup Rodeo BBQ ($$$):
A Toy Story themed restaurant where you get to experience what it’s like to be one of Andy’s toys! The fixed-price menu of this BBQ restaurant includes ribs, brisket, BBQ chicken, sides like mac n cheese and potatoe barrels, and dessert. View Menu >
Time to Aim for:
Lightning Lanes passes allow you to skip the regular queue and enter the line labeled “Lightning Lane” and have a typically shorter wait time – sometimes MUCH shorter. Lightning Lanes passes come in 2 forms –
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass – This pass let’s you choose up to 3 attractions or experiences in advance. Once you redeem a Lightning Lane, you can book another. If you stay at a Disney Resort, you can book purchase a LL Multi Pass and choose your 3 experiences 1 week in advance for the entire length of your trip. If you aren’t staying at a Disney Resort, you can purchase and choose your experiences 3 days in advance. At some parks, if you are only able to book your Multi Pass selections 3 days in advance, popular attractions will already be sold out.
- Lightning Lane Single Pass – This is a pass for one attraction only. These are done for the super-popular attractions. At Hollywood Studios, this is Rise of the Resistance (a really incredible Star Wars attraction).
- Lightning Lane Premier Pass – This pass allows you to skip the regular queue once for each eligible attraction, without having to book return times. This pass is the most flexible, and also the most expensive.
How much do Lightning Lane Passes cost?
The pricing varies based on date, park, and experience. Basically, the more popular the park or ride, or the busier the date, the more it costs. If you’re visiting during a peak time and have a family of 5, the cost of doing Lightning Lanes passes every day can really add up. That’s why you may want to consider not purchasing them for every day of your trip.
What happened to Genie+? What happened to FastPass+?
Both of those are old forms of line-skipping passes that are no longer used. The new Lightning Lane Passes combine features of both of those old systems.
When your booking window opens at 7am, 7 days before the first day of your trip, you need to have a plan for which day you will visit each park, if you want to buy Lightning Lanes for each day, and which attractions you want to book. (If you’re not sure how to book Lightning Lanes, see our Lightning Lane guide).
Tier 1
You can choose 1 attraction from a list of Tier 1 attractions. For Hollywood Studios, your Tier 1 priorities should be this order:
- Slinky Dog Dash – A family coaster with a 38″ height requirement
- Rockin’ Rollercoaster – if you have kids over 48″ tall and you like roller coasters (Closing in March 2026)
- Mickie and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run
Tier 2
You can choose 2 attractions from the list of Tier 2 attractions. Your Tier 2 priorities in order should be:
- Tower of Terror (only if you like drop rides)
- Toy Story Midway Mania
- Alien Swirling Saucers
- Star Tours
- Everything else (mostly shows)
Times to aim for:
- Slinky Dog – 7pm – we recommend riding this one in the evening because it’s more magical with the lights on and less hot (there is little shade in Toy Story Land). These time slots also go quickly, so 7pm is often easier to get.
- Toy Story Midway Mania – 10:30am. If you can, put this near your time for Alien Swirling Saucers so you don’t have to criss-cross the park so much.
- Alien Swirling Saucers – 9:30am – this is your earlier one that unlocks your ability to book other Tier 1 attractions.
- Alternative to the 2 above – Tower of Terror. A lot of kids don’t like this one so that’s why we list if as an alternate, but it’s still a good Tier 2 advanced pick. Aim for later afternoon or a time that isn’t too close to when you’ll be in Toy Story Land because they are far apart from each other.
When you’re making your selections:
When you’re booking, you will select the attractions and the app will give you recommended times. You can adjust these times before locking them in. You only have 5 minutes to do this though! If the perfect times aren’t available, that’s ok. Go ahead and lock in those attractions, and then you can always modify them later and see if better times pop up (which happens a lot).
Help! I didn’t get the time or attraction I wanted!
It’s ok! New times will pop up as people change their plans, especially on the day of. Go into the app and view your existing Lightning Lane return times, then touch “Modify” and it will present you with more times available for the same attraction, or other attractions available to book. Keep checking this page and pull down on the screen to refresh it. More times can pop up! If you see the time you want – tap it and confirm quickly!
If you can’t get Slinky Dog Dash – you can keep checking the day you’re there to see if any pop up. But in the meantime, grab the next-best Tier 1 option.
Recommend Plan Using Early Entry:
Your day will never go exactly like this and using Lightning Lane Multipass makes things more complicated because you may not get the perfect time slots. This is a general plan to help you plan your day, but be flexible! Also see the tab above about Lightning Lanes and how to modify times.
I know this seems early, but it will take time to walk from your room to the bus or skyliner, ride the bus or skyliner, walk to the park entrance, and go through security.
Go through security, go through the ticket line, enter the park and head toward Rise of the Resistance. There will be cast members holding people back at a certain point, and there will be someone there to scan your ticket or magic band to make sure you are eligible for Early Entry, then they will let you pass.
Follow the crowd and enter the queue for Rise of the Resistance. This is a great attraction and the queue won’t take long during early entry which saves you from having to buy a Lightning Lane Single Pass.
As soon as you get off of Rise of the Resistance, head over to Millennium Falcon and ride it once without a Lightning Lane if the line isn’t too long. You may be able to grab a Lightning Lane for it later, but this one is fun to ride more than once because the better you pilot, the longer the ride is! It also takes the pressure off to get a Lightning Lane later because you may run out of time.
If you were able to get an early Lightning Lane for this ride, walk over to Toy Story Land and ride it! It’s low capacity, so even though it’s a simple spinning ride the line can get long.
AS SOON AS YOU TAP IN with your Lightning Lane, as you’re waiting in the queue, make your next Lightning Lane selection.
Your priority should be another Tier 1 attraction. We recommend Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway around 12:30pm if available.
If you have kids who want to meet Toy Story characters, this is a good time to do it! Character waits don’t have Lightning Lanes and can get a little long, but the memories of watching your kids meet favorite characters is worth it!
If you got a Lightning Lane for Toy Story Midway Mania around this time, ride it! If you didn’t, you can wait in the regular queue or ride this one later in the day.
If you use a Lightning Lane, book another Lightning Lane while you’re waiting in the queue. Your priority should be Tower of Terror or Rock n Rollercoaster around 5:30 if you want to ride those. Or do Millennium Falcon around 8:00pm. If none of those are available or of interest, then go for Star Tours around 3:30pm.
If an attraction you really want only has other return times, go ahead and grab it before it runs out. You can always try to modify it and see if different times pop up.
If you booked a table service restaurant, head there!
If not, we suggest one of these quick service restaurants that aren’t far from where you’ll be –
- Woody’s Lunch Box – the BBQ Brisket Melt and Smokey Turkey Sandwich are pretty good. Only problem with this one is finding seating and it’s all outdoors, but eating lunch a bit early should help.
- ABC Commissary – The buffalo chicken grilled cheese is delicious! They also have shrimp and pork tacos and some good salad options.
This is a great new musical (or really just a new version of the old one) but it’s pretty popular now that it has reopened.
Check the app, but there is often a 12:20PM show and we recommend showing up at noon to get a good seat.
If you got a Lightning Lane around this time – use it! If not, you can wait in the regular queue, or wait and ride it later.
If you do use a Lightning Lane, immediately book another. At this point in the day there may not be much left, but take what you can get! Tower of Terror or Rock n Rollercoaster around 5:30pm, or Millennium Falcon around 8pm, or grab Star Tours for 3:30pm.
Check the app for exact showtimes, but there is usually a 1:30 show. Arrive about 15 minutes early to make sure you get in. The next show is at 2:30pm if you don’t make it to the 1:30pm.
Head down Commissary Lane to meet Mickey and Minnie Starring in Red Carpet Dreams. This is a permanent meet and greet area where you meet Mickey dressed in his Fantasia outfit, and Minnie in a fancy Hollywood dress.
You can also go to the other side of the building to meet Olaf! It’s so fun to get a warm hug from this larger-than-life and not cold Olaf!
There are sometimes other characters around Star Tours such as Darth Vader, so check the app to see if there are any other characters around that you would like to meet.
Keep an eye on time because some of the character waits can get long. If you want to go to all the shows included in this plan, you’ll have to pick and choose which characters you meet. Or skip a show.
Head over to the large outdoor theater to see the 3:15 showing of the longest-running show at Hollywood Studios! Hollywood Studios used to be MGM Studios and was more about HOW movies were made. This stunt show keeps that old theme alive by showing you how they do some of the incredible stunts in movies like Indiana Jones.
The theater is outdoors but shaded. If the weather is too bad, they may cancel the show or only do the opening part of the show (which is still really exciting and fun to watch!)
If you got a Lightning Lane for this, use it! If not, the queue is usually not too bad and you can just wait, or come back to it later.
If you use LL, check the app to see if there is anything left you want to grab, like Millennium Falcon for 8pm. If nothing is available or you’ve already booked all the rides you need, you could grab a 4:30 Beauty and the Beast to make sure you get a better seat.
If you have time and you like a good beer or a charcuterie board, this is a great stop to take a break and have a snack!
But keep an eye on time if you want to make it to the Beauty and the Beast show. The last show is at 5pm and it’s about a 10-15min walk from where you are.
This is a mini-version of the Broadway show and it’s fantastic! Incredible talent and costumes, and of course the music is great! 5pm is the last show so if this is a priority for you, make sure you don’t miss it!
IF you have thrill seekers in your family, ride these two thrilling attractions while you’re on Hollywood Boulevard. Ideally, you will have Lightning Lanes for both.
NOTE: Rock n’ Rollercoaster closes in March 2026.
If the coaster is closed and your kids (or you) don’t like scary drop rides, skip both and go on over to the 5:50pm Villians Show (back near Rock n Rollercoaster)
Check your app, but the evening showtimes for this popular show are often 5:50, 6:30, 7:10, and 7:50. Depending on if you do Tower of Terror and Rock n Rollercoaster and how long those take, see the show that best fits your schedule. You have to show up about 15 minutes early to get into the next show.
Keep an eye on time to make sure you can get over to Toy Story Land for your Lightning Lane return window for Slinky Dog Dash (there is a 15-minute grace period in addition to the one-hour window).
Head back to Toy Story Land to ride Slinky Dog Dash with your Lightning Lane. We recommend getting an evening time because we think it’s more magical at night when it’s lit up! Even if it’s not dark yet, it will at least be less hot (there isn’t a lot of shade in this land.)
Good options in Toy Story or Star Wars Land:
Ronto Roasters – The Ronto Wrap is good.
Docking Bay 7 – Unique and delicious options like tuna poke, pork ribs, Endorian fried chicken, chicken salad.
Woody’s Lunch Box – the BBQ Brisket Melt and Smokey Turkey Sandwich are pretty good. Only problem with this one is finding seating and it’s all outdoors.
If you got a Lightning Lane for Millennium Falcon in the evening, have fun riding it again!
Or if not, just enjoy walking through Galaxy’s Edge at night and take some photos!
Or if it’s already 8:30, just start heading on up Fantasmic.
CHECK THE APP FOR SHOWTIMES! Yes, the showtime is usually AFTER park closing time. That does not mean you leave the park, it means the attractions are closed so everyone can head to Fantasmic to get seats.
If the showtime is 9:30, you’ll need to get in line around 8:45pm. Yes, that’s early. This show is super popular and the seats do fill up.
If there are 2 showtimes, the LATER showtime will be less crowded. That does make for a longer day but will allow you to do more. The first show will be during park hours, while the later show is after park hours.
If you have a dining reservation that includes a Fantasmic Dining Package (that means you get reserved seats), you STILL need to show up early, but you will get access to better seats (follow the signs). If there are 2 shows, the dining package seats usually only apply to the FIRST show. That will take up some of your time but having good seats could be worth it.
IF YOU DON’T MAKE IT IN OR IF YOU GO TO THE FIRST OF 2 SHOWS:
You could catch the other nightime show. Check the app, but there is usually a projection show at the Chinese Theater at 9pm that is fun to watch. If Fantasmic is only at 9:30pm, you cannot do both.
Attraction Information:
This is a fun ride where carts get whipped around in a figure 8 pattern around 2 circular tracks. The motion is more like a Scrambler than the Tea Cups so you don’t get as dizzy and kids think it’s fun to let the ventricial force push them into you. There are always laughs and smiles on this cute ride, themed to the alien toys inside the claw machine seen in Toy Story.
Things to know:
Height Requirement: 32″ – although some kids that are tall enough may find it too intense
Queue: The queue is outside but covered. It’s nothing too special. I wouldn’t wait more than 30-40 minutes stand-by for this one.
Seats: 2 people per cart, or 3 if two of the three are small children.
Ride Length: 3 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on MultiPass
Location: Toy Story Land
This is a Broadway-style stage show that tells a condensed version of the story of Beauty and the Beast. It contains all the major musical numbers, beautiful costumes, and a full cast of singers and dancers. It’s fantastic!
Typical showtimes: 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm, 5pm
When to arrive: 15 minutes before showtime, 30 minutes before during high-crowd times
Venue: It’s an outdoor theater that’s covered but can still be hot. Seats are bleacher style and staggared.
Show length: 25 minutes
Age recommendation: All!
Location: Sunset Boulevard
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on Multipass, but not needed. It will get you better seats if arriving close to showtime.
This is a fun show where you get to decide if famous Disney villains are really bad or just misunderstood. Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent present their cases on stage and the audience get to decide who has been treated most unfairly.
Typical showtimes: Shows run every 40 minutes starting at 10:30am and going until 7:50pm, which makes it one of the few shows with late showtimes.
When to arrive: 15-20 minutes before showtime, 30 minutes before during high-crowd times
Venue: Indoor theater with theater-style seats. Make sure you take off any Mickey ears or hats so people behind you can see.
Show length: 18 minutes
Age recommendation: Despite the subject, the villains are not too scary and the show is actually quite funny, making it appealing for all ages.
Location: Hollywood Boulevard, back near Rock n Rollercoaster.
Lightning Lane: No
A fun show that takes you through the story of Frozen, led by a pair of hilarious Arundel historians. It features all of the major songs shown on a movie screen with words so everyone can sing along. Characters come out to join the fun and the highlight is when Elsa makes it snow inside the theater! It’s so fun to sing along with hundreds of others and see the joy in the faces of children!
Typical showtimes: On the half-hour starting at 9:30 and ending at 6:30 (this is one of the latest running shows)
When to arrive: 15-20 minutes before showtime, 30 minutes before during high-crowd times
Venue: Indoor theater with tiered theater seats. Make sure you take off any Mickey ears or hats so people behind you can see.
Show length: 25 minutes
Age recommendation: Best for people that like the Frozen movie. Kids will love it and adults will appreciate some of the humor.
Location: Echo Lake
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on Multipass. Not usually needed, but it could get you better seats
The oldest show at Hollywood Studios and the last of the original theme of the park (taking you behind the scenes of movies). This show takes you behind the scenes showing how stunt people make the exciting classic scenes from Indian Jones: Raiders of the Last Ark. It features some pretty awesome stunts and huge set pieces. I have seen it many times and still find it entertaining! It’s a Hollywood Studios classic.
Typical showtimes: 10:45am, 12:00pm, 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm
When to arrive: 15-20 minutes before showtime, 30 minutes before during high-crowd times. The first show of the day is always the least crowded.
Venue: Outdoor, covered theater with tiered bleacher seating.
Show length: 30 minutes
Age recommendation: All!
Location: Echo Lake
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on Multipass. Not usually needed, but it could get you better seats or allow you to not have to arrive as early on high-crowd days.
In this attraction you go inside a Mickey cartoon and board a train driven by Goofy, but things go amiss and your train car get disconnected and all the cars are scattered and go through many different scenes. The cars use trackless vehicle technology and the sets and animatronics really make it feel like you are inside the cartoon. It is a lovely ride for all ages!
Height Requirement: None!
Queue: The main queue is inside the replica of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. It is really cool to go inside and see a piece of old Hollywood, mixed with a touch of Disney. The queue often stretches outside the main queue and this part can be just a typical roped queue outside in the sun. If the line is long, avoid waiting in it during the heat of the day. Ride it early or late, or get a Lightning Lane.
Seats: Each car has 2 rows with bench seats that can fit 2-4 people each.
Ride Length: 5 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 1 on MultiPass. A good day-of pick after you’ve used your first Lightning Lane.
Location: Hollywood Boulevard
A must-do for Star Wars fans! In this attraction you get to pilot the famous Millennium Falcon starship and go on a mission to steal coaxium from the First Order. It is essential a flight simulator ride, but incredible immersive and well done. Each time can be different depending on how you pilot the ship, so it’s a great one to ride more than once.
6 people at a time can go into the cock pit together:
- 2 people are pilots (1 controlling up and down and 1 left to right). They will set up front closes to the window/screen and have the biggest job to do. Some kids find this very fun and some find it stressful. It often works best to have one adult and one kid pilot together so the adult can help them. If you’re not a very good pilot, the ride will not be as fun or as long.
- 2 people are gunners and will be pushing buttons to fire at enemy ships. The buttons light up when you’re suppoe to push them to make it easy. The gunners sit on either side of the cock pit behind the pilots.
- 2 people are engineers to help repair the ship. The will also have buttons and switches that light up when you need to push them.
- Discuss in advance who in your family will do each role! If you are a group of only 2 or 3, they may put you with another group and you may not get to have your first choice.
- Our family of 5 usually let’s my older two kids be the pilots (when they were younger we took turns and Dad was the second pilot), Dad and our youngest are the gunners, and Mom is the engineer in the back. I like being in the back to take a photos or video. Our kids get very into it and love it!
- There is a Single Rider line that they use to fill in extra spots, so there may be a stranger or two added to your group. Single Riders are added last so they are typically engineers.
Height Requirement: 38″
Queue: If the queue is long, it will start outside and weave around a life-size replica of the Millennium Falcon. You will sometimes see Chewbacca come by to work on the trip. Once the queue goes inside you will be inside Hondo’s workshop (he’s a smuggler), where you’ll wrap around a ship that is being repaired. You will then go into a pre-show room where you will meet Hondo (a very impressive animatronic) that will tell you about your mission. You will then enter the Falcon and be assigned to your flight crew. While you wait your turn in this room, you can take photos and see the famous seat where Hans Solo and crew would play games. Then you will enter the cock pit and take your seats.
Ride Vehicle: As described above, you enter the flight simulator in groups of 6. Each person will be in a seperate seat with a seat belt. Pilots first, then gunners, then engineers.
Ride Length: 5 minutes
Nausea Factor: If simulators make you nauseous, this one may bother you, but I don’t think it’s as bad as Star Tours. I take a non-drowsy Dramamine or Bonine before a day at Hollywood Studios and can ride it just fine.
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 1 on MultiPass. A good day-of pick after you’ve used your first Lightning Lane.
Location: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
* This attraction may close in 2025 or 2026 as it is rethemed to Muppets
This is an indoor rollercoaster that features an accelerated 0 to 60mph start, drops, corkscrews, and loops. It is dark but there are lighted elements so it’s not completely dark like Space Mountain. It’s the most intese ride in Disney World and so fun! The start of the ride is the most intense as you sit waiting for the countdown and then you go from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds and then go into your first loop.
It has a rock and roll theme where you are meant to be getting into a strech limo and have to make it fast to an Aerosmith concert and you get to rock out to Aerosmith tunes while you ride.
Height Requirement/Age Recommendation: 48″ – although some kids that are tall enough may find it too intense. My kids love thrill rides so they rode it as soon as they were tall enough and loved it, but others could be traumatized. I will say they were nervous their first time, especially as you get to the final bit of the queue and see how fast the roller coaster leaves and then as you have to sit there waiting to take off…but for all of my kids they came off the ride saying it was great and very proud of themselves for trying it.
Queue: The queue is mostly inside unless the line is very long and it can wrap outside. There is a preshow room where you’ll meet Aerosmith and learn about the story of how you have to get downtown to a concert quickly and will be taking a stretch limo.
Seats: 2 people per cart, with a restraint that pulls down over your head and goes over your shoulders and middle to keep you very secure since you’ll be going upside down.
Ride Length: 2 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 1 on MultiPass. A good choice for your advanced pick if you can’t get or aren’t interested in Slinky Dog Dash, or a great first day-of selection after you use your first Lightning Lane.
Location: Sunset Boulevard
This is a family roller coaster that only has a 38″ height requirement but is more fun and thrilling than you might expect! It’s more thrilling than Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Magic Kingdom) and less thrilling than Everest (Animal Kingdom).
The line moves slowly though, so we recommend riding it during early entry, getting a Lightning Lane by purchasing MultiPass, or riding it at the very end of the night.
Things to know:
Height Requirement: 38″ – although some kids that are tall enough may find it too intense
Queue: The queue outside and can get hot. The main queue area is covered and has some fans, but often the queue extends outside the main queue so you could be in the sun a bit if the line is long. The main part of the queue has some larger-than-life toys becuase you are in Andy’s backyard and are a toy yourself!
Seats: 2 people per cart, with a seat belt and a lap bar.
Ride Length: 3 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 1 on MultiPass
Location: Toy Story Land
A 3D motion simulator ride where you board a star ship and are taken on an exciting journey through different parts of the Star Wars universe. There are over 50 different combinations of scenes you could get so every time you ride it’s a little different!
Height Requirement/Age Recommendation: 40″. Not too scary and most kids love it.
Queue: If the line is long there is an outdoor part of the queue where it looks like you are going through the Forest of Endor and is mostly shaded. Then you’ll go inside and it’s themed to be like a space airport where people are boarding star ships to head to exciting destinations. You’ll see C3PO, R2D2, and other droids. It’s a very entertaining queue!
Seats: There are multiple rows with 10ish individual seats, each with a seat belt.
Ride Length: 7 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on MultiPass.
Location: Echo Lake
A new version of this classic! It goes through a mini version of the Little Mermaid story with all the great music! The show lasts about 20 minutes.
This is an exciting thrill ride that starts out more like Haunted Mansion where you’ll go through a spooky hotel, but then as you go up the hotel elevator, the cable snaps and you drop, then go back up, then drop again, then go back up, and drop again! The drop sequence is randomized so you don’t know how many times you will drop and how far each time. The drops actually pulls you down faster than gravity. It will definitely give you that stomach dropping feeling!
Height Requirement/Age Recommendation: 40″ – but many kids tall enough may not enjoy this ride because of the spooky theme and the multiple drops create that “tummy feeling” as my kids call it, that some don’t like. My thrill seaking oldest daughter wanted to try this one the first year she was tall enough and hated it and 8 years later still refuses to try it again.
Queue: The queue begins outside and then moves inside as you go through the grounds and interior of the Hollywood Hotel. The preshow will introduce the plot and explain what happened to the hotel.
Seats: Multiple rows with multiple seats in each row, each with a seat belt.
Ride Length: 15 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on MultiPass. A good choice for one of your advanced picks if you’re family is interested.
Location: Sunset Boulevard
A fun shooter-game ride for all ages where you ride in a cart that takes you in front of different screens where you play virtual carnival games. There is some quick movement, but no spinning, and you are mostly stopped in front of screens to play the games.
Things to know:
Height Requirement: None! Although having a baby in your lap will prevent you from being able to use the shooters.
Queue: The queue is inside and themed to Toy Story. There is also an impressive Mr. Potato Head animatronic to help entertain you!
Seats: 2 people per side, 4 people total in a cart. You can add a 3rd small child or baby to a row but there are only 2 shooters.
Ride Length: 7 minutes
Lightning Lane: Yes, Tier 2 on MultiPass
Location: Toy Story Land
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