Orlando 2026 May 8–17
Day 9 Sat, May 16
🎞️ Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios — Strategy Day

Hardest park without a plan. LL critical. Two great meals — Oga's and Sci-Fi.

Weather· climate average

88° /67°
Thunderstorms
45% · 0.1"

Climate average — too far out for forecast

Park hours

Open
9:00 AM
Close
9:00 PM
Fireworks
Fantasmic / Wonderful World of Animation — verify times in My Disney Experience.
  • Early entry: 8:30 AM for Disney resort guests only.

Source: Disney Food Blog

Rope drop

At the gate 60 min before open. Slinky Dog Dash first (longest standby), or Smugglers Run if Slinky is your LL.

Must do

  • Rise of the Resistance (40")
  • Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (38")
  • Slinky Dog Dash (38")
  • Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
  • Toy Story Mania
  • Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (48")
  • Tower of Terror (40" — check fear of dark/drops)
  • Star Tours (40")

Express / Lightning Lane

LL Multi Pass — strongly recommended. Top picks:

  1. Slinky Dog Dash
  2. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
  3. Tower of Terror

LL Single Pass: Rise of the Resistance.

Rain backup

Most headliners indoor: Rise, Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, Smugglers Run, Toy Story Mania. Slinky and Rock 'n' Roller close for lightning.

Meals

Height blocks

  • Bowen (46”): out at Rock ‘n’ Roller (48”)
  • Briggs (42”): out at Rock ‘n’ Roller
  • Louie: out at Rock ‘n’ Roller

Single rider: Smugglers Run + Rock ‘n’ Roller. Rise and Slinky use rider switch.

Fear notes: Tower of Terror has multiple drops in the dark — preview on YouTube. Rise is loud but no big drops.