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Disneyland Park
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Hollywood Studios

On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 18 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Disneyland Park and Hollywood Studios compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyDisneyland ParkUnited StatesHollywood StudiosUnited States
Average wait per ride 18 min (best of the two)36 min
Rides with recorded waits 34 (best of the two)9
Longest typical queue Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance43 minSlinky Dog Dash60 min
Shortest typical queue Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes5 minStar Tours – The Adventures Continue6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running89%96% (best of the two)

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Disneyland Park and Hollywood Studios compared on live queue times
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 18 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Disneyland Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes a ride against 36 at Hollywood Studios
  • You want more to do: 34 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on your list - it is Disneyland Park's longest typical queue at about 43 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Disneyland Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Hollywood Studios if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 36 minutes a ride here against 18 at Disneyland Park - for what Hollywood Studios has that Disneyland Park does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 96% of opening hours against 89% at Disneyland Park
  • Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 60 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Disneyland Park

Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California is the original Disney park, opened in 1955 and still built around the hub-and-spoke layout every later castle park copied. It is compact by Disney standards, which means a lot of classic rides in a small space: Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and the Matterhorn Bobsleds are all within a few minutes' walk of each other. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge added Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure took over the old Splash Mountain flume.

Because locals visit on annual passes as well as tourists, weekends and school holidays fill the park quickly and queue times at the headline rides can pass an hour by late morning. Check the live wait times before you set off and use the crowd calendar to find the quieter weekdays.

Disneyland Park live queue times

Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios is the movie-themed park at Walt Disney World, opened in 1989. Its major attractions are some of Disney's most technically ambitious rides: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land are the two most popular themed lands.

Hollywood Studios often posts the longest queue times of any Disney park, with Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash routinely over 90 minutes. US school holidays and special events drive the biggest crowds. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head for Rise of the Resistance first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date for your visit.

Hollywood Studios live queue times

05 · Questions

Disneyland Park or Hollywood Studios?

Which is better, Disneyland Park or Hollywood Studios?

If you are judging on queues, Disneyland Park: it averages about 18 minutes a ride on a typical day against 36 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 18 minutes back on every queue you join. Disneyland Park has 34 rides with recorded waits against 9 at Hollywood Studios. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 96% of opening hours against 89%.

Which has shorter queues, Disneyland Park or Hollywood Studios?

Disneyland Park, by about 18 minutes a ride. On a typical day Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes against 36 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Disneyland Park best time to visit and Hollywood Studios best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Disneyland Park and Hollywood Studios in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Disneyland Park and Hollywood Studios for the full ride lists.

Is Disneyland Park bigger than Hollywood Studios?

By rides we track waits for, Disneyland Park is the bigger day out: 34 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Disneyland Park is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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