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Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane Tiers

Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane Multi Pass has 4 Tier 1 rides, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, and Slinky Dog Dash, and 9 Tier 2 attractions. Book one Tier 1 and two Tier 2 to start. Multi Pass runs about $20 to $39 per person per day. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance ($24 on Oct 26) is Single Pass only.

The opening three that skip the most line

The longest typical standby wait in each tier at Hollywood Studios. Book these three first.

  1. Tier 1 Slinky Dog Dash 63 min typical wait
  2. Tier 2 Toy Story Mania! 40 min typical wait
  3. Tier 2 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 36 min typical wait

Every Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane ride, by tier

Each bar is the ride's typical standby wait. The longer the bar, the more line a Lightning Lane skips.

Tier 1 Hold one of these in your first three

  1. Slinky Dog Dash 63 min
  2. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets 51 min
  3. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway 42 min
  4. Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run 27 min

Tier 2 Fill the other two picks from here

  1. Toy Story Mania! 40 min
  2. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 36 min
  3. Alien Swirling Saucers 25 min
  4. Star Tours, The Adventures Continue 7 min
  5. Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage Show
  6. Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! Show
  7. For the First Time in Forever, A Frozen Sing-Along Show
  8. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular Show
  9. The Little Mermaid, A Musical Adventure Show

Shows run on a schedule, so a Lightning Lane there buys a better seat time rather than a shorter line.

What Single Pass costs at Hollywood Studios

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance sits outside Multi Pass. You buy it on its own, up to two Single Pass rides per person per day, and the price moves by date.

Single Pass · Hollywood Studios Star Wars Rise of the Resistance
$24 per person, last seen
  1. Oct 3 $22
  2. Oct 4 $24
  3. Oct 5 $25
  4. Oct 6 $24
  5. Oct 7 $24
  6. Oct 8 $24
  7. Oct 9 $25
  8. Oct 10 $25
  9. Oct 11 $25
  10. Oct 12 $25
  11. Oct 13 $25
  12. Oct 14 $24
  13. Oct 15 $25
  14. Oct 16 $25
  15. Oct 17 $25
  16. Oct 18 $24
  17. Oct 19 $24
  18. Oct 20 $24
  19. Oct 24 $25
  20. Oct 25 $24
  21. Oct 26 $24

Oct 3Oct 26

Typical
$22.12
Cheapest
$20
Priciest
$25
Cheapest around
9 PM

86 days of prices, Jul 29 to Oct 26, 2026

What Multi Pass costs at Hollywood Studios

$20 $39

Per person, per day, as of October 26, 2026. Quiet weekdays sit near the low end, holidays and peak weeks at the top. Compare every park on the Disney World Lightning Lane guide.

What changed at Hollywood Studios this year

  • Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets reopened on May 26, 2026 as a Tier 1 ride, so Hollywood Studios is back to four Tier 1 picks.
  • Tower of Terror sits in Tier 2, which makes it one of the best value picks in the whole system.
  • Rise of the Resistance is never on Multi Pass. It is Single Pass only.

Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane questions

What are the Lightning Lane tiers at Hollywood Studios?

Hollywood Studios splits its Lightning Lane Multi Pass rides into two tiers. Tier 1 has 4 rides, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, and Slinky Dog Dash. Tier 2 has the other 9 attractions. Your first three advance picks are one Tier 1 plus two Tier 2, or three from Tier 2.

Which Tier 1 ride should I pick at Hollywood Studios?

Slinky Dog Dash. It carries the longest typical standby wait of the Tier 1 rides at Hollywood Studios, about 63 minutes, so it skips the most line. Save the rides you can walk onto at rope drop for later.

How much is Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Hollywood Studios?

Multi Pass at Hollywood Studios runs about $20 to $39 per person per day, lowest on quiet dates and highest on holidays and peak weeks. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance ($24 on Oct 26) is sold separately as Single Pass.

Is Star Wars Rise of the Resistance on Lightning Lane Multi Pass?

No. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance is Single Pass only, bought one ride at a time, up to two Single Pass rides per person per day. You do not need Multi Pass to buy a Single Pass.

Do the tiers still apply after my first three rides?

No. The tier rule only covers the three picks you book ahead. Once you tap into your first Lightning Lane, you can book another from any tier, and you keep doing that each time you use one, as long as you have not already ridden that attraction that day.

When can I book Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane?

Guests at Disney resort hotels can book seven days before check-in, for their whole stay. Everyone else books three days before the visit. Booking opens at 7 AM Eastern, and the best Tier 1 return times go first.

Rope Drop News is unofficial and not affiliated with Disney. Lightning Lane rides and prices change, so check the My Disney Experience app before you buy.