Hollywood Studios Itinerary for Kids (6–9)
One-day plan — rope drop to close.
Your day at a glance
Rope drop
Rope drop (park open)
Rope drop: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (40"+)
Morning
7:30–9:30am
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (get pilot seats!)
Lunch
12:00–1:00pm
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo (Galaxy's Edge — Star Wars-themed menu)
Afternoon
1:00–5:00pm
Toy Story Midway Mania, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets (48"+ — teens and mature kids)
Dinner
6:00–7:00pm
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (car-hop dining under a 'night sky')
Evening
7:00–close
Rise of the Resistance second visit (evening)
Rope drop: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (40"+)
Rise of the Resistance is worth 90 minutes of wait but rope drop brings it down to 10–15 minutes. Go straight to Galaxy's Edge — it's at the back of the park.
Morning plan
- 1Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- 2Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (get pilot seats!)
- 3Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
- 4Slinky Dog Dash (38"+)
Lunch
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo (Galaxy's Edge — Star Wars-themed menu)
Ronto Wraps, exotic-looking drinks, and the most immersive dining environment in Hollywood Studios. Full Star Wars experience.
Afternoon plan
- 1Toy Story Midway Mania
- 2Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets (48"+ — teens and mature kids)
- 3Tower of Terror (40"+)
- 4Muppet*Vision 3D (break)
Pro tip: Kids who unlock Tower of Terror and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets are immediately ready to re-ride. Budget time for both in the afternoon.
Dinner
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (car-hop dining under a 'night sky')
Evening plan
- 1Rise of the Resistance second visit (evening)
- 2Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- 3Fantasmic (evening amphitheater show)
Fantasmic sell-out warning: Fantasmic Dining Packages with reserved seating are essential during peak season — book 60 days ahead.
Lightning Lane priorities
- 1.Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- 2.Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
- 3.Slinky Dog Dash
Give kids the Galaxy's Edge blaster rental for an hour in the afternoon — they can interact with the entire land environment in a way that makes them feel genuinely inside the Star Wars universe.
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