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Hollywood Studios Itinerary for Kids (6–9)

One-day plan: rope drop to close.

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Your day at a glance

Rope drop

Rope drop (park open)

Rope drop: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (40"+)

Morning

Park open–noon

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 Mania! (Toy Story Land), 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

  1. 1Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
  2. 2Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (get pilot seats!)
  3. 3Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
  4. 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

  1. 1Toy Story Mania! (Toy Story Land)
  2. 2Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets (48"+, teens and mature kids)
  3. 3Tower of Terror (40"+)
  4. 4The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure (air-conditioned 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

  1. 1Rise of the Resistance second visit (evening)
  2. 2Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
  3. 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
Pro tip
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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