Crowd Level
low
Avg High
89°F
Avg Low
69°F
Rain Days
9 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in May
- ✓Low crowds mean Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance can be walked onto or waited for well under its usual peak-season times.
- ✓Toy Story Land rides like Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers move faster than in busier months.
- ✓Fantasmic! runs with more comfortable viewing space at Hollywood Hills Amphitheater since crowds are thinner.
- ✓Early entry clears out Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway before general admission arrives.
- ✓Indoor shows like Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage offer relief from the afternoon heat without long waits.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- ✕Sunset Boulevard and Toy Story Land offer little shade, and 89F afternoons make midday queues uncomfortable.
- ✕Afternoon storms are common enough in May to interrupt outdoor shows like Fantasmic! or push Disney Movie Magic projections later.
- ✕Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has almost no covered waiting area, so queues for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run get brutal by early afternoon.
- ✕Memorial Day weekend can push Slinky Dog Dash and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance waits well above the rest of the month's norm.
- ✕Toy Story Mania's queue is largely outdoors and exposed to full sun for most of the day.
Pro tip
Use early entry to head straight for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, then walk to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run before 9:00am while the queue is still short and the Galaxy's Edge sun hasn't gotten brutal yet. By 11am both lines lengthen fast in the May heat. Save Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage or Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular for early afternoon since both offer shaded, seated relief. If it's Memorial Day weekend, ride Slinky Dog Dash before 9:30am since it climbs past an hour by mid-morning that particular weekend.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hollywood Studios in May
No ticketed events at Hollywood Studios in May.
That is usually good news — regular park hours, no early closures for a hard-ticket party. See what is running elsewhere at Walt Disney World.
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Must-Do Rides
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Rides at Hollywood Studios
AttractionsWith low crowds typical of May, Hollywood Studios' headline ride and its Toy Story Land and Galaxy's Edge neighbors run shorter waits than usual, making this a good month to hit them all in one day.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Toy Story Land
Hollywood Boulevard
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Toy Story Land
Echo Lake
Toy Story Land
Animation Courtyard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Animation Courtyard
Sunset Boulevard
Animation Courtyard
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Echo Lake
Toy Story Land
Echo Lake
Animation Courtyard
Commissary Lane
Echo Lake
Pixar Plaza
Pixar Plaza
Echo Lake
Pixar Plaza
Toy Story Land
Animation Courtyard
Animation Courtyard
Animation Courtyard
Echo Lake
Animation Courtyard
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