Crowd Level
peak
Avg High
79°F
Avg Low
61°F
Rain Days
5 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in November
- ✓Mild temperatures make standing in the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance queue or waiting for Fantasmic! seating far more tolerable than in summer.
- ✓Fantasmic! and Disney Movie Magic run in comfortable evening air, a big upgrade over the muggy months.
- ✓Toy Story Land's rides feel more approachable once the afternoon heat backs off, so lines move without the sun beating down as hard.
- ✓Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! and other Animation Courtyard shows offer air-conditioned breaks that are genuinely useful when the park is this packed.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- ✕Thanksgiving week makes this one of the most crowded stretches of the year at this park, with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance routinely posting long waits by mid-morning.
- ✕Toy Story Land has minimal shade, and even in cooler November air the midday sun in that exposed yellow-and-red land gets uncomfortable fast.
- ✕Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Slinky Dog Dash lines back up quickly since the peak crowd doesn't thin out during the day.
- ✕Sunset Boulevard's queues for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror get long enough that walk-up waits stretch well past posted times.
- ✕The park's compact size means Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge pathways get genuinely congested during peak crowd periods.
Pro tip
Given peak Thanksgiving-week crowds, get to the park before rope drop and head straight to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance first, since its Lightning Lane Single Pass allocation can vanish by 9:30am. From there, walk over to Slinky Dog Dash before 10am while Toy Story Land is still tolerable, then use Lightning Lane Multi Pass on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway through midday. Save Fantasmic! and Disney Movie Magic for evening, when the temperature drops and the crowd finally starts to thin near closing.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hollywood Studios in November
No ticketed events at Hollywood Studios in November.
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 Hollywood Studios running at peak crowd levels for Thanksgiving week, expect real waits across the lineup below, from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge headliners to the Toy Story Land family rides.
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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