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Peak crowds

Hollywood Studios in November

Thanksgiving week pushes Hollywood Studios to peak crowds, with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Toy Story Land drawing lines from rope drop through the compact footprint all day.

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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.
Special events

Events in November

No Hollywood Studios-specific events in November. Park hours and crowds follow the resort-wide calendar below. See what is running elsewhere at Walt Disney World.

Resort-wideThanksgiving week

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Attractions

Attractions at Hollywood Studios

With 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.

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