What is the best time to ride Alien Swirling Saucers today?

Today (Wednesday) the shortest predicted wait for Alien Swirling Saucers is about 17 min around 9 AM. The longest is about 38 min around 12 PM.

How long is the wait for Alien Swirling Saucers?

Over the last 30 days at Hollywood Studios, the posted wait for Alien Swirling Saucers ran from a median of 10 minutes around 9 AM to 38 minutes around 12 PM.

Alien Swirling Saucers wait times

Hollywood Studios · Toy Story Land

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The best time to ride Alien Swirling Saucers tomorrow is around 9 AM, when the wait should be about 17 minutes.

Best time tomorrow

9 AM

expect about 17 min

Midday peak

12 PM

expect about 38 min

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Updated Oct 21, 2026, 3:47 AM ET · latest observation Oct 20, 2026, 8:00 PM ET

Over the last 14 days, Swiz's wait predictions for this ride were typically within 8 minutes of the posted wait, and within 10 minutes 65% of the time (116 ride-hours scored, Oct 7 to Oct 20).

The charts, if you want them.

Alien Swirling Saucers typically runs 17 to 38 minutes on a Wednesday. The shortest waits today are around 9 AM (about 17 min) and the longest around 12 PM (about 38 min).

Today, Wednesday Oct 21

Bars are Swiz's wait model's prediction for each hour, computed overnight from the ride's own hourly history and recent accuracy.

Next 7 days

Best hour this week: Wednesday around 9 AM (17 min predicted). Longest: Saturday around 11 AM (39 min).

Day	Shortest	Longest	Hours forecast
Wed Oct 21 (today)	17 min · 9 AM	38 min · 12 PM	9 AM–9 PM
Thu Oct 22	17 min · 9 AM	38 min · 12 PM	9 AM–9 PM
Fri Oct 23	17 min · 9 AM	38 min · 12 PM	9 AM–9 PM
Sat Oct 24	17 min · 9 AM	39 min · 11 AM	9 AM–9 PM
Sun Oct 25	17 min · 9 AM	39 min · 11 AM	9 AM–9 PM
Mon Oct 26	17 min · 9 AM	38 min · 12 PM	9 AM–9 PM
Tue Oct 27	17 min · 9 AM	38 min · 12 PM	9 AM–9 PM

What the wait actually was, last 30 days

Median of the posted standby wait at each hour, from ParkSwiz’s own hourly observations on 30 of the last 30 days. Displayed so the prediction above has a public track record.

Lightning Lane

Lightning Lane Multi Pass (Tier 2).

Availability usually lasted until park close on observed days.

Observed over 60 days, Aug 19 to Oct 17.

Ride facts

Height: 2'8" minimum

Single rider: No

Lightning Lane: Multi Pass

How accurate is this?

Over the last 14 days, Swiz's wait predictions for this ride were typically within 8 minutes of the posted wait, and within 10 minutes 65% of the time (116 ride-hours scored, Oct 7 to Oct 20).

Questions people ask

What is the best time to ride Alien Swirling Saucers today?: Today (Wednesday) the shortest predicted wait for Alien Swirling Saucers is about 17 min around 9 AM. The longest is about 38 min around 12 PM.
How long is the wait for Alien Swirling Saucers?: Over the last 30 days at Hollywood Studios, the posted wait for Alien Swirling Saucers ran from a median of 10 minutes around 9 AM to 38 minutes around 12 PM.
When does Alien Swirling Saucers Lightning Lane run out?: Lightning Lane Multi Pass (Tier 2). Availability usually lasted until park close on observed days.

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