Studio Tour wait times
Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 29% of the park's opening hours recently.
Studio Tour queue times, day by day
Studio Tour over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Studio Tour has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Studio Tour queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Studio Tour peaks at 3pm with 19 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Studio Tour
Best time to ride
Studio Tour averages 5 minutes at 6pm against 19 at the 3pm peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Studio Tour by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon9m
- Tue10m
- Wed11m
- Thu17m
- Fri14m
- Sat14m
- Sun14m
Monday is the quietest day for Studio Tour, at 9 minutes against 17 on Thursday.
Does Studio Tour break down?
Uptime and closures
29% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 29% of the minutes Universal Studios Hollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 43%
- 32%
- 35%
- 12%
- 47%
- 23%
- 28%
- 32%
- 25%
- 40%
- 25%
- 11%
- 10%
- 41%
Studio Tour ran 29% of Universal Studios Hollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Studio Tour queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept40m
- 2Wednesday 30 Sept35m
- 3Friday 9 Oct35m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 6Thursday 1 Oct25m
- 7Monday 28 Sept20m
- 8Thursday 8 Oct20m
The worst queue recorded for Studio Tour was 40 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Studio Tour through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Universal Studios Hollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Studio Tour
Studio Tour is one of 31 rides tracked at Universal Studios Hollywood, 21st longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 25-minute park average.
Studio Tour has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 29% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Thursdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Studio Tour?
The live wait time for Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Studio Tour wait times.
Is Studio Tour open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Studio Tour is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Universal Studios Hollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Studio Tour has been open around 29% of Universal Studios Hollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Studio Tour?
Based on historical wait time data, Studio Tour is typically quietest around 6pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Studio Tour?
Studio Tour is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Studio Tour usually?
Over recent weeks, Studio Tour has averaged about 12 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Is Studio Tour often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Studio Tour has been running about 29% of the time. We track Studio Tour's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Studio Tour is at Universal Studios Hollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Universal Studios Hollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Studio Tour?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Studio Tour's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Studio Tour is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.