Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — The Complete Touring Guide

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run averages an 11.5-minute wait at its best hour and a 44.5-minute wait at its worst — a 287% swing between the two. That's the widest hour-to-hour range of any ride in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and it means timing matters here more than almost anywhere else in Hollywood Studios.

Here's the full breakdown of the land's two headline attractions, plus the Star Wars ride next door that most visitors skip.

The two Galaxy's Edge rides, ranked

Attraction	Zone	Avg wait (min)	Peak hourly avg
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge	45.1	90
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge	27.6	55

For context, neither ride is the single hardest wait in the park. That title belongs to Slinky Dog Dash over in Toy Story Land, which averages 56 minutes. Rise of the Resistance is close behind at 45.1, but Smugglers Run, at 27.6, is solidly mid-pack for Hollywood Studios as a whole.

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Rise of the Resistance is the land's marquee attraction and it behaves like one: a 90-minute peak hourly average, the second-highest of any ride in the park behind Slinky Dog Dash's 87.

• Best hour: 10pm, averaging 21.3 minutes
• Worst hour: 12pm, averaging 58.5 minutes

That's nearly a triple between the best and worst hour. If you're not riding at park open, the data says the better move is waiting until the final hour before close rather than trying your luck at midday.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Smugglers Run has the lower average of the two rides, but its swing is the widest in this guide.

• Best hour: 10pm, averaging 11.5 minutes
• Worst hour: 11am, averaging 44.5 minutes

Notice the worst hour lands earlier in the day than Rise of the Resistance's — 11am versus noon. If you're planning to ride both attractions in the same morning, hit Smugglers Run first; its worst window arrives an hour sooner.

Smugglers Run also picked up a new mission in 2026: a Mandalorian and Grogu storyline was added on May 22, giving returning riders a reason to fly it again even if they've done the original run before.

Star Tours: the Star Wars ride outside the land

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue sits in Echo Lake, just outside Galaxy's Edge proper, and it's the easiest Star Wars attraction in the park by a wide margin.

• Average wait: 6.6 minutes
• Best hour: 8am, averaging 5 minutes
• Worst hour: 11am, averaging 11.3 minutes

Even at its single worst hour, Star Tours is still shorter than either Galaxy's Edge headliner at their best. It's the ride to use as a warm-up while you wait for Galaxy's Edge to open, or as a low-stakes rerun if your group wants more Star Wars without another 40-minute commitment.

Every attraction's best and worst hour, side by side

Attraction	Best hour	Best avg (min)	Worst hour	Worst avg (min)	Swing
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue	8am	5	11am	11.3	+126%
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run	10pm	11.5	11am	44.5	+287%
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance	10pm	21.3	12pm	58.5	+175%

Every one of these three rides shares the same best hour pattern: mornings or the final hour before close. None of them are at their best during the midday stretch that most families treat as their main touring block.

Park-wide context

Hour	Avg wait across all Hollywood Studios attractions (min)
8am	20.5
9am	26.1
10am	35.2
11am	38.4
12pm	40
1pm	37.1
2pm	36.5
3pm	33.5
4pm	31.7
5pm	33.6
6pm	35.4
7pm	39.1
8pm	36.5
9pm	25.6
10pm	22.5

The park-wide worst hour is 12pm (40 minutes), which lines up almost exactly with Rise of the Resistance's own worst hour. Both Galaxy's Edge rides are, in effect, riding the same wave as the rest of the park — they just ride it harder.

Day of week matters too: Wednesday is the park's quietest day at 28.5 minutes average, while Friday is the busiest at 38.6 minutes.

Every Hollywood Studios attraction's best and worst hour

Zooming out from Galaxy's Edge, the same best-hour/worst-hour pattern holds across the whole park. Here's every tracked attraction, side by side.

Attraction	Zone	Best hour	Best avg (min)	Worst hour	Worst avg (min)
Slinky Dog Dash	Toy Story Land	10pm	39.4	12pm	64.2
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge	10pm	21.3	12pm	58.5
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets	Sunset Boulevard	8am	26	12pm	57.3
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway	Hollywood Boulevard	8am	15.5	11am	48.4
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror	Sunset Boulevard	8am	15.2	12pm	48.9
Toy Story Mania!	Pixar Plaza	8am	21.7	7pm	46.4
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge	10pm	11.5	11am	44.5
Meet Disney Stars at Red Carpet Dreams	Commissary Lane	9am	18.4	8pm	39.8
Alien Swirling Saucers	Toy Story Land	10pm	5.4	1pm	32
Meet Olaf at Celebrity Spotlight	Echo Lake	9am	9.5	12pm	22.4
Meet Edna Mode at the Edna Mode Experience	Pixar Plaza	9am	14.3	10am	14.6
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue	Echo Lake	8am	5	11am	11.3

Slinky Dog Dash's worst hour, 64.2 minutes at noon, is the single highest number on this list — even higher than Rise of the Resistance's own worst hour. Both share the exact same best and worst hours (10pm and 12pm), which means the park's two hardest rides move in lockstep throughout the day. Also notice Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, a ride with no queue-defining reputation the way Galaxy's Edge or Toy Story Land do, still posts an 11am worst hour of 48.4 minutes — nearly identical timing to Smugglers Run's own 11am worst hour of 44.5. If you're touring Hollywood Boulevard around 11am, expect a real wait there too, not just in Galaxy's Edge.

Which day to visit Galaxy's Edge

Day	Avg wait across Hollywood Studios (min)
Wednesday	28.5
Thursday	31.1
Sunday	31.1
Monday	31.2
Saturday	32.9
Tuesday	36.9
Friday	38.6

The gap between Wednesday and Friday is a 35% swing, the widest lever in this guide short of choosing the right hour. Thursday, Sunday, and Monday all sit close together in the low 30s, so if Wednesday isn't available, any of those three is a reasonable second choice. Tuesday and Friday are the two days to avoid if your trip dates are flexible — both run meaningfully above the park's own weekly average.

Who this Galaxy's Edge plan is for

This guide assumes you're prioritizing Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run as must-do attractions and are willing to build your morning around them, or hold out for the 10pm window if a late night works for your group. If neither ride is a priority — say, younger kids in your party aren't ready for Rise of the Resistance's intensity — Star Tours covers the Star Wars theme at a fraction of the wait, and its worst hour (11.3 minutes) is still shorter than either headliner's best hour. For a family splitting up, sending older riders to tackle Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run at rope drop while younger ones start with Star Tours and Toy Story Land's calmer options is a workable way to cover more ground without anyone waiting through a headliner's worst hour.

A touring order for Galaxy's Edge

1. At rope drop: Head straight for Rise of the Resistance. It never has a truly short hour, but 8am beats every hour until 10pm.
2. Right after: Ride Smugglers Run. Its worst hour (11am) arrives sooner than Rise of the Resistance's, so don't save it for later in the morning.
3. Midday: Use Star Tours as your fallback. Even at its own worst hour (11.3 min at 11am), it's still shorter than either Galaxy's Edge ride's best hour.
4. Evening: If you want a second ride on either headliner, 10pm is the best hour in our data for both Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run.

Frequently asked questions

Which Galaxy's Edge ride has the longer wait? Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, averaging 45.1 minutes versus Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run's 27.6 minutes.

Which ride swings the most during the day? Smugglers Run, jumping 287% between its best hour (11.5 min at 10pm) and worst hour (44.5 min at 11am).

Is Star Tours worth riding? Yes, especially as a low-commitment option — its worst hour (11.3 min) is still shorter than either Galaxy's Edge ride's best hour.

What changed with Smugglers Run in 2026? A new Mandalorian and Grogu mission was added on May 22, 2026, giving the ride a second storyline alongside the original.

Is Rise of the Resistance really the park's hardest wait? No — Slinky Dog Dash in Toy Story Land averages 56 minutes, higher than Rise of the Resistance's 45.1.

What's the best day of the week for Galaxy's Edge? Wednesday, the park's quietest day overall at 28.5 minutes average. Friday is the busiest at 38.6 minutes, a 35% jump from Wednesday.

Does the 11am worst hour show up outside Galaxy's Edge too? Yes. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway in Hollywood Boulevard also posts its worst hour at 11am (48.4 minutes), almost the same timing as Smugglers Run's own 11am peak (44.5 minutes).

Sources

• Lightning Lane strategy changes for reimagined rides
• Disney World Lightning Lane changes, May 2026

Related reading

For the ride that actually has the longest wait in the park, see Slinky Dog Dash wait times. For the full park picture, our Hollywood Studios touring plan covers every attraction, and Rise of the Resistance wait times breaks that ride down further. If you're touring with kids who aren't ready for Rise of the Resistance's intensity, Hollywood Studios with kids has age-appropriate alternatives. For the news itself, the Mandalorian Smugglers Run mission has more detail.

Check live conditions at parkautopilot.com/wait-times/hollywood-studios.

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