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    Alien Swirling Saucers

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Description And Comments

Alien Swirling Saucers is themed around Toy Story's vending machine aliens and their obsession with The Claw. Like Mater's Junkyard Jamboree in Disney California Adventure, about a dozen ride cars move, whiplike, in figure-eight patterns around four circular tracks embedded in the ground.

There's a noticeable left-to-right "whip" effect each time your car moves from one circle to the next, but it's more mild than than the Magic Kingdom’s Mad Tea Party.

The most striking thing about Alien Swirling Saucers is the short ride duration - about a minute, give or take. We think Disney is keeping the ride time short to boost the ride's hourly capacity, because Hollywood Studios doesn't have that many rides. Still, the short ride time means that Alien Swirling Saucers isn't worth a wait of more than 20 minutes.

Touring Tips

Expect long lines as soon as the ride opens. Ride during the first or last hour the park is open.

Alien Swirling Saucers Wait Times

This chart shows you roughly how long you'll wait for Alien Swirling Saucers when you visit on a day with a given Disney's Hollywood Studios Crowd Level. The blue bars represent the average "peak" wait time (that is, how long the line will be at its busiest). The bottom and top black lines represent the range of peak wait times to expect (for you fellow nerds out there: it's the 5th percentile and 95th percentile of peak wait times). Please note that these are estimates, and for a better forecast for your travel dates, see Alien Swirling Saucers Wait Times.

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Special Comments

  • This attraction has a minimum-height requirement of 32 inches.
  • This attraction offers rider swap.

It may take longer to get everyone in and out of the ride vehicles than it does to experience the ride.

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