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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

25min

Fri, May 9

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

10–45 min

Low 9:01am · high 3:52pm

Typical Friday

26 min

1 min quieter that day

E.T. Adventure Photo: Universal

E.T.'s home planet is dying and he needs your help to save it. Board your flying bike with E.T. and take off on a thrilling (but gentle) ride through the sky.

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Friday, May 9 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

25 min

Lowest

10 min 9:01am

Highest

45 min 3:52pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Mon runs about 4 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm
Mon 15 · 18 31 37 29 24 24 27 29 24 23 21
Tue 10 10 18 31 28 29 25 30 31 29 28 26 35
Wed 10 10 19 28 45 34 21 26 40 23 23 43 33
Thu 10 10 20 24 28 24 35 30 36 31 29 39 26
Fri 9 12 18 27 25 28 22 31 26 32 38 35 ·
Sat 10 10 25 35 40 29 34 39 38 33 38 28 19
Sun 10 · 20 36 31 27 23 29 27 23 30 34 20

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

29 min

Lowest

13 min Nov 19

Highest

51 min Nov 5

Average

31 min

Lowest

19 min May 10

Highest

47 min Oct 11

Average

30 min

Lowest

23 min May 2026

Highest

39 min Oct 2026

Average

31 min

Lowest

29 min 2025

Highest

32 min 2024

Ride status

Down once for 25m in total

9:01am Running Down 6:03pm
  • 2:35pm – 3:01pm 25m

Broke down on 16 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Paid returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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