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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

14min

Wed, May 21

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

10–20 min

Low 10:05am · high 11:48am

Typical Wednesday

25 min

11 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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Wednesday, May 21 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

14 min

Lowest

10 min 10:05am

Highest

20 min 11:48am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Wed runs about 5 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 · 17 31 32 31 22 24 24 30 22 18 21
Tue 10 10 17 29 28 26 25 30 31 29 28 26 35
Wed 10 10 16 27 29 29 20 26 30 19 23 31 33
Thu 10 10 18 25 25 24 35 27 36 27 27 39 26
Fri 9 12 18 27 25 26 22 31 26 31 38 35 ·
Sat 10 13 25 33 39 25 32 38 37 31 37 28 19
Sun 10 · 20 38 29 23 21 26 29 23 25 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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

10:05am Running Down 6:52pm

Broke down on 15 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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