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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

15min

Fri, Sep 19

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–20 min

Low 8:01am · high 1:40pm

Typical Friday

22 min

7 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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Lightning Lane
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Friday, Sep 19 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

15 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

20 min 1:40pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 2am and 8am, and Wed runs about 59 min shorter than Thu.

Average standby each hour, day by day

2am 3am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon · · · · 11 18 31 33 28 28 29 29 27 29 20 34 25 ·
Tue · · · 10 12 17 31 33 30 27 29 31 23 19 26 21 · ·
Wed · · 10 8 12 18 30 34 26 25 31 23 15 10 20 21 5 ·
Thu 5 995 10 10 10 17 30 27 29 19 30 24 22 26 31 36 · 5
Fri · · 10 10 10 25 27 27 18 20 25 27 18 27 28 32 35 10
Sat · · 12 10 10 22 28 35 34 22 34 29 20 24 30 33 23 30
Sun · · · 10 10 17 30 34 29 32 33 33 28 23 32 26 · ·

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

8:01am Running Down 5:05pm

Broke down on 17 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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