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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

33min

Fri, Sep 11

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

15–45 min

Low 10:02am · high 11:30am

Typical Friday

29 min

4 min busier 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, Sep 11 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

33 min

Lowest

15 min 10:02am

Highest

45 min 11:30am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10am, and Wed runs about 5 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 25 12 29 29 32 38 34 39 36 27 23 30 · ·
Tue 15 15 26 34 30 31 38 34 34 26 22 33 · ·
Wed · 15 26 31 32 33 29 29 19 24 22 27 · ·
Thu · 17 28 34 29 28 29 27 23 28 24 29 · ·
Fri · 22 21 33 30 26 28 28 30 31 32 33 40 ·
Sat 10 16 24 36 41 36 32 40 37 28 30 37 28 40
Sun 15 23 31 32 36 31 32 36 30 27 27 31 · 13

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

10:02am Running Down 5:06pm

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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