Theme Park IQ Logo
Theme Park IQ

E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

37min

Sun, Sep 13

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

10–55 min

Low 9:56am · high 12:22pm

Typical Sunday

28 min

9 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.

Universal Studios Florida
Standby
Lightning Lane
Paid return
Hours calendar

Sunday, Sep 13 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

37 min

Lowest

10 min 9:56am

Highest

55 min 12:22pm

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 10 30 27 33 40 34 39 36 28 23 30 · ·
Tue 15 15 27 35 31 31 38 35 34 26 18 32 · ·
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 18 26 36 40 37 32 40 37 28 30 37 28 40
Sun 13 23 32 35 35 31 33 35 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

9:56am Running Down 5:02pm

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.

Theme Park IQ Logo Theme Park IQ

© 2023-2026 Theme Park IQ. All rights reserved.

Theme Park IQ and IQ Brands, LLC are in no way associated with the Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, or any other theme park owners, operators, or their subsidiaries or affiliates.

Theme Park IQ's sole purpose is to help park goers with their trip planning and in-park experience.