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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

42min

Thu, Oct 15

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

15–65 min

Low 10:01am · high 11:30am

Typical Thursday

25 min

17 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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Thursday, Oct 15 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

42 min

Lowest

15 min 10:01am

Highest

65 min 11:30am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10pm, and Wed runs about 8 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 10pm
Mon 25 39 32 33 36 40 35 37 36 29 20 30 ·
Tue 15 25 31 42 41 30 39 35 28 26 11 20 ·
Wed 15 20 33 35 29 27 29 28 15 20 20 30 ·
Thu 10 19 41 37 32 28 30 27 15 · 20 · ·
Fri · 22 27 36 29 28 30 24 · 40 25 30 ·
Sat 12 27 36 40 42 41 34 36 30 20 25 35 ·
Sun 15 28 41 40 37 37 37 36 33 30 25 18 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

Down twice for 1h 48m in total

10:01am Running Down 5:01pm
  • 11:54am – 1:39pm 1h 45m
  • 2:25pm – 2:28pm 3m

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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