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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

37min

Sun, Oct 25

Hours

Opens 11am

Posted hours

Range

20–55 min

Low 10:45am · high 11:24am

Typical Sunday

36 min

1 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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Sunday, Oct 25 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

37 min

Lowest

20 min 10:45am

Highest

55 min 11:24am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 7pm, and Wed runs about 10 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm
Mon · 29 33 35 38 42 39 36 40 31 ·
Tue · 18 32 47 44 30 35 38 32 30 12
Wed 15 20 33 36 27 25 30 30 · 15 ·
Thu 10 18 43 36 33 30 31 29 · · ·
Fri 15 23 30 38 33 30 32 27 · · ·
Sat 13 29 40 39 41 44 36 37 · · ·
Sun 14 27 46 41 37 40 40 37 · · ·

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 in total

10:15am Running Down 5:03pm
  • 10:15am – 10:45am 30m
  • 12:45pm – 1:15pm 30m

Broke down on 20 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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