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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

17min

Fri, Oct 30

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

10–25 min

Low 9:55am · high 1:05pm

Typical Friday

29 min

12 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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Friday, Oct 30 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

17 min

Lowest

10 min 9:55am

Highest

25 min 1:05pm

Best times to go

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

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm
Mon · 29 32 37 38 41 39 35 38 32 ·
Tue · 18 31 46 44 31 36 36 32 30 12
Wed 15 20 31 36 28 23 32 31 · · ·
Thu 13 17 40 34 33 33 30 28 · · ·
Fri 13 22 31 36 32 29 31 26 · · ·
Sat 13 29 41 39 40 44 37 38 · · ·
Sun 14 28 48 44 38 40 40 38 · · ·

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

9:55am 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.

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