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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

32min

Sun, Nov 1

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

10–45 min

Low 9:58am · high 4:29pm

Typical Sunday

36 min

4 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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Sunday, Nov 1 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

32 min

Lowest

10 min 9:58am

Highest

45 min 4:29pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 7pm, and Wed runs about 8 min shorter than Sun.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm
Mon · 29 34 40 39 39 37 33 34 32 ·
Tue · 18 32 46 45 32 36 36 34 33 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 37 40 42 37 36 · · ·
Sun 13 28 46 43 38 39 39 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 once for 33m in total

9:58am Running Down 5:02pm
  • 3:14pm – 3:47pm 33m

Broke down on 18 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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