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E.T. Adventure Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for E.T. Adventure at Universal Studios Florida, built on 14,728 measured readings.

LIVE · 15 min now · updated 1 min ago

Park hours today: 9am–5pm

E.T. Adventure15 min

Best time to ride E.T. Adventure

On a typical Friday, E.T. Adventure runs about 17 min at rope drop, peaks near 36 min around 12 PM, and eases to 30 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 37 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 29 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 22 min, this is the #24 longest line of 34 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida (park average 36 min). The longest is Sinners Accessibility Return Time at 90 min.

Typical E.T. Adventure wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday17 min37 min 12 PM36 min
Monday33 min36 min 12 PM36 min
Tuesday32 min36 min 12 PM16 min
Wednesday17 min36 min 12 PM25 min
Thursday15 min29 min 12 PM24 min
Friday17 min36 min 12 PM30 min
Saturday · busiest17 min37 min 12 PM31 min

E.T. Adventure average wait by month

24 to 31 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202624.2 min6,189
July 202628.5 min15,213
August 202630.9 min11,886

E.T. Adventure wait time FAQ

▾When is E.T. Adventure shortest?

E.T. Adventure is shortest at rope drop (about 17 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 30 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 36 min around 12 PM.

▾Which day is E.T. Adventure busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 37 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 29 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for E.T. Adventure right now?

E.T. Adventure is at 15 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

97.71%
of operating hours available
43
separate outages recorded
19h
out of service

Across 825 hours that Universal Studios Florida was open, E.T. Adventure was running 97.71% of the time, with 43 separate interruptions. That ranks #7 for availability out of 27 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida, where the typical ride runs 99.01% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 14,728 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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