Universal Studios Florida · Hollywood
Best Time to Ride E.T. Adventure
See when E.T. Adventure has the shortest and longest waits at Universal Studios — hour by hour, from real wait-time data.
dark ride34" min heightExpress Pass~5 min ride
Average wait by hour
Hour-by-hour average posted wait while the ride is operating — the same live history ParkCharter schedules your day around.
11 AM
17m
12 PM
31m
1 PM
33m
2 PM
32m
3 PM
35m
4 PM
31m
5 PM
29m
6 PM
30m
7 PM
25m
8 PM
32m
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When to ride E.T. Adventure
E.T. Adventure averages its shortest waits around 11 AM (about 17 minutes) and its longest around 3 PM (about 35 minutes).
Shortest: 11 AM (~17m)Longest: 3 PM (~35m)Typical: ~30m
Based on 826 wait-time readings from the last 14 days (2026-07-14 – 2026-07-28, America/New_York). Refreshed daily. How we measure
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