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What is E.T. Adventure?
Help E.T. save his dying planet! E.T. Adventure, designed for the whole family, is a gondola-style dark ride that is very similar to Peter Pan’s Flight at Magic Kingdom (with a little alien spin on It’s a Small World at the end). Journey to E.T.’s homeworld for intergalactic fun and, uh, interesting practical effects.
Where is E.T. Adventure located?
In Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone, which is in Universal Studios Florida.
E.T. Adventure – height restrictions and other factors
Height requirement is 34 inches; has Express Pass access.
What you wish you knew before you experienced it
E.T. personally thanks you for your help at the end of the ride, which is why the ride attendant asks for your name before entering the indoor queue. There’s no need to give him or her your legal name – feel free to share a goofy (but G-rated!) nickname for some extra fun.
How scary is E.T. Adventure?
We rate this attraction one out of five Reese’s Pieces in terms of fear factor – it’s a slow-moving dark ride with no adrenaline-pumping drops or turns. Do keep in mind that if you have small kids who haven’t seen E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial yet, his alien appearance and that of his friends may be a bit off-putting. (The wild-haired, pink Magdoll is particularly suspect.)
What was E.T. Adventure’s opening date?
June 7, 1990
E.T. Adventure – OI fun facts
E.T. Adventure is the last surviving ride from Universal Studios Florida’s very first day, and one of only a small handful of original attractions (along with the Horror Make-Up Show and Animal Actors on Location).
Also, during the ride, notice that E.T. only appears in your bike basket when you are about to fly!
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I honestly really love this ride! It’s my favorite at the resort. It is a little outdated, but it is so fun and whimsical. I love the ride system and all the characters! The smell in the building is also really nice. I think a few technological updates would be welcome, but I really hope they never get rid of this ride!
Enjoyed the ET ride as I don't enjoy over the top rides that can make you feel sick I will never understand why they closed the jaws ride as it was great fun and "everlasting" like et .big excitement when your name gets called but disappointing as it was inaudible or out of sync
I have grown up riding this ever since I was nine years old in 2001. I know that most rides now are super-high tech with a lot of simulation and screens, but that's just it. That's all those new rides really turn out to be. There is something to be said for rides like this in which you KNOW you could just reach out and really TOUCH a character if you really wanted to or were allowed to.
The older rides like this bring in a ring of reality that you just can't get on most other rides nowadays. Also, for the curious, when I last went, this ride had just been updated with a whole new set of computer systems. So, it HAS been updated. Also, the ride may smell like chlorine, but for me, that doesn't take away from the experience at all. I feel that sight, (knowing you could) touch and smell all bring this attraction into our sense of reality. The feeling is amazing and if you have a small child that has seen and enjoyed the E.T. film, they are going to love this with all of their heart.
I have seen little four year olds grin with excitement when their parents tell them that they are going to go on this ride, just as excited as I was when I first got on it.
They just need to let ole E.T. go home and stay there. The entire ride looks like it was created in 1984. It is really weird....aliens are a little creepy and it smells really bad inside. I adore E.T. and this ride does not do him justice. They either need to give it a complete overhaul, or replace it altogether.
Any chance of capturing the magic of this timeless film were lost once we went through the arrival doors at this ride !!!. If you hadnt seen the film before the ride you sure wouldnt after it..... We know it was a 1980's film but PLEASE bring it into the 2000's....