E.T. Adventure
| E.T. Adventure | |
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| Universal Studios Florida | |
| Area | Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 7, 1990 |
| Universal Studios Hollywood | |
| Area | Lower Lot |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | June 12, 1991 |
| Closing date | March 14, 2003 |
| Replaced by | Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride |
| Universal Studios Japan | |
| Area | Hollywood |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | March 31, 2001 |
| Closing date | May 10, 2009 |
| Replaced by | Space Fantasy: The Ride |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Suspended Dark ride |
| Designer | Universal Creative |
| Height | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Speed | 5 mph (8.0 km/h) |
| Vehicle type | Bikes |
| Riders per vehicle | 12 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Riders per row | 4 |
| Duration | 4:30 |
| Height restriction | 34 in (86 cm) |
| Pre-Show Host | Steven Spielberg |
| Ride Host | E.T. |
| Original Music | John Williams |
 Universal Express available |
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E.T. Adventure is a dark ride featured at Universal Studios Florida and, formerly, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan theme parks. The ride is based on the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. Adventure's animatronics were manufactured by Sally Corporation.
E.T. Adventure originally opened at Universal Studios Florida in 1990. One year later, the attraction opened in Universal Studios Hollywood. In 2001, the third installation of this attraction was opened in Universal Studios Japan. On March 14, 2003, the Hollywood version was closed and later replaced by Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride. More recently, on May 10, 2009, the Japanese version was closed and later replaced by Space Fantasy: The Ride. The Orlando version was also slated to be removed as well, but Steven Spielberg, who directed the E.T. film and already angered by the removal of the Hollywood and Japanese versions, threatened to end cooperation with Universal Studios if it made attempts to do so. As a result, the Orlando version is still operating as of 2016. E.T. Adventure is expected to open at Universal Studios South Korea in the near future.
The attraction at Universal Studios Florida originally featured a different pre-show which ran from 1990-2002. During this pre-show, Steven Spielberg is in a movie theater watching E.T, munching on popcorn and informs the guests that they have volunteered to be actors in a sequel to the film. The original pre-show was discontinued, because Spielberg wanted to change it for the 20th Anniversary.
During the ride's early years, guests could either ride on bicycles or on spaceships. The spaceships were removed in 2004-2005, during a refurbishment.
In 2012, the ride at Universal Studios Florida received new track switches by Dynamic Structures.
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