E.T. Adventure

E.T. Adventure is a suspended dark ride located at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States. Primarily designed in-house by Universal Creative in collaboration with Steven Spielberg, the ride first opened to the public at Universal Studios Florida on June 7, 1990. Guests experience the iconic flying-bicycle chase scene from Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. They are also introduced to E.T.'s homeworld, the Green Planet, which is inspired by the 1985 novel E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet by William Kotzwinkle. E.T. Adventure features over 300 animatronics and exotic plants designed and manufactured by the Sally Corporation. Peter Alexander, a former Disney Imagineer who had earlier success with Universal's King Kong Encounter, was instrumental in the ride's development. An original score was also created for the theme park ride by John Williams, who scored the original film. Additional E.T. Adventure installations opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1991 and Universal Studios Japan in 2001, but only the original installation in Orlando remains in operation. It is also the only remaining ride that opened with the park in 1990.