Ellen's Energy Adventure

Future World, Epcot

Join Ellen DeGenerous and Bill Nye the Science Guy in a moving theater attraction, combining large scale movies, large-scale sets and audio animatronics.

Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy

Main Details
Park Epcot
Land Future World
Ride Type Traveling Theater
Restraint None
Thrill Level Low
Ride Duration 45mins, preshow of 8mins, main show 37mins
Pre-Show
Post-Show
Operates Reduced Hours
Gift Shop

Queue Details
FastPass+
Standby Line
Standby Wait Low
Indoor Queue
Outdoor Queue
Comfort Level High

Extra Magic Hours
Morning EMH
Evening EMH

Ride System
Type Traveling Theater

Restrictions
Age Children under age 7 years must be accompanied by a person age 14 years or older.
Frightening Kids
Accessibility Must Transfer to Wheelchair.
Captioning Assistive Listening, Audio Description, Handheld Captioning, Language Translation Devices.

Important Dates
Grand Opening Sep 15 1996

Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy

9 years ago31 photos

Universe of Energy closing merchandise

9 years ago3 photos

Ellen's Energy Adventure closed for refurbishment

17 years ago1 photo

Ellen's Energy Adventure refurbishment in 2009
18 years ago

Write a Review

"Please put this out to pasture" 10 years ago by Don

Ugh...horrible...this must be totally gutted and redone or killed off. Old video, the tv in apartment is from 1990, and all actors in it have aged tremendously. Cameo by Kramer goes unnoticed by 90% of the riders. Dinosaur part hasn't been updated in 30+ years...please Disney make this extinct!

"My personal favorite" 12 years ago by Mark

Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy is always a must ride for me. Between the air conditioned 40 minutes inside, the laughs, and the dinosaurs, it just never gets old for me! This is my favorite ride at Walt Disney World, and it is highly recommended.

"A trip through time and space" 13 years ago by Sarah

The universe of Energy with Ellen is a ride that will take you far back into the past. All the way....to 1996!! Ellen, 90s jeopardy, and bill nye were current in the mid 90s but today they just seem really out of place. There is also no mention of current enviro trends, electric cars, the current practice of lining cities with solar panels on streetlights etc., and our modern search for alternatives, the questions over fracking, what were doing to prevent oil spills since our mistakes etc. (the last one was kina a joke lol) Dinosaur at AK kinda makes the dino scene, formerly a crowd pleaser, a bit underwhelming. It looks old. Its filled with inaccuracies anachronisms and slow movement. Another issues is that its so dark and disturbing at times. It kinda seems like a mighty cave with massive doorways and lots of darkness all over. For a ride based on energy talking about solar, It sure doesn't let any sunshine in. I wish they had made the sunshine opening like they originally planned. But still I guess It works for the dinos. However, I still love the ride system. At the end its somewhat hard to tell what room you're actually in. The vehicles are really unique the moving theater effect is very nice.

"Almost fell asleep" 13 years ago by Jimmy

I gave it a 2 star for 1 reason. It got me out of the sun and into an air conditioned theatre. The problem with this, is it is too long winded, takes up almost an hour of your day, and you come out of it feeling totally dissatisfied that you have taken up a lot of the day on something that wasn't worth it. Ellen is the main pull for most people as she is big in the USA, but in the UK, she is virtually unknown. So maybe I just didn't get it. Very informative and educational, but unfortunately that isn't really something that appeals to me. Almost fell asleep once we got into the 'ride' section. Overall it was a waste of an hour and extremely boring.

Ellen's Energy Adventure closed for refurbishment. Jan 05, 2009 to Mar 22, 2009

Universe of Energy pre-show and POV ride-through

9 years ago37 mins

Trivia

Animated Dinosaurs

Brontosaurus
Allosaurus
Stegosaurus
Edaphosaurus
Trachodon
Ornithomimus
Pteranodon
Elasmosaurus
Meganeuron
Giant "dragon fly"

FOLLOW

Ellen's Energy Adventure

Future World, Epcot

Ellen's Energy Adventure Details

Main Details

Queue Details

Extra Magic Hours

Ride System

Restrictions

Important Dates

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Photo Galleries
More photos →

Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy

Universe of Energy closing merchandise

Ellen's Energy Adventure closed for refurbishment

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" News
More news →

Ellen's Energy Adventure refurbishment in 2009
18 years ago

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Reviews
More reviews →

"Please put this out to pasture" 10 years ago by Don

"My personal favorite" 12 years ago by Mark

"A trip through time and space" 13 years ago by Sarah

"Almost fell asleep" 13 years ago by Jimmy

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Refurbishments
Full refurbishment history →

Ellen's Energy Adventure closed for refurbishment. Jan 05, 2009 to Mar 22, 2009

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Videos
More videos →

Universe of Energy pre-show and POV ride-through

More Information

Trivia

Animated Dinosaurs

FOLLOW

WDWMAGIC

INFO

FORUMS

NEWS

SEARCH

WDWMAGIC App

Park Hours & Calendar

Lightning Lane Prices

Dining at Walt Disney World

Latest Disney News

Walt Disney World

Photography and Scrapbooking

Imagineering

Other Orlando Attractions

100 Years of Magic

Disney Parks around the World

Games & Trivia

Walt Disney Company

General Chat

Using the Forums

2026

2027 and Beyond

Explore

Planning Tools

Events & Festivals

Ellen's Energy Adventure

Future World, Epcot

Ellen's Energy Adventure Details

Main Details

Queue Details

Extra Magic Hours

Ride System

Restrictions

Important Dates

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Photo Galleries More photos →

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" News More news →

Ellen's Energy Adventure refurbishment in 2009 18 years ago

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Reviews More reviews →

"Please put this out to pasture" 10 years ago by Don

"My personal favorite" 12 years ago by Mark

"A trip through time and space" 13 years ago by Sarah

"Almost fell asleep" 13 years ago by Jimmy

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Refurbishments Full refurbishment history →

Ellen's Energy Adventure closed for refurbishment. Jan 05, 2009 to Mar 22, 2009

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Videos More videos →

More Information

Trivia

Animated Dinosaurs

FOLLOW

WDWMAGIC

INFO

Park Hours & Calendar

Lightning Lane Prices

Dining at Walt Disney World

Latest Disney News

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Photo Galleries
More photos →

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" News
More news →

Ellen's Energy Adventure refurbishment in 2009
18 years ago

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Reviews
More reviews →

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Refurbishments
Full refurbishment history →

"Ellen's Energy Adventure" Videos
More videos →