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Ellen's Energy Adventure

Ellen's Energy Adventure

An Attraction in EPCOT

Last updated: February 1, 2018

This attraction's final day of operation was August 13, 2017.
The information below is provided for historical reference.
At a Glance

The attraction begins with a preshow film starring Ellen DeGeneres. While watching TV, Ellen dozes off and dreams that she’s competing on the game show Jeopardy! against her know-it-all former college roommate Judy (Jamie Lee Curtis). All of the Jeopardy categories deal with energy in its various forms, and unfortunately for Ellen, Judy has a PhD in the subject.

Luckily, Ellen’s next-door neighbor happens to be Bill Nye the Science Guy, who convinces Ellen--along with everyone else in the audience--to take a time-traveling crash course in the history of energy, along with everyone else in the audience.

You move from the preshow hall to what appears to be an ordinary theater to watch another film, this one about energy sources. Then the seats divide into six 97-passenger traveling cars that carry you from the Big Bang (the beginning of Ellen’s energy lessons) to the swamps and animatronic dinosaurs of a prehistoric forest. Special effects include the feel of warm, moist swamp air and the smell of sulfur from an erupting volcano.

The dialogue between DeGeneres and Nye is humorous and upbeat, but the script was written almost 20 years ago, when ExxonMobil was sponsoring the attraction. Don’t expect to hear calls to action on climate change or carbon footprints, or much more than a passing reference to alternative energy sources.

For children, it’s a toss-up. The dinosaurs frighten some preschoolers, and kids of all ages lose the thread during the educational segments.

A Zionsville, Indiana, reader agrees with us that Ellen’s Energy Adventure is more than a little dated:

Ellen is genuinely funny, but this attraction is so old that the video quality is only slightly better than the Zapruder film’s.
Our Overall Rating
Preschool
Grade School
Teens
Young Adults
Over 30
Seniors
Location
Duration
35 min
Rider Switch?
No
Minimum Height
None
Queues
  • Standby
Accessibility
  • Handheld Captioning
  • Assistive Listening
  • Audio Description
  • Must Transfer to Standard Wheelchair

Touring Tips

When To Go
Anytime
Early Theme Park Entry?
No
Extended Evening Theme Park Hours?
No
Because the theater has a ride component, the line doesn’t move while the show is in progress. When the theater empties, however, a large chunk of the line will disappear as people are admitted for the next show. Because of this, lines are generally tolerable.

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