Ticket prices include all taxes and fees.

Children ages 2 and under don’t need a ticket, so they’re free. (Bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate with you in case proof of age is needed at the gate.)

Yes, they’re significantly discounted. As of 11/1/2025, our May tickets are discounted $283+ per ticket and our November tickets are discounted $241+ per ticket.

(You can figure your exact discount by going to the Universal Orlando ticket webpage, selecting Explore All Tickets, then select your number of days, number of parks, park-to-park option, and clicking through the screens until you get the total price, including tax.)

Everyone in your party will get the discounted tickets, but each family unit must order tickets separately (grandparents, single aunt/uncle, adult siblings can be included on your registration).

Ask others in your travel party (sister’s family, best friends and their children, etc.), to order tickets separately and note that they’re your guests in the comments section of their registration.

I could provide references from families who’ve traveled with me since I began doing these trips in 2006, but the references could be faked.

Instead, read my About page to find out more about me, then do a search of “Carolina Homeschooler trips” (our sister site where these trips originated) and “Traveling Homeschooler trips.” If I’ve cheated anyone, it’ll be all over the internet. 

My “Traveling Homeschoolers” name is newer, created in 2016 to differentiate between my local member trips, and trips that are open to everyone, so search both names.

You can also get a sense of who I am and what I do if you follow me on Facebook and read comments and feedback from my 41,000+ followers, and read the Featured post, where close to 200 travelers have shared feedback regarding my trustworthiness.

It’s too stressful to pay for any of my trips if you don’t trust me, so research before you order tickets.

It’s per ticket, not per day. (The price includes all five days.)

See each trip’s details above for ticket validity dates and the “7-Day Rule.”

Our ticket prices are locked in regardless of 2026 price increases.

I don’t offer payment plans for this trip. Your debit or credit card will be charged when you submit your registration. I don’t accept any other payment methods for this trip.

There is currently no limit on tickets, and Universal doesn’t have a park reservation system.

I will email ticket numbers to you (you won’t get physical tickets). You’ll upload your ticket numbers to the Universal Orlando Resort App before your travel date. A cell phone will be required to access your tickets and enter the parks.

Attendance at a group event is not required to qualify for our Universal tickets. We currently don’t have any group events or meetups planned for 2026.

In order to streamline (and plan more trips!), I’m only offering 5-day tickets moving forward. The price difference between 3- and 5-day tickets is only around $20 or less (depending on ticket type). If you plan to stay fewer than 5 days, you can use the extra days to see the fireworks on your arrival day and/or catch a couple of your favorite rides before you leave on your departure day without feeling like you’re wasting money/park days.

Our May and November trips are the only ones planned for 2026.

I add Volcano Bay in May since the weather is warmer and there are usually no closures. I don’t include Volcano Bay for my November trip due to the cooler weather and potential closures.

Universal team members stationed at the rides have “locker tickets” available for anyone who needs them. They’re also testing a new photo validation option where you won’t need tickets.

The ticket price doesn’t include rooms. I haven’t booked group rooms for us in 2026 because the discounts either weren’t worthwhile or didn’t exist. In some cases, the group rate was actually higher than what you can get by calling Universal directly.

Early Admission is tied to your resort stay, not your tickets. You’ll get Early Admission through your hotel room key (if you stay at a Universal hotel).

As with Early Admission, the Premium Resort Express Pass benefit is through your hotel room key, not your tickets.

You can add Express Passes (extra cost) for either of our trips.

As of 11/1/2025, the following Universal hotels include Express Passes: Hard Rock Hotel, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, and Loews Royal Pacific Resort.

Our tickets cannot be upgraded to annual passes.

Tickets can’t be transferred to other trips. You’ll have to cancel and reorder tickets for November.

June 1 through November 30 is hurricane season in Florida. Depending on the timeframe of our tickets, Universal may not make accommodations if a hurricane hits during that time. I’ll do my best on your behalf if a hurricane affects your stay, but there are no guarantees. Please register with this in mind.