Orlando Science Center

My husband and I had such a blast here today! There was so much to do and explore that we actually stayed from the museum’s opening at 10AM until it closed at 5PM.

GPS: You must type in “Orlando Science Center Parking Garage.” Level 2 is the pedestrian bridge that leads you to the museum. There was no one manning the entryway, but it says that parking is $5 at the time of entry online. Idk, if it’s free just because it’s Sunday, but my online ticket definitely charged me $5 for parking, FYI.

Bank of America Members: Every first weekend of the month is free admission for BoA members. Each person must show their ticket barcode and their BoA card. The staff will check the expiration date.

Online Booking: I recommend that you reserve your time slot on their website. The lady in front of us had to wait over 45 minutes to get in because she did not buy her ticket online and that was the earliest availability.

Masks: Like seatbelts and condoms, guys - Always wear protection. Their mask mandate is all over their website when you book online. It even has the specific masks that are permissible to wear, like surgical masks and cloth masks with strings that go behind the ears. No necks gators. Bring an extra one just in case you lose the first. Call ahead of time if your child will have an issue wearing one.

Activities: Wow, so many hands-on activities! Plenty of hand sanitizers around. We had fun building wooden cars and racing them, learning how to tie complex knots, paper coiling art, flying paper airplanes at targets, solving brain teasers, and hands-on puzzles. There was a cool liquid nitrogen demonstration we watched. The lower level had fish, insects, amphibians, and reptiles. We also watched two films in their CineDome. The Dolphins film was about an hour, and the Turtles Odyssey was 45 minutes long. The curved screen went all the way up to the ceiling. I’ve never seen anything like it. There’s surround sound. It seems larger than an Imax screen, yet not in HD quality. Really cool experience, though.

Food and drinks: The mocha latte at the coffee spot was good. 4roots Cafe is located on the bottom floor and had many delicious and healthy options for under $10. You can build your own bowl, and they have sandwiches, focaccias, wraps, Dino nuggets, pizzas, hotdogs, and salads. They’re open from 11AM-3PM.

The only biggest attraction that was closed during our visit was the Kids Climb area. There’s so much to do, though. It’s a little kid’s (and a big kid’s) paradise lol. With everything going on in the world, I just hope you guys don’t forget how to play and have fun!