Orlando: WonderWorks All-Access Entry Ticket

About This Experience

WonderWorks is the upside-down building on International Drive, made to look as if it landed on its roof on top of a brick warehouse. You enter through a tunnel that turns you "right side up", and inside are more than 100 hands-on science exhibits spread across several floors. This All-Access ticket is valid for the whole day, and the listing suggests allowing at least three to four hours to see everything.

The exhibits are about doing rather than reading. You can stand in 74 mph hurricane-force winds, feel a 5.3 earthquake simulation, pull a giant bubble up around your body, lie on a bed of nails, spin 360 degrees in a gyro and try to land a space shuttle. Some rides, such as the Wonder Coaster and Astronaut Training, have height and weight limits, so check them before you promise anything to younger children.

The basement holds the three extras this ticket includes: a 4D motion theater, a glow-in-the-dark ropes course and laser tag in a 10,000-square-foot arena. The ropes course needs closed shoes and long pants. If you choose the All-Access Plus option, you also get an $8 arcade game card and a case book. The magic dinner show held in the same building is not part of this ticket.

Parking is at the Pointe Orlando garage and costs extra, at $5 for the first hour and $2 for each hour after, capped at $10 a day. Bring a passport or ID card, and leave luggage and large bags behind, as they are not allowed. You can cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund, which helps if you are holding it as a backup for a stormy afternoon.

This works best for families with school-age children, teens and adults who enjoy interactive exhibits, and it is a solid indoor option when rain or heat rules out a park. Toddlers can enjoy the sensory exhibits but will miss the height-restricted rides. If you want a traditional science museum with in-depth displays, or you are mainly after thrill rides, you may find it light.

Highlights

• Enter the upside-down building through a tunnel that sets you "right side up"
• Stand in simulated hurricane winds of 74 mph (119 km/h)
• Feel a 5.3-magnitude earthquake simulation
• Pull a giant soap bubble up around your whole body
• Lie on a bed of nails and spin 360 degrees in a gyro
• Try to land a space shuttle in a flight simulator

What's Included

• ✓ General admission to more than 100 interactive WonderWorks exhibits
• ✓ Laser tag in a 10,000-square-foot arena
• ✓ 4D motion theater
• ✓ Glow-in-the-dark ropes course
• ✓ Admission valid for the entire day
• ✓ All-Access Plus option: an $8 arcade game card and a case book

Not Included

• The dinner show
• Parking at the Pointe Orlando garage ($5 first hour, $2 each extra hour, up to $10 a day)
• Arcade games, unless you book the All-Access Plus option

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card
• Closed shoes and long pants if you plan to do the ropes course

Good to Know & Caveats

• Allow at least 3 to 4 hours to explore the whole attraction; admission is valid all day
• Height limits: Earthquake 36 in (3 ft) minimum; 4D Theater 40 in minimum; Ropes Course 42 in with an adult or 48 in alone, 80 in maximum, 300 lb maximum
• Astronaut Training: 54 to 74 in tall, 225 lb per rider (450 lb for both riders), long hair tied up
• Wonder Coaster: 48 in alone or 42 in with an adult, 250 lb maximum, and riders may differ by no more than 100 lb
• Luggage and large bags are not allowed
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

Meeting Point

WonderWorks Orlando on International Drive at Pointe Orlando; look for the upside-down building and enter there.