Domestic Education

Orlando is also one of the most popular educational travel destinations in America.  It’s the perfect balance of interactive learning that uses the theme parks as classrooms for your students.

At the Disney Parks, innovation is the norm and creativity comes naturally.  Disney Youth Education Series Programs at Walt Disney World® offers the perfect balance to include an educational experience to your student trip. This program includes four areas of study – Leadership & Careers, Arts & Humanities, Physical Sciences and Natural Sciences. This style of education is designed to create real-world learning experiences through hands-on learning outside of the classroom.

Universal Orlando Resort™ takes students beyond the classroom to bring education to life with our unforgettable educational program – Universal Studies! Take learning to a new level with hands on, inside out, real life, beyond-the-imagination programs in experiential education that excite and inspire your students. Along with our unique educational experiences, students can enjoy the thrills of two amazing theme parks, Universal’s Islands of Adventure™ and Universal Studios™.

• Your Classroom in Motion: A STEAM App Series

Combining national education standards and real-world critical thinking challenges, Your Classroom in Motion: A STEAM App Series transforms Universal Orlando’s top attractions into creative learning environments, with extraordinary education opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics.

• Business Learning Series

Presented by CNBC’S THE PROFIT, featuring Marcus Lemonis, this program consists of 3 targeted learning modules that will allow your group the exclusive opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business.

• Marketing and Sales

Getting the Message Out – The Marketing and Sales program teaches students about the effective marketing and sales campaigns created to promote Universal Orlando Resort™. Students learn about advertising, group sales, branding, marketing, and promotions. The program describes campaigns and marketing tactics for attractions such as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man® and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, special events, and other marketing initiatives throughout the resort.

Guided Tours

Head backstage and learn what it takes to create all the action and excitement of Universal Orlando® Resort

• Making the Mayhem

Go “behind the screams” and get an exclusive insider’s look at the making of Halloween Horror Nights™. Get all the gory details as you learn about character creation through the different stages of costume build, make-up design, and more. Discover the event’s history and learn how it’s created and marketed every year.

• Behind the Adventure*

Discover the Science and Technology of Universal’s Islands of Adventure™
Learn how science is involved in creating the world’s most technologically advanced theme park. Find out about real life applications of physics, technology, and general sciences that were used to design and build this state-of-the-art theme park. In this program, students will:

• Marvel at the technology used to make The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man® so amazing.
• Take a look “under the hood” at how The Incredible Hulk Coaster® launches.
• Learn the role literature plays within Universal’s Islands of Adventure™.

Call us and inquire about more educational opportunities.  Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2014 Universal Studios.

SeaWorld® artfully combines education and entertainment in a way that connects students to the sea and sea life like no place else.

Students will engage in fun and exciting hands-on activities which promote higher level thinking skills as you make animal habitats in your classroom. Students can sleep in front of the shark, coral reef, eel, or penguin exhibits. Sleepover is aligned with the National Science Standards, and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

Top off your stay at SeaWorld® by adding a private Behind-the-Scenes experience to your student group sleepover. This tour will bring your student group to areas you won’t find in a SeaWorld map. Your interactive tour includes touching a shark and an up-close encounter with stingrays, dolphins and sea lions.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex encourages your students to seek space exploration. You and your students can tour areas of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, meet a veteran astronaut and see inspiring IMAX® films.

Through ATX (Astronaut Training Experience) you can put your students to the test as they find out if they have the right stuff to become a NASA astronaut.   Immerse your students in the exciting world of today’s astronauts with realistic astronaut training. They will hear first-hand from a veteran NASA astronaut, experience a space shuttle mission simulation and perform hands-on space exploration activities. This intense, exciting half-day of hands-on training is the closest most people ever get to going into orbit. ATX training includes operating a full-scale shuttle mock-up and taking the helm in mission control. The entire program was designed with the help of NASA astronauts, so you know it’s as real as it gets!

Whether it’s experiencing the ATX program or an overnight adventure the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will bring space exploration to life!

Call UR Tours and Events for a custom science based tour.