Orlando Science Center Visitor Guide: Hours, Tickets and Parking

The Orlando Science Center on Princeton Street in Loch Haven Park is open 10:00am to 5:00pm, closed on Wednesdays except during OCPS breaks (Orlando Science Center).

The center stays open on most holidays but closes on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, and it tells guests to check its Daily Calendar for the schedule (Orlando Science Center). OCPS is Orange County Public Schools, so a Wednesday during an OCPS break is the exception when the doors open. The header of the center's site also lists an upcoming Exhibit Hall Closure, one more reason to check the Daily Calendar before a visit (Orlando Science Center).

Food service inside the Princeton Street building runs on shorter hours than the exhibit floors. The 4Roots Cafe serves from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm with grab and go to 4:30 pm, The Coffee Spot runs from 10:00 am to 4:15 pm, and the Science Store follows the full 10:00 am to 5:00 pm day (Orlando Science Center). Food brought from home may not be eaten in the exhibit halls or the cafe, and the center points picnickers to the adjacent Loch Haven Park instead.

Loch Haven Park itself keeps longer hours than the museum, opening at 6:00 a.m. and closing at 11:00 p.m. daily under the city schedule (City of Orlando, Loch Haven Park). Guest Services at the Science Center answers at 407.514.2000 (Orlando Science Center).

Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the Orlando Science Center website.

An adult ticket to the Orlando Science Center costs $29 online or $32 at the door, and a youth ticket for ages 2 to 12 costs $22 online or $25 onsite (Orlando Science Center).

Buying online saves $3 per person in every age band. Walk-up purchases are full price and depend on availability, and a general admission ticket covers four floors of exhibit halls plus an immersive film theater (Orlando Science Center). Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.

Annual memberships at the Science Center are $169 for an individual, $189 for a duo and $209 for a family, and members park free in the Princeton Street garage (Orlando Science Center).

Several discounts are handled only at the admissions desk on the day of the visit. Under Science For All, a cardholder with an EBT or WIC card and a matching state photo ID pays $5 per person for up to six people, and a Science For All family membership is $35. Active Florida PreK to 12 educators with school ID get free general admission or 15% off a membership, though free admission does not apply to field trips, special events or blockbuster exhibits. Veterans, active military and first responders get reduced walk-in prices of $23 for youth, $27 for teens, $29 for adults and $27 for seniors (Orlando Science Center).

The Orlando Science Center belongs to the ASTC Passport Program, which gives members of participating science centers reciprocal access to 350 museums and science centers (Orlando Science Center).

Drivers use the museum's own garage at 782 Princeton Street, which charges $4 an hour while the Orlando Science Center is open and nothing for members (Orlando Science Center).

The garage and the museum sit on opposite sides of Princeton Street, and every guest enters the building over the Love Bridge on Level 2 of the garage. After parking, the stairs or elevator to the right of the top of each ramp, in the northwest corner of the garage, lead to the bridge doors (Orlando Science Center). Spaces are first come, first served (Orlando Science Center).

The center's two pages disagree on accessible parking: the accessibility page puts accessible spaces on all four levels of the Princeton Street garage, while its main visitor page lists accessible parking on Level 2 (Orlando Science Center). A garage elevator on the north side reaches the Level 2 entrance. Oversize vehicles 8 feet or less in height can find accessible parking on the ground level (Orlando Science Center accessibility). Electric vehicle charging stations are on the ground floor (Orlando Science Center).

Cyclists have racks on the west side of the garage near the Member gate and stairwell and one next to Bus Entrance A on Camden Road (Orlando Science Center).

The AdventHealth SunRail stop is a short walk from the Orlando Science Center, according to the center (Orlando Science Center).

The center's directions place it at 500 E. Rollins St., Orlando, FL 32803. SunRail's own station list runs from DeLand/Amtrak in the north to Poinciana in the south, with AdventHealth between Winter Park/Amtrak and LYNX Central, and its home page promotes Late Night Service and a new schedule (SunRail). The City of Orlando page still describes SunRail as Monday through Friday service on a 49-mile route from DeBary to Poinciana, with AdventHealth Station one of four stations inside the city (City of Orlando SunRail page). The two pages differ on the northern end of the line, so riders should check the current SunRail schedule for the day of a museum trip.

The museum grounds sit inside a 45-acre city park wrapped by three lakes, Estelle to the north, Rowena to the east and Formosa to the south, with frontage on North Mills Avenue (City of Orlando, Loch Haven Park). For drivers, Princeton Street is the turn to watch for: both the museum and its garage use Princeton Street addresses.

The Orlando Science Center fills four floors with eight exhibit halls and two theaters (Orlando Science Center), and its newest hall, Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits, is open now (Orlando Science Center exhibits; Orlando Science Center).

The halls listed by the center are Extreme Sports, Life (nature and conservation with animals and immersive habitats), KidsTown for children ages 0 to 7, Kinetic Zone on the engineering design process, DinoDigs on dinosaurs, marine reptiles and mega fauna, Fusion: A STEAM Gallery, Food Heroes on the food system, and a planet and solar system hall on how the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere interact (Orlando Science Center exhibits).

The Dome by Dr. Phillips Charities is an 8-story domed theater on Level 1 with 8K laser projection and 30,000 watts of stereo sound, and the VyStar Adventure Theater on Level 2 shows films and live stage presentations. Both are included with general admission, and the center says content changes regularly (Orlando Science Center theaters).

Founded in 1955, the Orlando Science Center reports over 660,000 annual visitors. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and says it is one of only 15 institutions holding both (About Orlando Science Center).

A KultureCity-certified Sensory Room on Level 4 gives guests a quiet break from noise, lights and crowds. Service animals are permitted after a check-in with Guest Services on Level 2 (Orlando Science Center accessibility). Wheelchairs are lent free and strollers cost $5 for non-members; there is no luggage storage, and strollers or wagons wider than 31 inches or longer than 52 inches are not recommended inside (Orlando Science Center).

The Mennello Museum of American Art on Princeton Street and the Orlando Fire Museum on East Rollins Street share Loch Haven Park with the Science Center (Mennello Museum; Orlando Fire Museum).

Theaters, a ballet company and the Orlando Museum of Art also sit in the park; the Digital Towns Loch Haven Park guide covers them, while this section sticks to the two museums with City of Orlando listings (City of Orlando, Loch Haven Park).

At 900 E. Princeton Street, the Mennello Museum keeps Tuesday to Saturday hours of 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., opens at noon on Sunday until 4:30 p.m., and closes Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and over and $3 for children 6 to 17, and its Free Family Funday on the second Sunday of every month brings free admission (Mennello Museum). The Mennello Museum show Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror runs from August 28, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Mennello Museum).

The firefighting museum at 814 East Rollins Street keeps the shortest week in the park, open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Orlando Fire Museum), so Friday and Saturday are the only days when the Science Center, the Mennello Museum and the Fire Museum are all scheduled to be open.

In October 2026 the Orlando Science Center is promoting its new Extreme Sports hall, new 8K laser projection in The Dome and OSC After Dark on October 31 (Orlando Science Center).

OSC After Dark is a Halloween event hosted by the Young Professionals for OSC that benefits the Science Center, and the events calendar also lists Cosmic Concerts laser shows, Science Night Live for adults, Science and Wine, and Spark STEM Fest (Orlando Science Center events). The Science For All $5 rate may not apply to special engagement exhibits or certain events, and the educator offer does not cover special events (Orlando Science Center).