04 October 2011
Posted in Membership Levels

As a benefit of Orlando Science Center membership, you have access to 280 museums and science centers across the country through a program called the ASTC passport. In turn, Orlando Science Center allows these participating museums and science centers access to the Orlando Science Center. The Orlando Science Center enforces the ASTC policy to encourage people to support their home museums with membership and encourage member visitation when they are traveling.

Based on ASTC’s policy, please know the following restrictions apply when using the ASTC passport program to enter the Orlando Science Center:

1. To receive Travel Passport Program benefits, you must live more than 90 miles away “as the crow flies” from the center/museum you wish to visit. Admissions staff at Orlando Science Center will request proof of residence for benefits to apply.
2. The admission is for general admission only, no films, no special programs or blockbuster exhibits.
3. As of December 31, 2011 the Orlando Science Center will no longer honor reciprocal members with the home museum of MOAS, Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory, Discovery Center, The Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n Fun, and The Gillespie Museum.
4. Science Centers/Museums located within 90 miles of each other are excluded from the Travel Passport Program, 90 miles is measured “as the crow flies” and not by driving distance. Please check that your home organization is on the list of approved centers before visiting.

09 November 2010
Posted in Membership

It was a BOO-tastic time!

Monsters, goblins and ghouls took over the Orlando Science Center on Sunday, October 31st at the 7th annual SPOOKTACULAR event where children discovered the secrets behind some of the most famous mythological and mysterious monsters. This fun-filled family event allowed over 1,200 members and guests to experience an entire days’ worth of activities, live shows, frightening costumes, scary experiments and of course, a lot of candy.

Little phantoms braved cobwebs and creepy crawlers that hung in the trees in KidsTown, while learning the truth behind “fairy tales” such as, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Peter and the Wolf. Children were able to take a whack at Halloween inspired piñatas that were filled with delicious treats and fun prizes. In NatureWorks, a Gator feeding frenzy took place, as well as an educational team demonstration about snakes and scorpions.

DinoDigs was transformed into a spooky playground where guests of all ages were able to take a spin at the ‘wheel of dares’. If you weren’t so lucky, you may have had to touch a hissing cockroach, a bearded dragon or even eat a bug! Children explored hieroglyphics - one of the oldest recorded forms of writing - as well as the historical importance of the Rosetta Stone. Guests participated in an exciting bingo competition, face paintings and a dig activity where little ones could dig for spooky spider rings.

Outside of the exhibits halls, guests learned all about blood, scabs and bruising, while letting our their inner mad scientist, as they watched experiments about dry ice and liquid nitrogen.