Quite a few people have been confused about how to use Universal Orlando’s new Freedom Pass.
The Freedom Pass is a new offering for the military community that started in 2021. Rather than offering the military a highly discounted tickets for a specified number of days as they did in the past, Universal is offering a highly discounted year-long pass (good every day of the year) to military families in 2021.
Learn more Details about Universal Orlando’s Freedom Pass
Purchasing the Universal Orlando Freedom Pass
Freedom Passes cannot be purchased at Universal Orlando’s ticket booths or hotel ticket locations!
They must be purchased ahead of time at your local Base Ticket Office, a Ticket Office that Ships, or as part of a military room and ticket package.
Each of the below categories may purchase up to 6 Freedom Passes:
- Active Duty (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, Reservists) and spouses
- Retired Military service members and spouses
- Department of Defense Civilians
After receiving your Passes, take a picture of the back of each pass and your receipt. If lost, stolen, or forgotten the pictures will allow the replacement of your passes, Then put the passes in a safe place where you will remember putting them.
Activating the Universal Orlando Freedom Pass
Before you can use your passes you need to go through an activation process in person at Universal Orlando.
You can do this at the theme and water park ticket booths at all 3 parks or the ticket locations located in each Universal Hotel.
You will need your military ID or civilian CAC to do this.You must activate all the passes that you want at this one single event. You cannot do any more later.
This is the only time your ID will required.
Once activated you are good to go!
You can then link your tickets to your universal app with which which you can display a QR code at the park entrances.
If you have a question just let us know in the comments section below!
Related, see: How to use the Universal Orlando Freedom Pass
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Is there a Universal Freedom Pass out for 2022?
If so..I have a follow on question..are you saying that I can use it every day of the year?..So in other words I could buy a Park hopper ticket..and go yo Universal 10 or 20 times or even more in the same calander year?
Hi John,
Not yet, though we expect to hear what Universal will offer soon. https://www.universalorlandomilitary.com/universal-orlando-military-tickets/universal-orlandos-2022-freedom-pass-update/
Yes the Freedom pass is in essence an annual pass without all the extras, good every day of the year. nYou can buy two 2 park (2 theme parks) or 3 park (theme and water parks) per day versions
I am a 100 % disabled very living in Naples FL wondering where I can purchase universal military tickets as I’m not on base
HI James,
See this post: https://www.universalorlandomilitary.com/universal-orlando-military-tickets/buy-universal-orlando-resort-military-tickets-long-distance/
hello, if my suppose activates the 6 tickets that one time does he need to be present with us every time we go to the park without him?
No they do not Francisco.
When activating the tickets, can just the ID Card holder activate or does everyone have to be there?
Hi Yvonne, just the ID holder at Universal.
Just to be perfectly clear: my husband (retired Army) and I can purchase up to 12 tickets between us for ourselves, kids and grandkids and only my husband I have to be present to activate the tickets at Universal?
Hi Kathy,
Yes, per Universal’s Military Sales Manager, between the two of you you are eligible for 12.
What should I do if I have misplaced Universal Orlando Freedom passes that have already been activated and I want to return to Universal Studios?
Hi T,
Please tell me you either linked them in your Universal Orlando app or took pictures of the back of the passes!
If you linked the passes you do not need the physical ticket, just use the app.
If you took pics, you can show these at a Universal ticket window and get replacements.
Otherwise there is not much universal can do without the ticket numbers.
Probably a last ditch effort would be to take your original purchase receipt or pic of it (If you have these) to a ticket window and see if they could look up your passes somehow…
When I activate all six tickets, do I need the names that will go with these tickets or can I activate them and then just give them to the people who will use them (once the names are known), and they can register them in their name when they go the first time?
Hi Jeannette,
You do not need the names when you activate them. As you might be getting Freedom Passes for later in the year and those going with you could change.