Universal CityWalk
Universal Orlando ResortFree on certain daysGood with kids
The restaurant and bar strip between Universal's two original parks. Walking in costs nothing, and you get the spinning Universal globe and a look at the coasters over the fence.
- Free when
- Entry is free every day, 8 am to 2 am. Parking is the catch: regular self-parking is $35 before 6 pm and free after 6 pm, except on Halloween Horror Nights event nights (select nights, late August to early November), when the fee applies until 2 am.
- Free for whom
- Everyone. Free parking after 6 pm applies to all cars on non-event nights.
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1–2h
- How to get there
- Drive: I-4 exit 75A to the Universal parking garages, then a 10-minute walk on moving walkways. Arrive after 6 pm to skip the fee.
Worth it? Depends.Worth an evening if you time the parking, pointless at $35 before 6 pm. In September and October check the Horror Nights calendar first, because on event nights there is no free window at all.
Source: Universal Orlando Resort · checked Oct 4, 2026Open in Maps
