Before you book
Which ticket, how many days, and whether you actually need Park-to-Park. The seven calls to make before you pay for a single add-on.
Free · For your 2026 trip
Plan your Universal Orlando trip without losing the weekend to it.
The vault walks you through every real decision: how many days, which hotel, whether to buy Express, what to do at Epic Universe, and how to keep the family from melting down at 3 PM.
Drop your email, get the full planning kit in your inbox: a planning guide, fill-in worksheets, editable spreadsheets, and pocket-sized cards for the park day.
What's actually in your trip
Save the $40. Keep the planning.
The vault covers the four things you're actually deciding: how many days, which hotel, whether to buy Express, and what to do at Epic Universe.
One bad call on any of those can cost a family of four more than the entire vault would have if it cost something. It doesn't.
- Express PassThe yes/no decision with the math on every option, so you don't pay $300 per person to feel calm.
- Hotel tierPremier vs. Preferred vs. Value vs. off-site, compared on what each one actually changes about the day.
- Epic UniverseThe one-day plan for the new park, with realistic priorities and a backup when reality intrudes.
- The whole tripDay-by-day itinerary templates, a budget tracker, a packing list, and the cards you'll actually open in line.
What's inside
Ten sections. Each one answers a real question.
The four parks
Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe, Volcano Bay. What each one is best at, and how to win the day inside.
The Express Pass call
A yes-or-no decision tree and the side-by-side that shows whether a Premier hotel stay is actually cheaper than buying Express separately.
Day-by-day itineraries
One-, two-, three-, and four-day plans that give each day a real job instead of trying to do everything on day one.
Epic Universe in one day
The realistic route through five new worlds. Which two to prioritize, the flexible third, and the graceful backup when something closes.
Food & budget
Snack timing, lunch backups, souvenir limits, parking math, and the easy-to-forget extras that quietly add $200 to the trip.
Pacing & stamina
Strollers, scooters, wheelchairs, heat plan, break scheduling. Built for groups with real bodies and real limits, not influencer energy.
Park-day pocket cards
Screenshot-sized cards for the calls you make in line: must-dos, lunch backups, the rain plan, and the moment to leave before the day unravels.
Fill-in spreadsheets
Eight ready-to-fill planning sheets for Google Sheets or Excel: budget, itinerary, Express math, ride priority, food, packing, and pacing.
Arrival & departure days
Small plans for travel days, so the first and last days of the trip stop being the most stressful ones.
What you get
Five things, one email.
The web guide
The whole vault, readable on your phone in bed or on a laptop at the kitchen table.
Printable worksheets
Daily schedule, budget, packing, Express decision, food backup, ride priority. Print, fill in, tape to the fridge.
Fill-in spreadsheets
Eight ready-to-use planning sheets for Google Sheets or Excel. Type in your numbers, the totals update themselves.
Park-day pocket cards
Phone-sized cards for the calls you make in line, in the heat, with the kids melting and one bar of signal.
Five short emails
A friendly walkthrough that points you at the most useful sections first, then a weekly email keeps you up to date.
After you sign up
Five short emails. Over a week and a half. That's it.
- Right away: the vault arrives, plus a quick check-in about your trip dates.
- Two days later: a nudge toward the itinerary that fits your party.
- Four days in: the Express Pass vs. Premier hotel math, side by side.
- Six days in: the food, weather, and stamina backup plan for the actual trip.
- Eight days in: a friendly reminder to share this with whoever's planning alongside you.
Free · Yours in a minute
Take it. Plan a trip your family actually enjoys.
Use it for your trip. Forward it to whoever's doing the planning with you. Save it for the friend who asks "where do I even start with Universal?" before their first visit.