Field Trips

WHO CAN REGISTER?

SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo Field Trips are ONLY available to: 

  • K-12 public schools with a minimum of 15 students
  • K-12 private schools with a minimum of 15 students
  • K-12 homeschools with a minimum of 15 students
  • K-12 charter schools with a minimum of 15 students

DETAILS

Field Trips are available Tuesday – Friday.

Field Trips are SELF-GUIDED.

You do not need to register separately to view the airshow; it is included.  

COST

  • General Admission:
    • FREE for students.
    • Adults/chaperones will receive a discounted rate of $35.00 per adult/chaperone.
    • You are required to have one chaperone per 10 students. 
  • Bus Parking:
    • FREE (ACE is not responsible for the cost of your transportation).
  • Car Parking:
    • If you plan to arrive via car, you MUST prepay and park in the general admission parking lot.

ACTIVITIES

  • View our Daily Schedule for activities offered throughout the week of the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.

Youth Symposium:

Hear directly from the Thunderbirds! 

  • Available only on Friday at 10:00 am 
  • 30-minute presentation 
  • You must arrive by 9:45 am in order to be seated.
  • Plan to remain for the entire presentation.
  • Located at The Hangar (Directions to be provided via email)

AIRSHOW

Tentatively begins at 2:00 pm and ends at 5:00 pm daily.

View the Airshow Schedule here.

STUDENT/CHAPERONE RATIO

  • You are required to have ONE adult/chaperone per 10 students. 
  • Make sure your total number of students and adults/chaperones is ACCURATE when you complete registration to ensure the correct number of wristbands are ordered for your school.
  • Changes to your registration cannot be made after Tuesday, March 4, 2025
  • Your school group MUST have a minimum of 15 students. 

LUNCH

Lunch is NOT provided.

You may bring school lunches OR you and your students may purchase lunches from one of our many vendors around the campus.

A dedicated area has been reserved for school groups to eat their lunches. The area is first come first serve and has limited seating.

If you are bringing large coolers with you, you may leave them at the dedicated cooler location for schools.

PARKING

For Buses:

  • Buses will park at the Central Florida Aerospace Academy. Overflow parking will be in the Pink Lot and any busses staying after 5:00 pm will be required to park in the Pink Lot.
  • Cars are not permitted to park in the Pink Lot. If you have students or chaperones arriving by car, they will have to prepay for their parking and park in the general admission parking lot.

For Cars:

  • You will need to prepay for your parking pass prior to arrival. Purchase here.
  • You will need to park in the general admission parking lot.
  • Additional information for those driving-in can be found by clicking here.

PICKING UP YOUR WRISTBANDS

If your group is arriving all by car:

  • Your packets with your wristbands and maps will be at Main Registration.

If your group is arriving by bus:

  • Your packets with your wristbands and maps will be provided to you at the Central Florida Aerospace Academy upon drop off.  

If some of your group is arriving by car and others by bus:

  • You will need to have someone meet your group at Main Registration to provide them with their wristbands. We encourage groups to either ALL arrive by bus or ALL arrive by car (one or the other). 

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Ready to Register?

If you are ready to register your school group for a field trip to the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, please start here!

Inquiries?

Need to talk through how to plan a field trip to the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo? Get in touch with our team to start the conversation.

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