Six weeks of discounts, a free giveaway, and exclusive merchandise started August 15. The pass still does not include admission to Epic Universe, which has its own separate after-hours event coming in October.
Universal Orlando is running six weeks of perks for its Annual and Seasonal Passholders, with one significant thing still missing from the pass itself.
Passholder Appreciation Days began August 15 and run through September 30, adding discounts, limited-time experiences, and exclusive products.
A Universal Orlando Annual Pass still does not include admission to Epic Universe, more than a year after that park opened.
What Passholder Appreciation Days includes
The program is built around discounts and merch rather than access.
A complimentary giveaway became available at the UOAP Lounge and The Tonight Shop starting August 15, while supplies last. Universal has not publicly identified the item.
The offers cover additional savings on Express Passes, hotel stays, food, and merchandise, which are the categories where a repeat visitor spends most. Universal has also teased additional Passholder merchandise.
The program opened with two after-hours Passholder Nights at Universal Studios Florida on August 15 and 16, both of which have now passed.
The Epic Universe question
Epic Universe opened in May 2025 as Universal Orlando’s fourth park. Passholders can receive discounts inside it. They cannot enter it on their pass.
That means a resort-wide Annual Pass covers Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, and Volcano Bay, and stops at the gate of the newest and largest park in the resort.
Universal has not announced any change to that structure. Appreciation perks do not offer it either.
Universal Nights at Epic Universe
Epic Universe is getting its own after-hours event instead, and it is ticketed separately.
Universal Nights runs October 3 and October 17, from 9 p.m. to midnight, with entry as early as 7 p.m. so guests can catch Celestial Goodnight, the park’s nightly fireworks show.
The event includes unlimited snacks, with berry-flavored Celestial Popcorn and Kimchi Bao at Celestial Park, plus unlimited refills from any Coca-Cola Freestyle location in a provided cup.
Tickets went on sale August 13. Passholders get 10 percent off, up to six tickets per pass.
Only two dates have been announced so far, and Universal has said more details are coming.
What else is happening at Universal Orlando right now
Halloween Horror Nights starts August 28 and runs through November 1, with new themed bars at nearly every on-site hotel. Back to Hogwarts programming continues through September 1, including a limited-edition Butterbeer mug.
Fast & Furious: Supercharged closed permanently after August 16. Jurassic Park River Adventure is down until November 20, and the Horror Make-Up Show returns this winter.
Volcano Bay Nights wraps its season August 21, and the water park closes for seasonal maintenance on October 26.
Passholders get a good deal on a lot of that. Just not on the park with the newest rides in it.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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Hat Tips:
- Inside the Magic (July 2026), the August 15 through September 30 program dates, the Passholder Nights, the UOAP Lounge giveaway, and the reporting that the pass still excludes Epic Universe admission
- Orlando ParkStop (2026), the Universal Nights dates, hours, inclusions, ticket on-sale date, and passholder discount
- Inside Universal (August 17, 2026), the current resort refurbishment status and Back to Hogwarts programming
- Universal Orlando Resort, the Halloween Horror Nights dates and the Epic Universe opening
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