Drive, then park free in a campus surface lot or in Garage H. Closest to the stadium; everything on game day happens on campus.
Downtown OrlandoVisiting fans pick this
Drive or rideshare, about 13 miles. Lake Eola and the Wall Street Plaza bars for the night before and after.
Sharif Matar, Google Maps
Near Orlando International Airport
Drive. Easy for flights, and on the way to Kennedy Space Center.
Around the stadium
From a specialist guide
No bar district by the stadium. The party is on Memory Mall and in the campus lots; downtown Orlando is about 13 miles southwest.
Map of the area
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Getting to Acrisure Bounce House
From Orlando International
From a specialist guide
MCO Orlando International, 6 miles southeast of downtown Orlando and the busiest airport in Florida. Plan on a drive to campus in the northeast of the metro.
On game day
Checked at the source
Research Pavilion park and ride to Acrisure Bounce House. Accessible shuttle to Gate 14. Rideshare. Northview lot, McCulloch Road and Lockwood Boulevard.
Parking and tailgating at Acrisure Bounce House
Tailgating
Checked at the source
Memory Mall is the main tailgate space, with drop-off and pickup for setups at the West Plaza Drive barricade. In surface lots, tailgate only in the space right behind your vehicle, without blocking traffic or other spaces. No tailgating in garages. Fans without a permit can park free, first come, first served, in most campus surface lots, except residential lots and Libra Garage. Garage H, closer to the stadium, takes a minimum $30 donation. Overnight RV parking in the Softball RV and B7 RV lots is for ChargeOn Fund donors. RVs must leave by 9 AM the day after the game. Shuttles take light carry-on items only, so no coolers, tents, chairs or tables. Drive your gear in.
Game day at Acrisure Bounce House
After the final whistle
Checked at the source
Ken Dixon Way turns into an exit-only road 90 minutes after kickoff, and Gemini Boulevard North stays closed between West Plaza Drive and Ken Dixon Way until about an hour after the game. The Research Pavilion park and ride runs until 2 hours after the game.
One thing to avoid
From a specialist guide
Don't plan to tailgate in a garage. Tailgating is banned in every UCF parking garage and limited to the space right behind your car in surface lots.
Food and drink at Acrisure Bounce House
Bars near the stadium
Checked at the source
Mark Holt, Google Maps
Wall Street Plaza
19 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801
Downtown block of eight bars and restaurants, including the Rivals game bar, Rodeo, Cantina and Monkey Bar, known for sports events and weekend block parties.
Away fans: eight bars around one plaza, with room for every fan base.
Tasty Ideas, Google Maps
Ivanhoe Park Brewing
1300 Alden Road, Orlando, FL 32803
Award-winning craft brewery named for the Lake Ivanhoe neighborhood, pouring Park Hopp'r Pilsner and Joyland IPA, with food trucks most days.
Away fans: relaxed brewery taproom with food trucks.
Things to do around Acrisure Bounce House
Listed in the order they happen on game day. Each one earns points.
Outing40 points
Lake Eola at night
Downtown Orlando's lake park has a fountain that changes color at night like a light show.
Free. The day before
Tailgate75 points
Tailgate on Memory Mall
UCF's main tailgate lawn sits next to the stadium, and setup drop-off is at the West Plaza Drive barricade.
Free. 4 hours before kickoff
Ritual75 points
Feel the stands bounce
When Zombie Nation's Kernkraft 400 plays and the crowd jumps in unison, the stands actually shake. That's where the Bounce House name comes from.
Free. 1 hour after kickoff
Outing100 points
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
You can see Space Shuttle Atlantis and a Saturn V here. The stadium's 50-yard line points toward Launch Pad 39A.
$$$. The day before
Seats and views at Acrisure Bounce House
Where each part of the stadium sits, and what you see from it.
100 level101 to 138200 level201 to 236Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.
