Expert Travel Advisors Planning Universal Family Vacations
Mom Approved Travel is a Universal U-Preferred Travel Agency specializing in family vacations to Universal Destinations and Experiences
As a boutique, family-focused Travel Agency, Mom Approved Travel has a passion for planning Universal vacations for families. If you’re looking for an experienced Universal Travel Agent, our team understands that planning a family vacation can sometimes feel overwhelming and stressful, and that’s why we’re here to help!
As a Universal U-Preferred Travel Agency, our professional Travel Advisors help families plan vacations to Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood in California and Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas.
With expert knowledge, first-hand experience and personalized planning, we help take care of the details so your family can focus on the fun.
Our core belief is simple: We believe Moms and Dads should get a vacation too.
Your dedicated Mom Approved Travel Advisor will help you sort through the options and plan around your family, your vacation dollars and your precious vacation time, so you can focus on making the epic Universal memories your family will cherish for years to come.
Your Universal trip deserves more than your well-intended neighbor’s tips from their trip last year. Your family and your vacation memories deserve an expert Professional like Mom Approved Travel.
Your vacation memories and your family deserve current, professional advice from people who really know the Universal theme parks.
We value our distinction as a Universal U-Preferred Travel Agency, a designation we have proudly earned through our relationship with Universal Parks & Resorts Vacations and the trust and care of our client families.
Our Mom Approved Travel Advisors continually experience Universal destinations, hotels and seasonal offerings first-hand so we can pass that knowledge along to our MAT client families with personalized recommendations and precise planning.
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Mom Approved Travel is a U-Preferred Travel Agency
with Travel Agents near you specializing in Universal trips for families!
Looking for a Universal Studios Travel Agent?
Mom Approved Travel specializes in planning Universal vacations for families across Universal destinations in Florida, California and Texas.
The phrase “Universal Studios” is often used when families are searching for help planning a Universal vacation, but the right destination, and the right vacation, depends on where your family wants to go!
Thankfully, we have you covered no matter which Universal you want to visit! Our Universal Travel Advisors help families plan:
- Universal Orlando Resort in Florida
- Universal Studios Hollywood in California
- Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas
We help you determine which Universal destination fits your family, then guide you through the hotels, tickets, vacation packages and planning decisions for that specific trip.
Work With a Universal Orlando Travel Advisor →
Which Universal Vacation Is Right for Your Family?
The experience your family will have at Universal Orlando Resort is completely different from a Universal Studios Hollywood vacation. Universal Kids Resort is intentionally VERY different from its predecessors, focusing on younger families.
With three distinctly different theme parks in the United States, the question becomes: Which Universal vacation actually fits our family? Here is where to start.
Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida
As the biggest, most immersive Universal vacation experience, your family can enjoy a longer, multi-day vacation of thrilling rides, immersive attractions, and delicious dining options!
From meeting favorite characters to exploring magical worlds, Universal Orlando has something to offer for everyone in a longer, multi-generational vacation.
Universal Orlando allows families to experience several immersive lands and attractions, including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, How to Train Your Dragon, Jurassic Park SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™, Minions and other Universal favorites at:
- Universal Studios Florida
- Universal Islands of Adventure
- Universal Epic Universe
- Universal Volcano Bay
- Universal CityWalk
- Universal Orlando Resort hotels
Our Universal Orlando Travel Advisors help you ensure the best value of your family’s time and vacation dollars by simplifying your choices and guiding you to all the fun!
Start Planning Universal Orlando – Resources
Not sure where to start? These Universal Orlando planning resources can help you start to dig into the decisions that matter most for your vacation! But remember, we are here so you don’t have to!
Looking for a Universal Orlando Travel Advisor?
Learn how our Mom Approved Travel Advisors help families put the entire vacation together – from choosing the right hotel and tickets to planning around Epic Universe, Express Pass and your family’s priorities.
Work With a Universal Orlando Travel Advisor →
Ready to look at vacation packages?
Universal Orlando vacation packages can combine your hotel and theme park tickets, with additional options depending on the vacation you choose. We help families compare the choices and decide which package makes the most sense for their trip.
Universal Orlando Vacation Packages →
Trying to decide where to stay?
Your Universal Orlando hotel can affect transportation, Early Park Admission, Express Pass benefits and how easily your family moves through the vacation.
Universal Orlando Hotels →
Is Epic Universe a priority?
Being the newest Universal Orlando theme park, Epic Universe has changed how many families plan their Universal Orlando vacations, including how many park days they need, where they stay and how they structure the trip. Express Passes get a little complicated here.
Plan Your Epic Universe Vacation →
Need help understanding tickets and Early Park Admission?
Ticket choices can affect which parks you visit, whether Park-to-Park access makes sense and how you can use benefits such as Early Park Admission for the Universal Orlando theme parks.
Universal Tickets With Early Park Admission →
Wondering if Express Pass is worth it?
Express can make a significant difference in value for some families, and be less important for others. Epic Universe also has its own Express considerations.
Epic Universe Express Pass Guide →
Universal Studios Hollywood in California
If you’re on the West Coast, Universal Studios Hollywood can be a fantastic fit for families planning a Southern California vacation.
Here, Universal Studios Hollywood combines a theme park experience with something Orlando can’t duplicate in quite the same way, the opportunity to experience a real working movie studio through the iconic Studio Tour.
Families can experience immersive lands and attractions, including SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, Jurassic World and other Universal favorites. Several experiences offered are unique to Universal Hollywood, like Universal Fan Fest Nights.
While Universal Studios Hollywood may be a fun destination for a shorter, standalone theme park trip, many of our MAT client families, incorporate it into a larger Southern California vacation that may also include Los Angeles, Hollywood, the beaches or other area destinations.
Our Universal Studios Hollywood Travel Advisors can coordinate your entire Southern California vacation so you can spend more time playing in the California sun!
Learn more: Click here for more information on Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas
Universal Kids Resort is Universal’s first-ever theme park created specifically for families with young children. It officially opened July 1, 2026.
It features seven themed lands designed around rides, shows, character experiences, interactive play and spaces built with younger children and their grownups in mind.
Those seven lands include:
- DreamWorks’ Shrek’s Swamp
- Jurassic World Adventure Camp
- Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom
- Illumination’s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club
- DreamWorks’ TrollsFest
- DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots Del Mar
- Isle of Curiosity
This is not a smaller version of Universal Orlando.
It was intentionally created as a different Universal experience, designed around younger children and the way they play, explore and experience a theme park. Universal describes it specifically as a park for families with young kids.
Learn more: Click here for more information on Universal Kids Resort
Why Plan Your Universal Vacation With Mom Approved Travel?
Universal gives families a lot of ways to spend both their vacation time and vacation dollars.
When you choose to plan your Universal vacation with Mom Approved Travel, your Advisor helps you sort through those options and decide what makes sense for your family.
Choosing the right Universal destination
Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Kids Resort are three very different vacations. Your kids’ ages, interests, available vacation time and what else you want to do on the trip can all change which one is the best fit.
Choosing where to stay
At Universal Orlando especially, your hotel is more than a place to sleep. Location, transportation, Early Park Admission and included benefits can have a real impact on how your vacation works. The most expensive hotel isn’t automatically the RIGHT hotel for your family.
Choosing the right tickets and number of park days
More days aren’t always better — but trying to squeeze too much Universal into too little time usually isn’t much fun either. We look at which parks your family wants to experience, your travel dates and your priorities before recommending the ticket that makes sense.
Early Park Admission
Getting into a park early can be a valuable benefit, but simply having access to Early Park Admission doesn’t automatically make it useful. Where you stay, which park is participating and how your family plans to use that extra time all matter.
Universal Express Pass
Express can be worth every penny for the right family, trip and travel dates. For another family, those vacation dollars may be better spent somewhere else. We help you look at the whole vacation, not just whether Express is available.
VIP experiences
For families who want to maximize their park time or create a more elevated Universal vacation, a VIP experience may be worth considering. It isn’t something every family needs — and that’s exactly the kind of decision we help our clients evaluate.
Putting all the pieces together
Transportation, park days, hotel time, special events and even the rest of your Florida, California or Texas vacation all affect the plan. A Universal vacation works best when those pieces are considered together instead of booked one at a time.
Sometimes spending a little more can make a significant difference in your vacation experience.
Sometimes it doesn’t.
An experienced Universal Travel Advisor can help you know the difference.
For MAT client families, we also monitor applicable Universal promotions and help manage the details of the vacation you’ve entrusted to us.
And you don’t need to know which hotel, ticket or vacation package is right before you contact us.
We will help you figure it all out, and that is part of the value of working with a professional Universal Travel Advisor.
What Families Say About Planning Universal
With Mom Approved Travel
Reviewed by Christy Slavik, VTA, CTA
Founder of Mom Approved Travel | Travel Advisor since 2015
Family & multigenerational travel specialist
Mom Approved Travel is a Universal U-Preferred Travel Agency
Last reviewed: August 24, 2026
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