Skydive Space Center

We purchased the $ 99 Groupon for the 12K jump and it was amazing. The instructors are great! But be mindful if you don’t upgrade to the 15 or 18 K jump you will be there till about 2/

I will start by saying that while my wife and I had a great overall experience if we were paying full price or were not laid back about time and attitude we would have had a miserable day.
We each got a Groupon for Skydive Space Center at a very reasonable price and were just excited for the experience. We arrived five minutes early and were the first people there. The unassuming building will make you wonder if you are in the right place at first and the layout of the building does not help. When you walk in the front door there is a bar to the right and a long hallway to the back where the check in is. Upon going to the front desk they seemed surprised that we were on time and asked us to sit in a random room down the hall with looped skydiving on a TV. We waited there for about 15 minutes for Wendy to come in and talk to us. She gave us our requisite paperwork releasing them from any damage or death resulting from the flight which I imagine every skydiving outfit gives out. After filling out our paperwork (which took about 30 minutes and was full of legalese) Wendy moved us to a different room and began asking us if we wanted to upgrade to the 15000ft experience. I declined the offer as we were just excited to jump from 12000ft. It was at this point she began to push the 15000ft jump hard, telling us that we might as well not jump from the lower height and that the 15000ft was what skydiving was really about, you only live once, and you shouldn’t be cheap. My wife and I both felt that jumping out of a plane at any height is thrill enough for us and declined the offer again. At this point she didn’t really want to talk to us again, which was fine.
It was about 45 minutes later when the next couple arrived. Over the next several hours we watched about 20 more people arrive, most with Groupons. All of the other people were successfully sold the upsale and also the various video and picture packs for hundreds of dollars more. I can understand why they upgraded, not because the 15000ft sounded so great but because Wendy made the 12000ft sound so terrible. After everyone was done filling out paperwork they checked in and were weighed and charged for every pound over the limit (210lb I believe). At this point they moved everyone outside and paired you off with your instructors. After about 15 minutes of safety explanation he showed you how to put on your harness and explained how the dive would work technically. Then the wait began. Since we were doing the 12000ft jump we were definitely the pariahs of the group. We were told we would be the last up because we were the lowest jumpers, which I can understand but you could tell we were given up for a bad job. We waited for the actual jump for about 2 hours in the heat outside with all of the rather uncomfortable gear on until it was finally our turn.
The instructors were great and it was finally our turn. We ascended to 12000ft and the view was amazing. Jumped out of the plane and the experience was phenomenal. After landing we were led back into the outdoor hanger to watch our video and wait for another upsale. We were a little surprised by the expected tip for our instructors, not because they didn’t deserve it but because I would have never thought of tipping for skydiving. We were finally free to go at around 1:30PM.
Overall the skydive and instructors made this experience great. We were not fond of the upsale tactics, feeling like second class citizens, or the long wait (being the first in and last out).
If you decide to skydive here I will give a few recommendations:
1. Bring your own water and snack (they charge for theirs).
2. Take a Dramamine before your jump.
3. Bring a book or crossword puzzles to keep you occupied that you don’t mind leaving behind while jumping.
I would suggest skydiving once to try it out but unless you get a good deal don’t go to Skydive Space Coast.

Everything was alright, until the landing. My instructor (who was some newly hired russian guy apparently) literally tells me on the parachute down to get in a squatting position for the landing. Me not knowing anything about skydiving i obviously followed his advice even though i thought that sounded like a pretty strange way to land… anyways…suffice to say i landed knee first and now a week later still have an injured unstable left knee that i’m probably going to have to go to the doctor for… so yeah… kinda pissed about that…

This is my first review on Unilocal.Do yourself a favor and save your time and money. I just wasted 2 hours of my precious time listening to Wendy explain to us how stupid we are for choosing the 12,000 jump rather than 15,000.
We were told to come in at 8 am but the pilots come in at 9:30. Apparently, the extra time she has is to try to make a sale. She didn’t discuss any of the procedures, safety measures, and what we can expect.
If we all choose the 15,000 it would be the same price for everyone. When checking with the receptionist that was not the case.
At the end, we left and will not be going back! Do your research and check the weather before going there. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!

Great view and all that, worth my money but the old angry lady has to go, she pressures you to upgrade and if you don’t she gives you an ugly attitude and treats you different.

They will hook you with an intro price of $ 99 or $ 115, and then pressure you into upgrading. So much so, that they imply the 12,000 ft jump is unsafe. We were set to jump the day before, but was raining so had to drive the hour back home and the hour back up the next day.
A staff member had told me because I was a return jumper, I could receive $ 50 off the next persons package of they were new and upgraded to my altitude, 18,000 feet. The next day when I asked to upgrade the member of my party, I was told I could not do it because I received it off of groupon. I asked to speak with the manager or owner and Frank, the office guy, refused to let me speak with anyone. I had a party of four people, and we all upgraded to 18,000 Feet, two bought videos, and including tip, it totaled to over $ 1000. To be hassled over a mere $ 50, especially when that was what my party was told, is incredibly unprofessional and unnacceptable. Will not be returning. Will not be recommending.

I was very skeptical of this place after reading many reviews (a majority negative), but for me everything went great! Comes to show, you have to take each review with a grain of salt.
1. There is a Groupon for this place for 12 000 ft. I am pretty sure a majority of their customers came from Groupon. Yes, they do try to upsell you to go to 15000ft while you sign your waivers. But I agree with them. Do take the upsell. We came with a group of friends, three of us did 15 000, while the other 4 did 12 000. The four who did 12 000 wished they did 15 000 with us. It was that exhilarating… especially that free fall (longer freefall in 15 000 than 12 000)! After my calculations, the groupon + the upsell price is cheaper than the original price if you bought it from their site. Also, discounts for Disney, Military, and big groups.
2. Wendy, was super nice. I didn’t find her trying to make my life miserable at all. Maybe all it took was me saying «Good Morning» when you walk through the doors. Politeness can go a long way. I also found nothing wrong with the other employees; they were all nice!
3. Yes even though you are scheduled for 8AM, there will be a lot of other people there. Reasons (in my opinion) for this are because a majority of them are groupon customers, and a small plane which only fits 2 people and takes 30 mins to reach altitude (for 12 000).so starting earlier is better in a sense… the faster you pay at the window, the earlier you will go…
4. The waiver is basically a packet of forms you have to fill. Of course for safety and liability reasons, so if you are complaining about that then. I don’t know.
5. Video is available at 12000ft. However for pictures included that is only available 15 000+. Everything is all HD. I highly rec getting the USB as you will get your raw video too.
6. Love the jump masters, they are professional and very skilled!
7. $ 2/​lb over the weight limit. I think the weight limit is 220lbs.
8. You won’t have time to be scared! Once you are out of the plane, then all you would be thinking about is «wow, this is AMAZING».
Overall I would def. do this again!

We had a wonderful experience. They got us in quickly and showed us a great experience. The only reason I’m giving 3 stars is that we went with a groupon for a 12,000ft jump for $ 132.00 each. Once we checked in two staff members began a sales pitch to upgrade us to a 15,000ft jump for $ 67 each. We wanted a higher jump, so it was perfect. What I didn’t like about it was how they kept pushing for it and how the older lady made a ton of misrepresentations about the difference between the two: (including that it would be a different airplane and scare tactics that in the other airplane there’s a step that’s scary, making me apprehensive on my first skydiving experience. Despite her pressure, we were already decided. After having jumped 15,000ft (which was an AMAZING experience) the plane was the same but somehow we were charged an additional $ 180 which should have been $ 67/​ea = $ 134.

To celebrate my 30^th birthday my fiancée took me skydiving and we found a Groupon for Skydive Space Center. We went with a group of my friends and had a blast!
Word of warning, they WILL try to upsell you to higher altitudes. In my honest opinion, upgrading is worth it. Lower altitudes are a longer wait and take a lot longer to get up to jumping altitude, because the plane is smaller and can only take two tandem jumpers at a time. Don’t take any offense to the hard selling, they are just trying to make a better experience for you while making some money at the same time.
Originally our jump was set at 12,000ft, but we chose to upgrade to 15,000ft. The free fall is longer and the plane ride is shorter for 15K and 18K altitudes.
My jump master Ian was great and he made me feel comfortable the entire trip up and the entire trip down.
Ten minutes after my first jump ever, I wanted to go again!

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Take the upsell
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A lot of people complain about the upsell.
But if you’re not doing at least a 15,000 foot jump you ain’t doing sh*t.
Why, because it took me the first 30 seconds to get over my terror.
After that I realized I was flying and was able to enjoy the ride.
The instructors are pros, and the experience was unforgettable.
Remember to pick up your legs and point your toes at landing and you’ll have an experience of a lifetime.
JR out.

The jump is great, everything else is horrendous. They told 100 people to be there at 8 am. The paperwork process was made miserable by a old, angry, spiteful woman who made it her mission to ruin everyone’s experience.
If you weren’t doing the 18,000ft jump you were treated as a second or third class citizen and mocked.
We then proceeded to sit around for 4 hours waiting to jump. After the jump we waited for another hour to get the video we bought.
The view was great but everything else made it not worth it. No one in my group intends to ever come back or recommend it.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS !
When you actually hear them say «delete the video» and your friend ends up with broken bones… Not good !

This place is a scam. My instructor said that as soon as we landed. He was correct. I’m not going to rewrite all the other reviews on here. It was all true. My case was unique where they lost my car keys and immediately put the blame on me. I could not believe this shit. Wendy is a liar, and if you are going to scam some one than do it. She like half assed the scam. I knew it was a scam. They lure you in with the $ 100 and just keep stabbing and stabbing at you including out right lies and horrible inconviences. I had quite a bit of money to spend and was willing to spend it. You are not going to sneak or manipulate it out of me wendy. Additionally before you make ludicrous claims to back up your lies make site there isn’t 2 software engineers as the customers your lying to. I know how a fucking flashdrive works.
The jump was awesome. It was very clear to me the instructors opperate different than the scam.
Wendy i hope you read this: i would have spent at least 2 times as much as i spent if you would have been straight forward. I had no problem shelling out cash. I will not be belittled, i will not be manipulated. I know how basic math works.
I will gladly pay an extra $ 100 to go somewhere else just to not have to deal with a scam. Its sad they have such potential and squander it like that. It must be like an inherited business or something

I so want to leave 5 stars for my skydive this weekend. Everything about the jump was perfect. I was absolutely terrified, and I loved every second– once I was out of the plane. I jumped with Marcello a. d my boyfriend jumped with Caylon, and I felt extremely comfortable with both of them.
The administrative side of the process really took away from the whole experience. We purchased the groupon for tandem 12 000 foot dives and when we got there, Wendy, an older woman who got us started with paperwork, encouraged us to upgrade to the 18k or 15k jumps. We decided to upgrade to the 18k. Since it was my first sky dive, I wanted the video. There were three options of video, I chose the middle one, that included a videographer that jumps before you as well as some of the footage from the instructors hand camera.
Once on the ground, they take you to view your footage. We really liked everything we saw, and Wendy informed us that to have all of that we would need to upgrade 70 more dollars to the 200 dollar video package. What we saw on the screen had some really cool shots of my boyfriend jumping out as well as some of the plane footage. When we viewed our edited video, we were disappointed to see that none of that extra material was there. Confused by what we had just paid for, We asked Wendy, and she said we would have to pay an additional 20 dollars for a USB of the raw footage. Every time I spoke to this woman she just wanted more and more money. Also, every time we talked to her, she asked my name again, which got really repetitive and annoying. So. We ask for the USB. she runs off to «see if the raw footage was still available.» which was especially ridiculous because there are flyers all over the place telling you make sure your video is exactly what you want before you leave. Mine wasn’t. She comes back, tells us she’s able to do it, but then had taken the DVD with her. She told us we couldn’t have it back because they record over it. This is when it got really messy. I told Wendy I was confused at why I was seemingly giving her more and more money for less and less. She literally started YELLING at my boyfriend and I, that we didn’t understand, that we needed to shut up and listen, and then at one point, walking away. She then stated we get one or the other unless we pay 20 dollars… Who choose she already told us we had to do. We started to ask another girl, who was shocked by the outbursts of Wendy, when she returned and said «don’t talk to her. She can’t help you. Only I can help you.» this poor other girl was mortified. Another woman in the office kept apologizing for Wendy, and we asked her if there was someone else we could talk to. Wendy told us no, that she was the only one. She apparently left and spoke to «Chris» who said he could make an exception and offer us the DVD as well. But apparently Chris refused to come speak to us. We ended up refunding ALL of it, which was a real shame, because our footage was really awesome and I would’ve liked sharing it with my family and friends. But after getting screamed at by Wendy, to the embarrassment of her coworkers, I was done giving this woman any more money. While the nicer woman in the office processed our refunds, Wendy was stomping around like a child, walking past us smoking on her vape and muttering, «Just breathe, just breathe», etc. It was one of the most unprofessional experiences I have ever had.
We paid 229 for the groupon, and then another 130 each to upgrade to the 18k jump. The groupon states that it has a $ 698 value, which is total BS. We were ready and willing to shell out another 200 for the full video package, but Wendy was so belligerent and rude that we returned everything. I just had questions.
Skydiving with Caylon and Marcello was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. Helped my overcome a lot of fears and was incredibly exhilarating. I am so disappointed that my day was tarnished by this crazy woman– and I didn’t get my video. Read the fine print. And beware the crazy lady.

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU GO HERE
FIRST —- I initially bought tickets for my boyfriend. I had to make a deposit when I made the reservations, I called back closer to the date of the reservation asking to add another guest to my party. I told the lady at the reservation desk my name but it was not under there, it was under my boyfriends name. Which should never have been because he’s never even had contact with the company and I am the one who made the reservation… not him.
Then she told me «to get my story straight». wow. So then asked what my balance was she then said «I’m asking a lot of her». when she told me my balance I was surprised because when I initially called to make the reservation I found it on Groupon and told her about the deal, she told me that they would grant me the Groupon deal and to just give her a deposit to make the reservations. Well now she was telling me they don’t do that, that Id have to pay it out right. When I’m trying to solve this and tell her my issues so that we can solve it she didn’t want to hear me… she kept saying she wants to «Rectify» the situation but she was yelling at my and talking over me. Then I told her that she is making me not want to skydive with this company and she said «THEN DONT» and HANGS UP ON ME!!! Honestly, words cannot describe the phone conversation I had with this lady…
by now all i want is my deposit back and to never hear or deal from this company again,
So i get a call from DYLAN. I assumed he was calling me to hear my concerns and apologize like he should have. No. he called and told me that he «maybe might be able to get my deposit back» then he said there was no deposit under my name !!! WHAT THE HECK?? he wanted me to call my bank, get my bank statement, scan it, fax it to him and wait for them to deposit. what an inconvenience ! When I tried telling him that there must be a deposit under my name because the reservation lady saw it with her own eyes yesterday and admitted that I had a deposit because she told me my remainder balance he said «All i want to do is complain» HA!!! THEN HE HANGS UP ON ME!
I know what you may be thinking… I must be rude for them to hang up… but that is NOT THE CASE. if anything i KILLED THEM WITH KINDNESS. This is the first bad review I’ve ever written, the first time i’ve ever gone out of my way to let potential customers know my bad experience because it was that bad.
If thats how they treat their customers I DO NOT want to be jumping out of a plane with them
they can say all they want how they tried to «rectify» (which seems to be their favorite word) the situation but every answer they had did not solve the actual problem, why? BECAUSE THEY WERN“T LISTENING TO ME! They didn’t care what I had to say.
I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS SKYDIVE COMPANY TO ANYONE!!! COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL !!! READ THE OTHER REVIEWS ON OTHER WEBSITES AND YOU“LL SEE WHAT I MEAN. I should of been warned. but i tried to save money with the group, well you get what you pay for!

I had an amazing experience. I was afraid of heights, so I decided to conquer me fear by jumping from 18,000 feet. I am no longer afraid of heights and would love to get my jump Certification. It does get costly to get the filming but you want to have the memory.

BEWARE GROUPON USERS! We showed up after purchasing the $ 115 for $ 350 package. The staff running the office are rude and unprofessional. The entire thing was extremely disorganized which is not a good feeling to have before jumping from an aircraft. We were sat in a room of torn couches and car seats. Then a lady pulled us aside and proceeded to inform us that Groupon was messed up and there’s confusion about the height. She said the one we bought was actually for 12 000 feet and you can’t do pictures, but for an extra $ 150 you could do the 15 000 foot jump with pictures and video. On the website it’s $ 250 for that package and $ 350 for the 18 000 foot jump. After having their staff argue with us calling customers «generally stupid» and «groupon is a scam» several people left and requested a refund which they refused to provide. I still paid extra (full price) for the higher jump package and went up. The instructors were fantastic because they are likely independent. And the experience was as fantastic as it would be anywhere. You can kind of see Kennedy, a little. After landing and waiting for the video the staff told me (after I paid for a full video package) that there’s an upgrade for $ 50 for all the video. Mine would only include the jump and landing. Also the free gift shop gift is a lanyard. Do not travel from anywhere far for this. Just set expectations low and be ready to spend cash and you’ll be ok. The skydiving was fantastic as usual, but this business is setting up groupon as a bait and switch and it is highly mis advertised.

Great place to jump! Check groupon for rates. Be aware of additional charges for pictures and video packages. Also, you will be waiting for quite a while. The staff makes you feel like family.
I do wish I would have worn a jump suit and that I was required to watch a safety video

Great place, awesome experience. Well worth the money. We used a Groupon so were able to save a few bucks.
If it is your first time, expect to spend some money. Go to 18k and get all the photo/​video from them. It’s well worth it and you don’t want to miss your first time. It does take about 30 mins after your jump to get your video.
Jump teams were great. They work with you to make sure you feel comfy and enjoy your experience. During the busy season (summer-​ish) it can get crowded quickly. Be sure to make a reservation and arrive early. If you do not have a reservation you can wait many hours during the peak times. Can’t wait to go again!

What a fantastic day! My girlfriend bought me a tandem jump from 18,000 feet for my 40^th birthday on Groupon. This has always been on my bucket list of things to try. My dad and sister ended up buying tickets as well.
Once there, I filled out about12 pages of paperwork. We were part of a large group that morning, so it took a bit for everyone to complete it. That gave us time to walk out in the hanger and see them pull the plane out and the parachutes being readied.
My dad bought me the video package for another $ 100 which was a camera man jumping out with you. Your instructor also wears a camera on his wrist. After you jump, they show you his footage. You can buy that for another $ 60. After seeing it, my girlfriend bought that for me, too. So I had a great birthday present from them both.
Paulo was my instructor and was great! He was cracking jokes to put me at ease. He was also very considerate when helping me with the harness. He would always tell me what he was going to do before he ever touched me. I had a friend jump at a different place and she said she felt her instructor was a little too hands on for her which made her feel somewhat violated. Paulo did an excellent job! My dad didn’t care for his instructor. He didn’t seem like he enjoyed his job very much. So I think your instructor is important. My sister’s instructor seemed cool, too. He was cracking jokes with Paulo on the way up.
The jump itself wasn’t scary. You’re walked to the door so quickly that you don’t have time to worry. Paulo was in my ear the whole time going over instructions with me. And our parachute landing was perfect. Landed right on our feet (unlike a lot of other groups).
If you want to mark an occasion like I did, go here! I hope to bring my girlfriend back here to make her first jump (once she gets the nerves up :)