7 Ways To Save On Theme Park Tickets
As you plan for summer vacation, these 7 Ways To Save On Theme Park Tickets are sure to come in handy. Every kid wants to head out to their favorite local theme park, but with ticket prices rising every year it can be tough for mom and dad to make that happen. These tips will save money and give everyone the best vacation yet.
Buy passes for off days only. Many theme parks have an option of a season pass that includes only specific days. This means many weekends, around holidays and special event days will not be included in your season pass. This gives you a great discount, but the ability to still see the park on a regular basis with your family.
Look to local chamber of commerce for discounts. There are often discount coupons and codes available from the local chamber of commerce near the theme park. From $10-$15 off a day pass to free parking (often upwards of $20 per car), you can easily save money by asking about discounts in the local community.
Look at local wholesale club stores for discounts. Larger nationally known and popular theme parks often offer deep discounts when you purchase passes through local wholesale club stores like Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale.
Enter giveaways from local radio stations and the park itself. Most parks will offer free pass promotions in the community either on their own social media or through local radio or television stations. If you live in the area, begin watching for these promotions early in the year and enter for a chance to win for your family.
Use student, military or senior citizen discounts. Don’t forget to ask for discounts associated with things like being a student, being in the military or even being a senior citizen. Some theme parks even accept AAA and Diner’s Club cards for an extra discount.
Go on special discounted days. Some holidays, special anniversaries and bring a friend days mean you can get into theme parks for discounted rates or even free. This is one of our favorite ways to save on theme park tickets since it also often means special events in the park that aren’t there regularly.
Go late in afternoon for half day cheaper passes. Most theme parks offer a lower day pass rate when you enter the park after 4pm. While you won’t have a full day in park, the lower rate means you can get in cheaper and possibly go for more than just one day. It is also a time you’ll see more teens and adults versus families with small children. Depending on your family this could be prime time to ride kid rides.
As you plan your summer, don’t stress about the costs of amusement parks. These ways to save on theme park tickets are sure to help your budget go farther and your family to stay happy. With a bit of planning and research you can save anywhere from a few dollars to 50% off your next theme park ticket purchase.
I always find that the multiple day passes save us a lot of money. Or getting to the park during their sunset hours.
Any way that I can save money on outings with the kids helps. It’s good to know that there are options to make these outings more affordable.
Great ideas! We want to get to a theme park close by before seasons end so this is great and very useful!
Those are great tips. As a family of 7 amusement parks can get expensive! These tips would help!
These are some good ideas. My daughter and I like going to lots of theme parks so we liked to save when we can.
These are great ideas and very helpful. We are planning to go to a theme park this weekend for our last hurrah for summer.
We may be going to a theme park in the winter. Some theme parks work with bloggers too either giving discounts or a few free tickets.
These are all great ways to save. I know that a lot of theme parks around here offer student discounts.
Theme park tickets can get pretty expensive, especially with a family of four. These are some great tips for saving some money on them.
Those prices definitely get crazy. I’m always down for opportunities to save on tickets.
I agree. Theme park tickets can be pricey, especially if you have to buy for each one of you. I always look for discounted tickets.
Tickets really are so expensive. We are Florida residents so we got a few nice discounts.
These are great tips for saving money. It can be so expensive to take the family to an amusement park.
With a big family, theme parks are so expensive for us. Our grocer normally has coupons or Sams club sometimes sell theme park packs.
This is great we don’t do many amusement parks bc to e have a big family of 8 but finding savings is a huge of us!
These are all great tips. One of our water parks does half off during the week.
I held on to my college ID forever, before they instituted the requirement that there must be an expiration date on it. I got any discount I could.
These are great tips. It can be so expensive to take a family to a theme park.
Taking a family to an amusement park is never inexpensive. Following these tips surely would help save some cash and make everyone happy.
Great tips. We are always visiting theme parks.
Great tips for families that like amusement parks! Thanks for the tips.
Theme parks are so expensive. I always bring our own food when we go. It is a great way to save money.
Thanks for all of the great tips! We usually don’t go just because it’s so expensive, but maybe now we can go semi-often. 😉