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Discover good ways to find Florida and VirginiaBusch Gardens Discount TicketsIn the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of the Busch Gardens Tampa theme park. Are you looking for cheaper tickets to either of the Busch Gardens parks? On this pages, you'll discover current deals & specials available at both Busch Gardens Tampa and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. How much do Busch Gardens tickets cost?Current Busch Gardens Tampa ticket prices are as follows: One-day ticket prices cost $79.99 (plus tax) at the gate for adults and students age 10 & up. Kid's tickets (ages 3 thru 9) cost $71.99 (plus tax).Current Busch Gardens Williamsburg ticket prices are: One-day ticket prices cost $63.95 at the gate for adults and students age 10 & up. Kid's tickets (ages 3 thru 9) cost $53.95. Whew! These prices can make any family think twice about enjoying a fun trip to the theme park! But, you don't really need to change your plans; you'll just need to do a bit of thinking ahead, and you may enjoy all the Busch Gardens fun you want...at a price you can afford. With a bit of advance planning, you'll rarely have to pay full price at the theme park's ticket booths. On the rest of this page, you'll find current deals & specials going on at the Busch Gardens parks which will help you enjoy some cheaper ticket prices. Busch Gardens print-at-home ticket specials & multi-park dealsBoth Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Busch Gardens Tampa usually offer print-at-home ticket discounts. The amount of the park's print-at-home ticket discounts may vary from time to time, but you'll generally save a minimum of $5 compared to ticket-booth prices (and sometimes much more.) Busch Gardens Tampa Online Deals: Currently (November 2011) Busch Gardens Tampa is offering several good deals online. If you are not interested in an annual pass or in a Sea World combo ticket, when you buy a one day pass you can choose between getting a free All-Day Dining Deal ($79.99 ages 10+, $71.99 ages 3-9), a free adventure Island ticket ($79.99 ages 3 to adult), or paying $69.99 ($61.99 ages 3-9) to just get into Busch Gardens Tampa with a 2nd visit free. Any one of these deals is very good. The famous Busch Gardens Williamsburg money-saving Fun Card was sold this year to non-Virginia residents! While the fun card is no longer on sale, it will likely come back in 2012 in time for the spring and summer tourist season. The Fun Card has been a major source of savings in past years for people who live in Virginia. Was that really fair? After all, people living along the Eastern Seaboard in some of the surrounding states reside closer to Busch Gardens than people from far western Virginia. Both Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Busch Gardens Tampa offer multi-park ticket discounts. Both of Busch theme park locations have adjacent water parks (which are open seasonally.) Buying a 2-park ticket (for both the theme park AND the water park) will save you money over buying tickets to each park separately; usually the difference is substantial. PLUS, both Busch Gardens locations offer combo savings with their sister-parks or other affiliated attractions. For example, in Tampa, buying your Busch Gardens ticket along with a ticket for its sister-park, SeaWorld Orlando, will bring you a big discount over purchasing them both separately. And, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, getting a multi-attraction ticket combined with Colonial Williamsburg saves guests money. The nice thing about these discounts is that these multi-day and multi-park discounts are so easy to get; they're always available right on the theme parks' own websites! As long as you have a credit or debit card, it's so easy to take advantage of these discounts. Here are some links to help you discover the current print-at-home and multi-park Busch Gardens discounts being offered: Busch Gardens Resident's DiscountsBoth Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Busch Gardens Tampa offer discounts to local residents. "Local" is defined very loosely by these parks, so that MANY would-be visitors will be able to get Busch Gardens discount tickets for residents. The savings apply to more than just 1-day tickets, too; they apply to both multi-day and multi-park tickets, as well.All Florida residents may buy Busch Gardens Tampa resident's discount tickets. A big special that you'll seriously want to consider if you live in FL is the "Fun Card." For $5 more than the price of a one-day ticket, you may visit Busch Gardens Florida as many times as you want...all the way through December 31, 2011! The 2012 fun card is already on sale, too. You may use the following link to check for local resident's discount tickets on the Busch Gardens Tampa website.
Busch Gardens annual passes: big savings for frequent guests!Both Busch Gardens locations offer a variety of annual pass options. This is a terrific way for families who LOVE theme parks to save loads of money; the more you visit the park, the more you can save! You won't even need to pay out a large sum of money to get your annual passes: the Busch Gardens EZ Pay program takes small monthly deductions directly out of your checking account...and doesn't even charge interest or a service fee for doing this!And, certain types of Busch Gardens annual passes also include FREE admission to Sea World parks, too! If you plan on visiting one of the USA's 3 Sea World locations this year, you might want to consider the Busch Gardens Platinum annual pass which offers this benefit. It works in reverse, too. If you're a SeaWorld Platinum Pass Holder, then you can get into either of the Busch Gardens theme parks free as part of your pass-holder benefits. (In fact, this is the way that I, myself, use to make Busch Gardens visits cheaper. Since I live closer to Sea World San Diego than to Busch Gardens, that's where I have my annual pass...but I can visit Busch Gardens for free (except during events when a special extra ticket is required.) Sea World takes small monthly deductions from my checking account, so that it doesn't feel painful; I never end up paying a large amount for theme park tickets when I get to the gate. I get to bypass the ticket booths entirely! If you think that you'll make several visits each year to Busch Gardens or Sea World theme parks, it's worth checking out the details. Here are some links where you'll find info: 1.) Busch Gardens VA annual pass info on the Busch Gardens Williamsburg website 2.) Busch Gardens FL annual pass information on the Busch Gardens Tampa website. Still more Busch Gardens coupons and discounts!Pepsi can discounts, grocery store & restaurant coupons...and more!Both locations of the Busch Gardens theme park offer discount coupons through local grocery stores, restaurants, etc. throughout the year. It's still to early to know exactly what discount coupons will be issued in 2012, but LAST year's discounts will probably be repeated again sometime this spring and summer. How do you redeem the Pepsi can discount? Take your Pepsi cans directly to the ticket booths at the theme park. (Note: This discount may not be used when purchasing Busch Gardens tickets online, and it can't be used together with any other discount or coupon.) 2.) Busch Gardens Tampa discounts at Wendy's Restaurants: During Summer 2011, you could get Busch Gardens FL discount coupons for Busch Gardens Williamsburg at Wendy's. With the Wendy's discount coupons, you may get discount Busch Gardens tickets for $10 off the regular price. Bring your coupons to the Busch Gardens ticket booths to redeem them. They cannot be used together with any other discounts or specials, including the park's own online discounts. 3.) Busch Gardens Tampa Walmart coupons: You could also head to Walmart locations in the metro Tampa, Florida area to get $10 off of your weekday admission to Busch Gardens during Summer 2011. To use them, simply bring the coupons to the Busch Gardens VA ticket booths. 4.) AAA discounts at Busch Gardens theme parks: Both Busch Gardens theme park locations are a member of AAA's "Show your card and save" program. This discount is small, about $3, but it's better than nothing if you head to the park unexpectedly. Discounts can be greater than this, though, if you purchase your Busch Gardens tickets directly from an AAA office. The www.AAASouth.com website also sells discount Busch Gardens tickets online to its members. Here's a link to the AAA South discounts from the club's website so that you may check out current deals. (Members will need to login before being able to purchase the specials that are listed on the site.) 5.) Busch Gardens Williamsburg Group Discounts: If you get together with your friends, it only takes 15 guests to qualify for purchasing Busch Gardens group discount tickets! And, unlike some parks that make you ship the tickets, you may print the Busch Gardens discount tickets at home. (One person must pay for all the tickets.) How much will you save? $14 on each ticket over prices at the front gate (for Busch Gardens Williamsburg.) Here's a link to the Busch Gardens Williamsburg group ticket discount page from the park's official website. Busch Gardens Tampa also has a group ticket discount. Whether you're planning a family reunion, bringing a youth group, etc. you'll need to call the park to make your group's reservations and order the ticket. The Busch Gardens Tampa group ticket phone number is 1-866-781-1333 (toll-free.) 6.) Credit Union and Corporate discount tickets: Your employer may have a Busch Gardens discount waiting for you; ask your human resources department if your company is a member of Club Busch Gardens! (Both locations of Busch Gardens offer this corporate discount program.) If your employer doesn't offer Club Busch Gardens discounts...maybe you can get your company to sign up! It's free; companies with a minimum of 100 employees are eligible. Here's a link to the Club Busch Gardens corporate discount info page of the Busch Gardens website. FREE tickets to Busch Gardens......but only for certain visitors1.) Both Busch Gardens theme park locations offer FREE tickets to active military members! Active military members, reservists & National Guard members (and up to 3 direct dependents) may get free tickets to Busch Gardens Tampa or Virginia! For complete information, and to register for the Free Military Tickets program, please visit the park's Here's to the Heroes website. Note: be sure to review the site's FAQ's page, which will answer a number of common questions about the free Busch Gardens ticket program.2.) Busch Gardens Twitter contests: Both Busch Gardens locations have Twitter accounts...and they make "tweets" quite frequently! Sometime these tweets will simply refer you to fun new information that they've recently posted on the Busch Gardens Blog...interesting animal facts, info about new attractions, etc. But SOMETIMES these tweets announce contests in which FREE Busch Gardens tickets are given away! In 2010, a number of different Twitter contests gave away free tickets. Other 2010 giveaways included summer Fun Cards and platinum passes. If you like Twitter, be sure to keep an eye on their posts. Even if you don't win, it's exciting to try! Busch Gardens Twitter discounts: Sometimes, you don't have to compete in a contest to get a Busch Gardens discount from Twitter. For example, during 2010, Busch Gardens VA gave out discounts to various in-park stores & restaurants---but only to loyal Twitter followers! So, if you're a member of the Twitter community, don't forget to follow either one...or BOTH...of the Busch Gardens theme parks! 3.) Busch Gardens on Facebook: There are thousands of Busch Gardens Facebook Fans. Both of the Busch Gardens theme park locations have their own separate fan pages. You may or may not find a contest or Busch Gardens discounts at the time you're ready to visit the park. But, even if you don't, you may enjoy following Busch Gardens on Facebook. You can make a post sharing your excitement, view the park's schedule of upcoming special events...or even ask a park representative a question. 4.) Sea World Parks Platinum Pass Holder free tickets to Busch Gardens: If you have a Platinum Pass to one of the Sea World parks, you MAY get free admission to Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg. Check your Platinum Pass benefits guide to see if your particular annual pass has this benefit.
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