Current offers for Legoland Discount Tickets
In the slide show above, you're viewing Legoland theme park attractions and cute creations made entirely of Legos! Legoland's rides are terrific, and the sheer variety of available attractions means that whatever age your child might be, he/she will find PLENTY of fun things to do. On this page, you'll find many ways to save money on Legoland tickets.
Quick link---Legoland discount tickets! Are you looking for 1 or 2 day tickets to Legoland? Usually, ARES Travel has the best discount deals around on 1 & 2 day Legoland tickets. You may use the following link to the ARES Travel.com's Legoland Ticket Discounts page to quickly check their current Legoland ticket specials. And, on the rest of this page, you'll discover still MORE ways to save money on your Legoland visit!
What do Legoland full price tickets cost?
As of January, 2012 the full-price Adult's ticket (ages 13 through 59) on Legoland's website for one day's admission to Legoland California is $72, and that price is just for ONE day at Legoland Park...WITHOUT admission into the Legoland Water Park or the Sea Life Aquarium!
For a child (age 3--12) or a Senior (age 60+) ticket, the cost of a one day ticket is $62. OUCH! The cost of a family outing is really going to add up if you pay full price! On this page, we're going to discuss ways to slash that full-price bill and get your family the savings it needs to be able to get in on the fun!
TYPES OF LEGOLAND DISCOUNT TICKETS: Here's a quick overview of the types of Legoland deals we'll be exploring on this page---
Discount 1.) Legoland.com's multi-day tickets: Purchasing Legoland tickets for 2 days instead of one will save money per-day.
Discount 2.) ARES Travel discount tickets: ARES Travel is a company which has permission from Legoland to sell Legoland tickets at discount prices.
Discount 3.) State of California tourism discounts: The official California state tourist website now offers Legoland and Sea Life Aquarium discount coupons!
Discount 4.) AAA Legoland discounts: Belonging to the American Automobile Association can get you discounts at Legoland and other Southern California family attractions.
Discount 5.) Costco.com Legoland Discounts: This famous retailer's website almost always has a special deal for Legoland tickets going on.Discount 6.) Merchant coupon specials: From time to time, Legoland teams up with area stores or restaurants to issue special coupons.
Discount 7.) San Diego Go Cards/Los Angeles Go Cards: Go Cards are a type of multi-attraction discount which give the purchaser flexibility selecting the attractions at which they're used. The Go Card plans for both San Diego and Los Angeles include Legoland as one of the attractions which may be selected.
Discount 8.) Legoland Annual Passes: For guests who are planning to return to Legoland again and again, it's only logical to consider purchasing a "membership" at Legoland. ("Membership" is Legoland's special term which means "annual pass.")
9.) Other Discounts: In addition to discounts available to the general public, Legoland offers good discounts to members of the military, preschools and to home-schooling families. Also, holding a Legoland birthday party is a good way to get a group discount. In this section, you'll discover the details of these programs.
Discount #1: Legoland.com's multi-day discounts
It's cheaper per-day to purchase a 2 Day Legoland ticket than a regular 1-day admission ticket. And, when they're offered, it's cheaper to purchase a 5-day ticket instead of five 1-day tickets. It's also cheaper to purchase tickets to more than one attraction at the Legoland Resort. There are now a total of 3 attractions: the original Legoland theme park, the SeaLife Aquarium, and the Legoland water park (which does NOT have its own separate entrance; you MUST have a valid ticket for the theme park in order to enter the extra-fee water park.) If you haven't heard about Legoland's Hopper tickets, here's some info about them. There are several types of Legoland Hopper tickets. (1) Legoland and Sea Life Aquarium; (2) Legoland and Water Park; (3) Legoland, Aquarium AND Water Park. (Be careful if you buy a Park Hopper ticket with Water Park privileges; it's only open seasonally...but they're sold year-round for people planning their summer vacations.) Whichever combo ticket you purchase, the total is always less than the full-price amount you'd pay if you purchased those attractions separately.
Here are two Legoland links you'll want to check: (1) the Legoland Website Ticketing page and (2) Legoland's own current promotions page.
Discount #2: ARES Travel discount Legoland Tickets
ARES Travel is a company which has Legoland's permission to sell their theme park's tickets at a discount. ARES Travel has an outstanding record with the Better Business Bureau; if it did not, then Legoland wouldn't allow the company this privilege. ARES Travel also handles the ticketing for a number of California cities' convention & visitors bureaus...and even the State of California's official tourism website!When comparison-shopping, it's hard to say exactly which company is going to have the best discount offer for Legoland tickets at any given time. At the precise moment you're ticket-hunting, it may or may not be ARES Travel. But, as I've observed ARES's prices over the last few years, I've noted that they're usually one of the lowest-priced options.
If you would like to find out about current Legoland ticket & hotel package prices available with this company, please see the ARES Travel.com's Legoland Ticket Discounts page.
Legoland Discounts #3 -- Legoland Coupon from the California tourism board
Visitors to California will always find a wealth of information about the state on the www.VisitCalifornia.com official tourism website. You'll find more than just information; you'll discover savings coupons to some of the state's attractions, as well! There is currently a 2012 California Fun Spot coupon giving you $7 off a one-day admission ticket to California's Legoland theme park, and a 2nd coupon offering $3 off the price of a Sea Life Aquarium visit. To view and print out these coupons, you'll want to check out the Fun Spots Coupons page of the www.VisitCalifornia.com website. You'll find the Legoland discount coupon about 2/3 of the way down the page. Simply print out the coupons for Legoland & Sea Life (plus the attractions you wish to visit,) then present them at the ticket booths of the appropriate attractions!Legoland Discounts #4 -- AAA Member Savings
However, if you forget to plan ahead, whipping out your AAA membership card at the Legoland ticket booth will give you at least SOME type of a discount. By showing your AAA card at the ticket window, you'll get an automatic 10% savings on all the tickets that you're buying. At the current full $72 price of Legoland adult tickets, this means that simply by showing your AAA card at the ticket booth, you'll save over $7 per person!
Occasionally, the AAA will offer deeper discounts for special periods. These discounts can sometimes vary depending on which state you live. Be sure to check at your local AAA office or at the AAA Website, www.aaa.com to see if any specials are in effect at the time you plan to purchase your tickets.
Savings #5: Legoland Discount Tickets at Costco.com
You can usually find Legoland discount tickets for sale at Costco.com. These discount prices are truly money-saving; exactly HOW much you save will depend on the offer you choose.The down side: you'll have to pay an extra 5% surcharge if you're not a Costco member, and---member or not---you'll need to add an extra fee for shipping. (However, if you're getting more than one ticket, the shipping price goes up only a little bit for each extra ticket, which helps mitigate this extra fee.)
If you'd like to check to see if there's a current Costco special going on right now, you may use the following link to see Costco.com's Legoland Discount Tickets page. If nothing is listed, then it means there aren't any current specials.
Legoland discount tickets at Costco stores: Sometimes you'll also be able to purchase Legoland tickets directly from a Costco membership warehouse, which eliminates the need to wait for your tickets to be shipped to you. These are not always available in the store year-round, and they're not available at all Costco stores. But, if you'll be shopping at your local Costco store anyway, then it's not much of an inconvenience for you to check to see if they have Legoland tickets in stock.
Legoland Discounts #6--Merchant Coupons
Legoland coupons at stores and restaurants
From time to time, Legoland teams up with local stores or restaurants to offer special Legoland coupons and deals. You can't depend on finding Legoland coupons when you need them, because (1) there isn't always a coupon deal going on, and (2) when a store or restaurant runs out of their supply of coupons, then they're simply gone and there won't be any more coming. Nevertheless, when you can find a coupon special in a local store, they're often very good coupons.FREE child's ticket with KFC coupon: For the 2011 summer tourist season, selected Kentucky Fried Chicken locations had a good discount coupon for Legoland. With the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket at the Legoland ticket booths, you may get a FREE child's ticket. To redeem your KFC coupons for Legoland, or other coupons you might find, simply bring your coupon with you to the park's ticket booths. Unless the coupon includes a promo code for online use, you may not use them when purchasing tickets from Legoland's website. Also, coupons are not valid with any other discounts, including Legoland's online, print-at-home specials or Legoland annual passes..
Are merchant discount coupons available ONLY in Southern California? Sometimes yes...and sometimes, no. Arizona is one state where residents can usually pick up some Legoland discount tickets BEFORE leaving for San Diego! For example, during Summer 2011, Arizona residents could go to Fry's Supermarkets to purchase a teen/adult 1-day Legoland Resort Hopper ticket for the price of a child's ticket...and get kid's & senior's tickets for half price! Since Fry's may begin and end their promotions at any time, it's a good idea to pick up your tickets next time they're available, if you're making plans for a Legoland visit soon. (The Fry's discount tickets for Legoland may be purchased at the store's service desk.) If you live in Arizona, you should know that Fry's Supermarkets USUALLY have a Legoland discount coupon every year. Fry's sister-stores in California...Ralph's Markets...sometimes have discount coupons, as well.
Legoland Discounts #7 ---San Diego Go Card
How does the San Diego Go Card work? There are about 55 member attractions who accept the San Diego Go Card. You are free to pick and choose from among them, deciding which attractions you'll visit, and which you'll skip. You simply figure out how many days you'll want to tour San Diego attractions. Then, you purchase a 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7-day San Diego Go Card for that period of time. Once you pre-pay for your card, then you simply show the card at the entrance to each attraction you visit, and you're admitted without any further charge.
Obviously, this benefits the tourist who lingers less time at each attraction. Go-getters who tour 2 or 3 attractions in one day are going to save more money than those who linger at only one attraction for that same length of time. Nevertheless, this card is a great money-saver for anyone who has a long list of San Diego attractions they'd like to see...but never thought that they could afford it. Especially for older visitors who would love to see the Legoland Mini-Cities (a favorite attraction for adults,) this card may make the difference in whether or not you actually get to see the mini-cities. An adult bringing a child for an all-day outing is much more apt to spend the money for a regular Legoland ticket than someone who wishes merely to "pop in" for an hour.
List of included attractions: The list of member attractions is long, so they won't all be listed here. Most major (and many minor) attractions are on the list, including the very popular San Diego Zoo and San Diego Wildlife Park, in addition to Legoland theme park. Knott's Berry Farm theme park, Knott's Soak City Water Park, and Wild Rivers Water Park are on the list of options you may choose. Also included are various tours---harbor tours, Temecula wine country tours, Tijuana tours, and San Diego city tours. Still other popular attractions...like the Belmont Boardwalk amusement park and Scripps Aquarium...are part of the Go Card program. If you'd like to learn more, you may use the following link to view the Go San Diego Card official website.
Legoland Discounts--Los Angeles Go Card
Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain are other major theme parks included as options on this attractions pass. Also included are Hollywood tours, movie studio toursthe lovely Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, tours of the Queen Mary, the Los Angeles Zoo, Wild Rivers Water Park (in season,) harbor tours, many museums, and more. Several San Diego attractions are included in the LA Go Card (such as San Diego Harbor excursions and Belmont Amusement Park wristbands) for visitors who want to sample attractions in both cities. Just like the San Diego Go Card, this LA discount program is purchased by the number of days you wish to tour. You may squeeze in as many (or as few) of the listed attractions as you wish. For further information, you may view the Go Los Angeles Card website.
Savings #8: Legoland Annual Passes
If you're planning on making repeated visits to the park, then you may enjoy using one of Legoland's annual pass programs. (On the Legoland website, you'll see the annual passes called "Memberships to Legoland.") Annual passes---whether to Legoland or to ANY theme park---are the absolute best values for families who love to visit theme parks regularly. The Legoland "Membership" annual passes are true ANNUAL pass good for a full 12 months from the date of purchase. (Remember, you must be careful when purchasing SEASON pass, which some theme parks offer...which aren't good for a full 12 month period. Season passes expire at the end of the summer season or at the end of the calendar year, instead of after 12 months.)
Legoland in California offers two types of annual "memberships," the standard and the Membership Plus. In addition, if you'd like a membership to the Sea Life Aquarium, as well, there's a 3rd option--the "Legoland RESORT membership." These memberships offer great benefits---
1.) No park black-out dates
2.) Special in-park discounts
3.) Free Legoland newsletter
4.) Legoland Children's Magazine with purchase of a Child's membership; limit one free magazine per household.
A standard 12-month membership at California's Legoland costs $129 per adult and $99 for a child or senior. If you have kids who love Legoland, it would be easy to get to Legoland 10 times in one year...bringing the per-visit cost down to under $13 for each adult! And, if you visited even more often than that, your savings would keep getting better and better!
1.) FREE parking on every visit! Since theme park parking lots are never cheap, you'll save a substantial amount of money with the Membership Plus annual pass if your family visits regularly throughout the year..
2.) One free guest pass per year. Is your best friend or aunt coming into town for a visit? Would she like to see how cute the kids are on the adorable Legoland rides? No problem! There's a free ticket just waiting for her.
3.) Payment by the EZ Pay method is available! The total cost of the Membership Plus annual pass is $159/adults and $129 children and seniors. But...Perhaps the very best reason to get the Membership Plus for your family is that--on top of it being the most cost-effective pass--it's also offers an affordable monthly payment plan! Adults are charged around $13 per month (with a minimum of 12-months sign-up time) and children & seniors are billed about $10/month. (After the 12 month minimum, you can keep on paying by-the-month for as long as you like, and quit when you like.)
Assuming that you have 2 adults and 2 kids in your family, you can get unlimited visits to Legoland, unlimited parking, and the other benefits of membership for about $46/month...less than you'd probably pay for a YMCA membership. All of the sudden, going to a world-class amusement park would be as easy to handle economically as taking the kids to a movie (or out to a fast-food restaurant) once a month. Now, we're talking savings! (Note: the monthly payment option for annual passes at Legoland is NOT available online. You MUST purchase this plan at Legoland Park itself.)
The Legoland Resort "Membership" or annual pass is $179 (just $20 more than the Plus membership) and it comes with admission to both the water park and Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland. If you are going to go to Legoland several times throughout the year, this pass does make a lot of sense, and it is clearly the best value for those who would also like to see the water park and the aquarium.
For further annual pass/membership information, please see the Annual Pass/Membership FAQs page of the Legoland.com website.
#9: Other types of Legoland Discounts
Military, Preschool,Home School and Birthday Party discounts to Legoland
1.) Military Discounts: Legoland California would like to give a special discount to those who serve our country...and their family members, too. Therefore, Legoland offers Military Discounts for active members of the armed services. Current members of the military may show their ID cards at the Legoland ticket booths for an on-the-spot 10% discount. Legoland tickets may be pre-purchased at an even greater discount at your MWR office on base.
2.) Legoland California on Facebook and Twitter: You can get up-to-the-minute news about Legoland by becoming a "fan" of the park's Twitter and Facebook pages. The good news? You'll learn more about special events and upcoming attractions at the park than you ever knew before. The bad news? So far, Legoland hasn't really gotten into the swing of holding free-ticket contests and announcing discounts via Twitter & Facebook...like some of the other theme parks have. But, just in case Legoland should come out with a surprise perk for their fans, it wouldn't hurt to sign up to follow them if you're a Facebook or Twitter enthusiast.
3.) Carlsbad Schools fundraiser day: Legoland is a "good citizen" in its neighborhood, and assists the Carlsbad Unified School District in raising money for its programs. Every year, Legoland holds a "cheap ticket" day for local children. This year, Legoland's Carlsbad Schools fundraiser day last year was May 14, 2011. For this one Saturday, guests holding one of the Carlsbad Schools discount tickets could enjoy the park from 1 pm until 8 pm. (Full-price ticket holders were able to enter the park at 10 am, as usual.) The special fundraising Legoland tickets cost only $20 each in 2011. During 2012, Legoland will probably hold this annual May event again...and the price will probably be very low again for Carlsbad Schools & Community day in 2012.
4.) PTA Member Discounts: Are you a member of your school's PTA? Then Legoland has a terrific discount for you: coupons good for buy-one-get-one-free admission! How do you get your BOGO Legoland tickets? Actually, you can't get them as an individual PTA member; your school's PTA representative must order the coupons from Legoland for your entire group all at one time near the beginning of the school year. For details about this special promotion, here's the BOGO Legoland coupons for PTA members page of the Legoland website.
5.) Home School Discounts: As you might imagine, local school groups sometimes enjoy field trips to Legoland with special educational group discounts. But what about families who homeschool? Legoland offers you a discount, too!
Home School Days at Legoland take place periodically throughout the fall, winter and spring. To get your home-school discount, you'll need to attend on one of these dates. You must also purchase these substantially discounted tickets at least 2 weeks in advance, because they are not available at the Legoland ticket booths. For further information about Legoland's home school discounts and Home School Days dates, here's a link to the Home School Discounts page of the Legoland website.
6.) Legoland Birthday Parties: You can get a group discount to Legoland simply by holding your child's birthday party at the theme park! There is a 10 guest minimum; however, the discounts are substantial, and you can have a bigger party than you expected for the same price (compared to paying the full admission price for all your guests, that is.) You must give at least 2-weeks notice for your birthday party discount. If you simply show up at the ticket booths, the party discount is not available...and you can't get access to Legoland's party pavilions at the last moment, either.
2 types of Legoland Birthday Parties are available. The simplest plan (Legoland's Birthday Express) includes only admission to the park and a Legoland birthday cake. An all-inclusive plan is also available (Legoland's Ultimate Birthday Party,) which includes not only admission and a cake, but also Legoland birthday party invitations, lunch and party favors, as well! Here's a link to the Birthday Express Party page of the Legoland website; and here's a second link to the Ultimate Birthday Party page where you'll find complete information!
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