Hot Deals at Our Nation’s Theme Parks This Summer

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Just because your summer vacation budget is small doesn’t mean you have to settle for a camping trip in the backyard this year. You can still head to huge theme parks to try out the new roller coasters this summer thanks to all of the great deals that are being touted.

There are more theme park discounts this season than ever before because of the economic crunch. Theme parks realize everyone is strapped for cash so their hopes are to lure more visitors with offers of discounted food, accommodations, and admission. Here are some of the best deals of the season:

Orlando

If you book a hotel/theme park ticket package at the Walt Disney World Resort by July 26^th for a stay between August 16^th and October 3^rd, you can get free food. The plan includes a daily restaurant meal, fast food meal, and snack from a theme park eatery. Rates start at $1390 and up to four people can stay in a room.

Traveling with kids? Check out the Universal Orlando Resort’s kids free package. For as little as $533, you can get a package that includes park admission and four nights of accommodation at an off-site hotel. Book the package by July 31st for a stay by October 8^th.

Buy a three night package at Busch Entertainment Worlds of Discovery and get two nights free. The package includes unlimited admission for four to two theme parks of your choice – Sea World and Busch Gardens or Sea World and Aquatica. Book the package by September 1^st for a stay by December 31 to seal the deal. Package prices start as low as $637 for four.

Southern California

On weekends only, get all-you-can-eat barbecue and discounted admission to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. Adult admission is $37.99 while admission for children and seniors is $28.99.

Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim are offering a three-day summer fun pass for $99. Universal Studios Hollywood is offering a 6-month pass for only $60.

At Sea World San Diego, get admitted for all of 2009 with a Fun Card. Fun Cards cost $65 for people ages 10 and over and $55 for children ages 3 to 9. The only dates that you cannot be admitted with a Fun Card are May 24, July 3 to 4, and September 6.

Elsewhere

For visits to Paramount’s King’s Dominion in Virginia between July 19^th and September 12^th, people of all ages can get admission tickets for only $31.99. This offer is only available online. You can also save $16 off of general admission if you purchase your tickets three days in advance.

At Six Flags Wild Adventure and Great Safari in New Jersey, get a Big Six 6-day pass for just $49.99, the price of a one day ticket. This offer is valid through November 1^st. If you buy your daily tickets to Six Flags Wild Adventure online, you can save $10 off the cost of admission.

At King’s Island in Ohio, add an all-you-can-eat backyard bbq meal to your admission ticket for only $12.99 for adults and $6.99 for juniors. If you pay the full gate admission price of $48.99, you can visit King’s Island on any two days of your choice in 2009. If you buy a single day ticket online, it only costs $32.99, giving you a $16 discount off of regular admission.