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Last update January 30 2012 for San Diego Coupons.
Go San Diego Card Smart Destinations Go Card
Are you in San Diego on vacation, and want to see many attractions? Then a San Diego Go Card is a great way to save. For one low price, you get access to over 50 attractions, saving up to 55% compared to individual tickets.
The San Diego Go Card is flexible because you can choose how many days (1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 days passes), or using Go Select, you can select certain attractions to visit (e.g. just Legoland and the Birch Aquarium). Either way, you will save money with these great discounts.
The Go Select option allows you to pick and choose the attractions you want, and save money! This is the best choice if you just want to attend a few attractions.
Go Card is Your San Diego Discount Ticket to All of These Attractions:
* SeaWorld San Diego (FREE Bonus on 3, 5 & 7-Day Cards!) * LEGOLAND California * San Diego Zoo * San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park (now called Safari Park) * Harbor Excursions: Whale Watch * Harbor Excursions: North and South Bay Tours * Boomers! San Diego * The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center * Birch Aquarium at Scripps * Gray Line Day Tour to Tijuana * USS Midway Museum * Miramar Speed Circuit * Behind the Scenes Little Italy Tour * Belmont Park (and that old fashioned roller coaster) * Chinese Historical Museum * Chula Vista Nature Center * Coronado Ferry * Firehouse Museum * Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tour * GoCar Tours San Diego * Hotel del Coronado Walking Tour * Ice Town La Jolla * Japanese Friendship Garden, San-Kei-En * Knotts Berry Farm * Knotts Soak City Waterpark * Mingei International Museum * Museum of Contemporary Art-Downtown * Museum of Contemporary Art-La Jolla * Museum of History and Art, Coronado Historical Association * Museum of Making Music * Museum of Photographic Arts * Museum of San Diego History * New Childrens Museum * PETCO Park Tours * Rock Bottom Brewery Tour * SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND - NEW! * San Diego Air & Space Museum * San Diego Art Institute * San Diego Automotive Museum * San Diego Bike and Kayaks La Jolla * San Diego Model Railroad Museum * San Diego Museum of Art * San Diego Museum of Man * San Diego Natural History Museum * San Diego Sports Museum * Soak City Water Park * The Whaley House Museum * Wave House Athletic Club * William Heath Davis House
A San Diego City Pass is a great way to see the best San Diego attractions. But it is even better, because it is actually part of the Southern California City Pass (as is the Los Angeles City Pass). The Southern California City Pass card is a great way to see all the major Southern California theme parks in one great vacation. My friends visited from New York and loved it. This discount pass is good for 5 full days of theme park admissions during a 14 day period. You get 1 day at Universal Studios Hollywood, 1 day at Sea World San Diego, and three day park hopper pass to Disneyland California and California Adventures, including FastPass and one Magic Morning early day admission. You will save 26% off the main entrance prices. Ticket prices are $279 ages 10 and up, $239 ages 3 – 9. For an additional fee, you can purchase the San Diego Zoo option - 1 day at your choice of the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park (Safari Park),
2012 San Diego Entertainment Book Full of San Diego Coupons
San Diego Discounts and 2 for 1 Coupons
A great way to save money at San Diego Attractions and Restaurants is to buy a San Diego Entertainment Book, which is packed full of San Diego coupons. This is great for locals and tourists who frequent San Diego on a regular basis. You can usually pay for your purchase with just one or two coupons.
The 2012 San Diego Entertainment Book features over $17,900 in San Diego discounts and coupons, including 491 Dining Discounts, 104 Attraction Discounts, 188 Shopping Discounts, Over $15,000 in Travel Discounts, Movie Ticket Discounts and more.
Some example of San Diego Discount Coupons include:
Legoland - $7 off General Admission for up to 6 people
SeaLife Aquarium - $5 off General Admission for up to 6 people
San Diego Botanic Garden -50% off the regular price for up to 4 Admissions
Belmont Park Mission Beach – buy one unlimited ride wrist band and get one unlimited ride wrist band free ($22.95 for those 50 inches and taller, $15.95 for those under 50 inches). This is one of the best San Diego coupons deals.
San Diego Zoo - $4 off the Best Value Ticket for up to 6 people
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center – Buy one Gallery Experience Ticket and get one free. One of my favorite places to visit and of course I love these San Diego coupons for all the museums!
San Diego Natural History Museum – 50% off the regular price for up to 2 adults
San Diego Maritime Museum – Buy one adult admission and get one free
Go Car Tours San Diego – buy one hour rental and get one hour free
San Diego Harbor Excursion – buy one adult 1 or 2 hour Harbor Tour and get one free
Marina Sailing – 50% off one introductory sailing lesson for 2
Costco San Diego Discount Tickets More San Diego Coupons
The local SoCal Costco stores have a variety of San Diego discount tickets. They typically have SeaWorld San Diego discount tickets, Disneyland discount tickets, discount tickets San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park discount tickets, San Diego water parks discounts, movie theatres discount tickets, and San Diego restaurant discount cards. These vary by season, but here is a sampling of what I've seen on recent visit to Costco:
Disneyland Discount Tickets - Costco frequently has several Disney ticket discounts, including Select Annual passports. Recently I saw 4 day passes for Disney for only $199, including a $50 gift card. That is Disneyland for only $38 per day! Blackout dates may apply for some popular vacation times.
Legoland 3 month Membership -$67.99 for adults and , $57.99 for children ages 3-12 or seniors 60+. Unlimited visits for 3 months, and one free round of miniature golf at Wild Woods Golf for each Legoland visit.
SeaWorld San Diego Discounts - For $86.99 you can get Sea World silver annual pass for all year.
Regal Discount Movie Tickets - We never pay full price for a movie - we always use a discount movie ticket. Only $15.99 for two unrestricted tickets, good at Regal, UA and Edwards Movie Theaters. We like to stock up and save money at the movies!
K1 Speed Racing Discount Ticket - Only $15.99 for K1 Indoor Kart speed racing. (Normal price for 14 lap standard race is $20.00).
Wild Rivers Water Park - $41.99 for two tickets ages 3 - 64 for this Irvine Water Park, located north of San Diego at 5 and 405 intersection. Park has 40 rides and 2 wavepools. Open late spring through the summer.
Ultrastar Discount Movie Tickets - Only $12.99 for two unrestricted tickets to movie theaters in SD area.
Printed San Diego Coupons
It's easy to get San Diego coupons if you know where to find them, so here are some places to find them. Local mailers have discount coupons to San Diego attractions. Some popular San Diego Coupons include:
Clipper Magazine - lots of San Diego restaurant discount coupons, usually including 50% off entree for Broken Yolk Cafe, a popular breakfast and lunch spot, and 1/2 off Cold Stone ice cream, the best ice cream in San Diego. Also I've seen $5 off discount coupon in here for the San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Belmont Park, $10 off coupon for Legoland California (and choice of Legoland Water Park or Sea Life Aquarium), and buy one get one free for Birch Aquarium and K1 Speed racing.
Get1Free - you can usually find a $5 off discount ticket in here for the San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, and in the summer for Knott's Soak City Water Park in San Diego.
Community Guide - more San Diego coupons for restaurants, including Broken Yoke cafe and Blue Fin Sushi, one of the best Sushi restaurants in the San Diego area.
San Diego Reader - Lots of discounts, including Broken Yoke Cafe, Soak City Water Park $8.00 off coupons (during season), and information on happy hour and events in San Diego.
Online San Diego Coupons
Online Coupons - Print your online San Diego coupons, and save off the general admission ticket prices at Legoland California, San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park, Belmont Park , San Diego Botanic Garden, Sea World San Diego, Hornblower Cruises, Universal Studios Hollywood, Maritime Museum, Reuben Fleet Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum. Some coupons have online codes that you can use when you buy tickets in advance online. To get these free funspot coupons from Visit California, see Online San Diego Coupons.
The Daily Save Online Coupons - A perfect way to save money at your favorite San Diego attraction or adventure. Each day The Daily Save offers 50% off one particular item, such as snorkeling tour of La Jolla Bay, day spa treatment, or Halloween haunted places tour. Just sign up and receive a daily email with the offer of the day, and save big. Save 50% on the best San Diego Attractions.
Groupon Coupons - Groupon offers daily coupons for your favorite attraction of discount, such as paddleboard lessons at OEX Dive and Kayak. Signup now and each day you'll get an email with an offer to select. Groupon Savings.
How to Buy Tickets on Craigslist Without Getting Scammed
Craigslist Tickets section has a lot of posters offering cheap tickets to local SD theme parks and events. Unfortunately, some of these people are running scams, happy to take your money and leave you without valid tickets. I've seen scams like selling plastic Disneyland cards that were never validated at a store (therefore are worthless), or trying to sell souvenir ticket stubs as real tickets (do you know what a real ticket looks like?)
To minimize the chance of falling for a scam, do the following:
1. Ask for a phone number to call them back. If they won't provide one, don't do business with them.
2. Tell them they will need to provide an ID and a bill of sale. That will scare most scammers away.
3. Don't buy plastic gift cards without a store receipt showing they were actually purchased.
4. Meet in a public place like a fast food restaurant.
5. Bring a cell phone and a friend.
6. Bring a bill of sale and ask them to sign it. Verify their identity with a look at their drivers license.
7. Trust your instincts. If you don't trust the person, don't buy tickets from them.
8. Maybe your friend can snap a photo with the cell phone, just in case (in front of their car with license plate if you are really lucky).
9. If you up a victim of a scam, report it to abuse@craigslist.org, and notify the police.
Other Ways to Get San Diego Discounts and San Diego Coupons
I'm always interested in finding cheap tickets and discounts, so here are some other ideas:
1. Check out our San Diego Events page for current events. We try to highlight free days, half price admission times, etc.
2. Large employers typically have an discounted tickets available. Ask your HR department to start one if you don't already have one.
3. Become a member of groups like the San Diego Zoo or Birch Aquarium, and enjoy a tax writeoff for your membership. You might pay for your membership with just one or two visits, and can receive free guest passes and San Diego coupons too. This is a great way to help support these organizations and have fun too!
4. Ask your friends - maybe they have tickets or passes they can't use, and would be happy to give them to you or sell them to you at a discount. Post a notice at work.
5. Volunteer - you will usually get free admission.
6. Ask about senior, military, AAA or other discounts and San Diego coupons.
7. Just ask - maybe they will help you out!
If you are a San Diego tourist, you might want to use this website to track your spending and plan your future budget. When you enter your travel expenses you can monitor your spending with charts, graphs and more.
Disneyland - Take a great Southern California vacation to the happiest place on earth. See the new World of Color Show at California Adventure. Get your cheap Disneyland tickets.
Legoland Coupons - See the San Diego Padres Swinging Friar and more lego art at Legoland. Pick up your discount Legoland coupons before you go.
Universal Studios - See King Kong, Water world and more at Universal Studios Hollywood with this special deal. Get your Universal Studios Discount Tickets.
San Diego Tide Pools - Tide pool season is back at the San Diego beaches. Enjoy the beaches at low tide and explore some San Diego Tide Pools.
San Diego Whale Watching - Whale watching season is here. See them from sea or land. Whale Watching in San Diego.
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