The Busch Gardens Preschool Pass is BACK for 2025! Kids 5 and younger get into Busch Gardens Tampa Bay AND Adventure Island FREE for all of 2025 when you register in advance for a preschool pass.
Sign up today to get your 2025 Free Preschool Card at Busch Gardens and Adventure Island and your child will enjoy free admission to BOTH PARKS from January 7 – December 31, 2025. Valid only for Florida Residents. You can enjoy attractions designed just for preschoolers at Busch Gardens Tampa including Sesame Street Safari of Fun with entertainment from Elmo and other Sesame Street Friends, plus rides and a splash zone.
Preschool Passes are also available for Seaworld Parks and Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia.
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How to get your free 2-park preschool pass at Busch Gardens:
- Click here to register online for Busch Gardens and Adventure Island – look for the Preschool Pass link
- Limited Time Offer! Must register online in advance by February 28, 2025.
- Be sure to complete the online registration before you go to the park, this deal is NOT available at the ticket window!
- Plan your visit to Busch Gardens Tampa by February 28, 2025 to activate the preschool card. {In previous years this date has been extended – check the registration link above for any changes}
- Be sure to take with you to the ticket window at the park entrance:
- your registration confirmation
- child’s birth certificate or travel passport
- AND your Florida resident ID.
- Present ALL of these documents at a ticket window to receive Preschool Card.
- Only the child’s parent/guardian may register online. Parent/guardian does not have to be present to redeem Card, however friend/family member would need to present the required documents listed above.
Valid for Florida Residents only. Note that children ages 2 & under receive free admission to the park daily and do not need a Preschool Pass.
Wondering about the cost of Busch Gardens tickets for the rest of your family?
There are three options:
- Annual Passes get you 12 months of admission from the date of purchase, PLUS discounted or free parking ($25/visit), discounts, monthly specials, discount on guests tickets, etc.
- Click here to buy an Annual Pass – Starting at $174 OR $14/month
- Fun Cards are valid for the remainder of 2025! For a limited time they also include Adventure Island. There are select blackout dates around busy holidays. Fun Cards cover park admission, but do NOT include Free Parking. {Parking is $25 per visit.}
- Click here to buy a FunCard starting at only $129.99 and see limited blockout dates
⇒ Buy your Fun Card NOW – for a limited time Adventure Island is included for FREE! ⇐
- Single Day Tickets – you can always go for just one day BUT for the same price or just a few dollars more you get a FunCard that is valid for the entire year!
- Click here to see prices for Single Day Tickets
Active Duty Military Promotion: Busch Gardens offers one complimentary admission per year for military personnel and as many as three direct dependents. Click here for Busch Gardens military tickets.
Your entire family can enjoy all of Busch Gardens’s Special Events such as the Sesame Street Kids’ Weekends, Busch Gardens Good & Wine Festival, Summer Nights, Halloween Spooktacular, and Busch Gardens’s Christmas Town Celebration. {Busch Gardens also hosts Howl o Scream but it requires a separate ticket}. Visit the Busch Gardens Website for a full list of seasonal events.
We took advantage of this deal a few years ago, and my advice is to purchase 1 annual pass to get the free parking benefit, and then get FunCards for everyone else.
Sea World has a separate Preschool Pass that includes Aquatica Water Park.
CLICK HERE to sign up for a FREE SeaWorld Orlando Preschoool Pass for 2025
Now get out there and have some theme park fun!!
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