Sea World (San Diego: buy, closing, live in)

[CatsinSnow]

A few months back I found the "free entree, dessert/side, drink for everyday in 2017 that you visit Sea World" pass for $79 plus tax. I live in Crown Point so it's convenient. I either just take the bus (I get a free pass at work) or park just outside the park and walk in.

I basically have been eating there maybe once a week now. Now that it's getting closer to the summer though, it's been busy. I basically stopped going during the Food and Wine Festival because it was packed at any time during that. What time (now that it's peak season) would lines be the shortest just to eat? The park opens at 10 but most restaurants don't open up until 11:30 and even then, I noticed that there is a huge line since they typically only open up 1 side of the restaurants and not 2. I noticed too that most of the restaurants close between 30-60 minutes before closing. I want to get this down to a science. I know on rainy days the park is empty. It's great even though the aquariums smell of urine.




PS) I admit that I am extremely cheap. I get a thrill if I could get every meal down to $1.

[Axxlrod]

Hope that food plan includes Tums.

[moved]

I wouldn't pay $79 for a Sea World pass, in fact, I wouldn't even pay $5 for one.

[msgsing]

Does that include the 15-20 buck daily parking fee?

[CatsinSnow]

Originally Posted by msgsing

Does that include the 15-20 buck daily parking fee?

Nope. Like I said, I just walk 10 minutes to the entrance or take the bus.

Costco does sell a SeaWorld membership that includes parking that is actually a good deal, but I've never seen it at any San Diego Costco store.

[moved]

I can think of lots of other things to do with $79, than spend it on SeaWorld.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by moved

I can think of lots of other things to do with $79, than spend it on SeaWorld.

It sounds like Catwarmer didn't buy the pass for SeaWorld but for the free meals it includes.

I'm not a fan of SeaWorld food, but I have to admit, if I lived close by, and could get my money's worth out of the meals (I'm not sure I could eat there 79 times in a year!), it might be tempting to give it a whirl.

Catwarmer, do the free drinks include beer?

[moved]

But why spend $79 on a pass for SeaWorld food? You can eat in much better places.

[CatsinSnow]

Originally Posted by RosieSD

It sounds like Catwarmer didn't buy the pass for SeaWorld but for the free meals it includes.

I'm not a fan of SeaWorld food, but I have to admit, if I lived close by, and could get my money's worth out of the meals (I'm not sure I could eat there 79 times in a year!), it might be tempting to give it a whirl.

Catwarmer, do the free drinks include beer?

I never would have bought it had I not been so close to Sea World.

[CatsinSnow]

Originally Posted by moved

But why spend $79 on a pass for SeaWorld food? You can eat in much better places.

I wanted to. I'm really just looking for people to answer my question no offense. With all due respect, start your own topic and tell people you think SeaWorld is a waste of money so I can get on topic responses to my question.