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[FlyerInHi]

I have some young relatives visiting on a budget.
Does anyone know where to get discounts tickets to places such as Universal Studios and Six Flags?

[bearishgurl]

[quote=FlyerInHi]I have some young relatives visiting on a budget.
Does anyone know where to get discounts tickets to places such as Universal Studios and Six Flags?[/quote]

Know anyone with a military ID?

In SD, click on the “current ticket price list” link here:

http://navylifesw.com/sandiego/recreation/tickets/

The MWR Ticket office is in the middle door of the one-story NEX bldg (former commissary) which is the last bldg on the right heading south thru the dry (shopping) side of the base (less than 2 miles south of dtn SD). Take the 28th St South exit off I-5 (left fork), make a right on 28th St and a left at the 28th St gate (located just before the Harborside Trolley stop).

DO NOT TRY TO ENTER/EXIT the 28th St NS gate between 3:00 and 4:00 pm weekdays as it could take you up to an hour to do so! The NASSCO and Southwest Marine closing bells ring at 3:00 pm sharp, making the entire area chaotic, to say the least.

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In LV, click on the “California Showsheet” link here:

http://www.nellisforcesupport.com/ITT_.php

IIRC, Nellis is located NE of town. It’s been more than 20 years since I visited the exchange there.

This is as cheap as it gets brian and you could save hundreds of dollars, so cull your list of “friends and associates” and make an “eligible friend” a deal to drive you on base and buy them for you. You will need to carry enough cash to give them to buy the appropriate tix for you unless you have your own military ID.

You don’t have to have a military ID to USE military tix at the attractions because military purchasers are allowed to buy them for guests. Most of the tix they sell for attractions are for a whole season, not a particular day, so their use is flexible.

Have fun!

[bearishgurl]

I just looked at both price sheets. The Air Force price sheet has a few disclaimers about needing an escort at the park with a military ID but the Naval Base SD doesn’t state this anywhere on their price sheet.

The 3-4 day “hopper” tix offered by MWR for Disneyland/CA Adventure Park may actually have restrictions in that regard so if you are interested in those, you would have to call them and check if a military-eligible escort at the park is required.

I last purchased MWR tix in SD 11 months ago for out-of-state houseguests and they had absolutely no problem at all getting into Sea World or the Wax Museum in LA by themselves with them. They weren’t military.

[FlyerInHi]

Thanks for the info BG. Seems like a lot of trouble. They can pay their own way.

[dumbrenter]

[quote=FlyerInHi]I have some young relatives visiting on a budget.
Does anyone know where to get discounts tickets to places such as Universal Studios and Six Flags?[/quote]

Try Craigslist. Many people sell tickets at discounted prices on that site.

[ucodegen]

[quote bearishgurl]IIRC, Nellis is located NE of town. It’s been more than 20 years since I visited the exchange there.[/quote] Thats interesting, I worked @Nellis as a gov contractor slightly more than 20 years ago. I was doing work on a CAS tracking/training system for them as well as some work on the Red Flag system.

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