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Get into 42 theme parks for less than $200 with this new season pass

Aug. 14, 2024
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TARAH Knotts Berry Farm CHIEFFI/THE POINTS GUY
Get into 42 theme parks for less than $200 with this new season pass
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Just like gas and groceries, theme parks keep getting more expensive. We at TPG are always on the lookout for ways to help you save money when you visit a theme park, but even we couldn't have dreamt up a season pass that allows entry to dozens of theme parks for a full year for less than $200.

When Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. — parent company to parks like Knott's Berry Farm, Carowinds and Cedar Point — completed an $8 billion merger with Six Flags Entertainment Corp. on July 1, the pair created the largest portfolio of theme parks in North America.

The company now operates a combined 42 amusement and water parks from as far south as Mexico to as far north as Canada.

As part of this expansion, theme park fans will soon have unlimited access to all 42 parks for one low price with the All Park Passport. The All Park Passport is an add-on available to new and current passholders with the purchase of a 2025 Gold or Prestige season pass.

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Camp Snoopy at Carowinds. CAROWINDS

Guests who add the All Park Passport to the 2025 season pass for any of the legacy Cedar Fair parks can visit any other Cedar Fair park for the remainder of the 2024 season and the full 2025 season. Or, if you add the passport to a 2025 season pass for any legacy Six Flags park (including Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Georgia), you can visit all legacy Six Flags parks for the rest of the 2024 season and all of the 2025 season.

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Beginning Jan. 6, 2025, season pass holders with the All Park Passport can visit both legacy Cedar Fair and legacy Six Flags parks for the entirety of the 2025 season. That means you can visit all 42 parks for one low price.

roller coaster
Fury 325 at Carowinds. CAROWINDS

The cost of a Gold- or Prestige-level season pass and the All Park Passport add-on varies by park. However, you can get a Gold pass (the cheaper of the two season passes) and the passport for less than $200 if you purchase now. Book before the price goes up in early September.

For example, a 2025 Gold pass for Knott's Berry Farm costs $125. This includes unlimited visits to Knott's Berry Farm and Knott's Soak City water park, plus select food and merchandise discounts. You can add the All Park Passport for $65 (bringing you to a total of $190) to visit all 42 parks.

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If you upgrade to a Prestige pass, the annual pass costs $375, and the All Park Passport costs $99, for a total of $474.

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Drop Tower at Carowinds. CAROWINDS

The All Park Passport also enables you to use your Gold or Prestige season pass perks at any other eligible parks. The Prestige pass at Knott's, for instance, includes free parking, two free bring-a-friend tickets annually, one skip-the-line pass per visit, and the same food and merchandise discounts that come with the Gold pass. Exact perks and discounts vary by park but will apply regardless of which park you visit.

SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

The All Park Passport will allow access to the following parks:

Legacy Cedar Fair parks:

  • California’s Great America (Santa Clara, California)
  • Canada’s Wonderland (Vaughan, Ontario)
  • Carowinds (Charlotte)
  • Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)
  • Cedar Point Shores (Sandusky, Ohio)
  • Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
  • Kings Dominion & Soak City (Doswell, Virginia)
  • Kings Island (Mason, Ohio)
  • Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, California)
  • Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park, California)
  • Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Muskegon, Michigan)
  • Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Galveston, Texas)
  • Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (New Braunfels, Texas)
  • Valleyfair & Soak City (Shakopee, Minnesota)
  • Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri)

Legacy Six Flags parks:

  • Frontier City (Oklahoma City)
  • La Ronde (Montreal)
  • Six Flags America (Largo, Maryland)
  • Six Flags Darien Lake (Darien, New York)
  • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California)
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio)
  • Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New Jersey)
  • Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois)
  • Six Flags Great Escape (Queensbury, New York)
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California)
  • Six Flags Mexico (Mexico City)
  • Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts)
  • Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, Georgia)
  • Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas)
  • Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, Missouri)
  • Hurricane Harbor Arlington (Arlington, Texas)
  • Hurricane Harbor Chicago (Gurnee, Illinois)
  • Hurricane Harbor Concord (Concord, California)
  • Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles (Valencia, California)
  • Hurricane Harbor New Jersey (Jackson, New Jersey)
  • Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Oaxtepec, Mexico)
  • Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City)
  • Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Phoenix)
  • Hurricane Harbor Rockford (Rockford, Illinois)
  • Hurricane Harbor San Antonio (San Antonio)
  • Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Spring, Texas)
  • Six Flags White Water (Atlanta)

If you live near one of these parks or simply never tire of roller coasters and waterslides, a Six Flags season pass with the All Park Passport add-on could be your ticket to fun in 2025.

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Featured image by TARAH CHIEFFI/THE POINTS GUY
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