{"id":125123,"date":"2026-01-20T17:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/125123\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:38:06","slug":"busch-gardens-offers-free-unlimited-park-visits-to-florida-kids-3-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/125123\/","title":{"rendered":"Busch Gardens offers free, unlimited park visits to Florida kids 3-5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Families can register for a 2026 Preschool Card to get free admission for children 3-5 years old to both Busch Gardens and Adventure Island.<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is offering kids 3-5 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/buschgardens.com\/tampa\/tickets\/preschool-free-admission\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;&amp;bidkw=defaultkeyword&amp;dvc=c&amp;h=http:\/\/clickserve.dartsearch.net\/link\/click?lid=39700065217804250&amp;ds_s_kwgid=58700007267053826&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=13994099726&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD5e25TdjVQtOYR1j9DO8LhvjzJFw&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA7LzLBhAgEiwAjMWzCGvTOywtBtY-evjes8Fvw-DapDz6YJF6DHCcpDGzUHntVtVHBD8OrhoChHkQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">free admission to the park through the end of 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida residents have until Feb. 28 to <a href=\"https:\/\/buschgardens.com\/tampa\/tickets\/preschool-free-admission\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;&amp;bidkw=defaultkeyword&amp;dvc=c&amp;h=http:\/\/clickserve.dartsearch.net\/link\/click?lid=39700065217804250&amp;ds_s_kwgid=58700007267053826&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=13994099726&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD5e25TdjVQtOYR1j9DO8LhvjzJFw&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA7LzLBhAgEiwAjMWzCGvTOywtBtY-evjes8Fvw-DapDz6YJF6DHCcpDGzUHntVtVHBD8OrhoChHkQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">register for a free &#8220;2026 Preschool Card,&#8221;<\/a> which will allow kids unlimited visits to both Busch Gardens and Adventure Island through Dec. 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Busch Gardens&#8217; world-class roller coasters, seasonal events and animal exhibits, families will get to experience the all-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/life\/animals\/busch-gardens-tampa-lion-and-hyena-ridge-2026\/67-75b0a2ff-d01f-4079-80a1-b69636629822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lion &amp; Hyena Ridge<\/a>, which is debuting in Edge of Africa this year. Guests can also enjoy the new Wild Oasis, which immerses families into the &#8220;sounds and sights of the rainforest&#8221; through a new drop-tower ride, climbing canopy, multi-species habitat and interactive water play areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Preschool Card lets families take advantage of seasonal events throughout the year, including Busch Gardens Kids&#8217; Weekends, running from Jan. 24 to Feb. 8. Kids&#8217; Weekends will feature Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the Sesame Street crew.<\/p>\n<p>Registration and the child\u2019s first visit must be completed by Feb, 28, 2026, and the offer is <a href=\"https:\/\/buschgardens.com\/tampa\/tickets\/preschool-free-admission\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;&amp;bidkw=defaultkeyword&amp;dvc=c&amp;h=http:\/\/clickserve.dartsearch.net\/link\/click?lid=39700065217804250&amp;ds_s_kwgid=58700007267053826&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=13994099726&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD5e25TdjVQtOYR1j9DO8LhvjzJFw&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA7LzLBhAgEiwAjMWzCGvTOywtBtY-evjes8Fvw-DapDz6YJF6DHCcpDGzUHntVtVHBD8OrhoChHkQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">available exclusively online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Families can register for a 2026 Preschool Card to get free admission for children 3-5 years old to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-125123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}