Legoland California, Sea Life Aquarium & Legoland Water Park Discounts & Coupons

LAST UPDATE: 6/11/13

Legoland California, located in Carlsbad (North San Diego County), offers more than 50 rides, shows and attractions. It’s great for young children. There are frequent promotions that can save you money. Check below for the latest Legoland discounts, coupons, and offers.

Sea Life Aquarium is located right next door to Legoland and features play zones, fun facts and quiz trails, putting children in touch with the aquatic world in a memorable way.

Legoland Water Park is the world’s first Legoland Water Park, with four-person raft slides, single-person tube slides, body slides, a lazy river and hands-on toddler areas.

All offers are subject to change without notice. Always call ahead and confirm before driving out of your way to take advantage of a particular offer!

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Legoland California – Regular Gate Prices

1-Day Admission Ticket for Legoland is $78 for adults (13+), $68 for children (3-12).

2-Day Ticket for Legoland is $98 for adults (13+), $88 for children (3-12).

Legoland Membership (one year of admission) is $129 for adults (13+), $99 for children (3-12).

Merlin Annual Pass* without Water Park (one year of admission to all Legoland Theme Parks, Legoland Discovery Centers, Sea Life Aquariums, and other attractions across the US. Includes free parking, 20% discount at all restaurants except snack carts, 10% discount on retail purchases, fast entry, etc.) is $179 for adults (13+), $149 for children (3-12).

Parking is $12 for cars, $15 for RVs, $5 for motorcycles. Preferred Parking is available for $20.

Sea Life Aquarium – Regular Gate Prices

Legoland has no separate admission prices for Sea Life Aquarium. You must buy a Hopper ticket to get access to the water park, or purchase a $15 upgrade to your Legoland ticket.

Legoland Water Park – Regular Gate Prices

Legoland has no separate admission prices for Legoland Water Park. You must buy a Hopper ticket to get access to the water park.

Hopper Tickets – Regular Gate Prices

1-Day Hopper (Legoland California + Sea Life Aquarium OR Legoland California + Legoland Water Park) is $91 for adults (13+), $81 for children (3-12).

2-Day Hopper (Legoland California + Sea Life Aquarium OR Legoland California + Legoland Water Park) is $106 for adults (13+), $96 for children (3-12).

1-Day Resort Hopper (Legoland California + Sea Life Aquarium + Legoland Water Park) is $97 for adults(13+), $87 for children (3-12).

2-Day Resort Hopper (Legoland California + Sea Life Aquarium + Legoland Water Park) is $112 for adults (13+), $102 for children (3-12).

Legoland California, Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Water Park – Admission Discounts

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aRes Travel Discounts

aRes Travel offers discounts on Legoland California tickets, which you can purchase instantly online and print out (thus no shipping fee).

*Water Park is open 3/9/13 to 10/27/13.

Legoland California Website Discounts

The Legoland website sometimes has special offers. Check here for current specials and Legoland discounts.

New!Home Depot Promo

An online promotion from the Home Depot Kids Workshops offers one FREE child ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket to Legoland California (including, optionally, your choice of either Sea Life Carlsbad Aquarium or Legoland Water Park). Note that you have to order one set at a time or any additional tickets end up being full price. Also, this site does not work in the Safari browser! I had no problems when using Firefox, though. Expires 12/31/13. Thanks to Shara H for info.

Life Cereal Promo

Specially marked boxes of Life cereal have a coupon good for a free child ticket with paid adult ticket to Legoland Florida or Legoland California. According to one reader, it’s part of a contest to win a trip for four to Legoland. There’s also a coupon for a free child ticket with paid adult ticket to Legoland Discovery Center, Madame Tussauds or Sea Life, which is printed on the inside of the box. Thanks to Kristen S for info.

Restaurant/Fast Food Promos

One reader writes, “Wendy’s (Carson, CA) has a Legoland California ‘Buy one adult ticket, get a child ticket free’ coupon available with a medium or large combo-meal purchase. Expiration date is 10/29/13.” This deal is also available online at Legoland.com/Wendys. Use promo code 13000. Thanks to Tami M for info.

Visit California Coupon

LEGO Magazine

Sign up for the FREE monthly LEGO Magazine, and look for coupons for discounted admission to Legoland California. Thanks to Sulan D for info.

AAA Discounts

AAA members can usually get admission discounts, and sometimes discounts on other things such as food or merchandise. Click here and enter zip code 92008 to see the latest offers.

Costco Discounts

Some Costco stores in Southern California carry discounted Legoland tickets from time to time. These are often a great deal, so it’s worth checking with your local store.

Costco.com sometimes offers a very good discount on Legoland California tickets and you don’t have to be a Costco member to buy through their site. (Non-members pay a 5% surcharge, however.) There is a shipping charge when ordering from Costco.com.

Military Discounts

Active military personnel get a 10% discount on 1-day admission tickets at the ticket booths with valid military ID. For a bigger discount, buy tickets in advance at the ITT at your MWR office on base.

Airline Employee Discounts

Airline Employees are eligible for a 20% discount on up to 6 tickets per visit. Must show valid employee airline ID at the ticket booth to obtain discount.

American Express Membership Rewards Points

If you have an American Express card that earns Membership Rewards points, you can redeem those points for Legoland tickets. Thanks to Amy H for info.

School / PTA Discount Coupons

Schools with PTA programs can order coupons for one FREE ticket to LEGOLAND® with every full-price paid admission for their PTA members. Each coupon is good for:

Note: This offer is available to PTA membership ONLY through schools, PTA Councils and Districts. It is NOT available to individuals. Coupons will be MAILED to schools, not to individual homes. PTA cards are not recognized for the discount at LEGOLAND.

Thanks to Sandy W for info.

Multi-Park Tickets & Passes

If you also plan to visit any other attractions, such as the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park and SeaWorld San Diego, or the new Aquatica San Diego, consider the San Diego Go Select Pass. You can pick from dozens of attractions and build a custom pass — and save a lot of money! MouseSavers readers get an extra $10 off their purchase with a special code. Passes are good for 30 days from first use.

If you also plan to visit SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park and/or Knott’s, plus multiple other attractions in the San Diego area, check out the GO San Diego Card. Go Cards come in 1- through 7-day increments.

If you also plan to visit Universal Studios Hollywood, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and Knott’s Berry Farm, consider the LA Theme Park Pass.

If you also plan to visit Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott’s and/or Magic Mountain, plus multiple other attractions in Southern California, check out the GO Los Angeles Card.

If you plan to visit Legoland and the San Diego Zoo, you may want to consider the San Diego Family Fun Pass.  The Family Fun Pass for San Diego is good for 30 days from first use — a great option for local area residents on a budget, and offers several preselected popular attractions.

Gray Line Day Tour to Legoland California

Gray Line offers an 11-hour bus tour from Anaheim to Legoland. Courtesy hotel pick-up for the tour is provided from most Anaheim, Buena Park and Garden Grove area hotels. The Gray Line tour is especially suitable for those who are not comfortable with driving the California freeways, since all of the ground transportation from place to place is provided.

  • Click here to print an exclusive coupon for MouseSavers.com readers: $3 off your Legoland tour! Expires 6/30/13.