Summer is here, and that means more free time to take advantage of all the activities in Los Angeles and Orange County. But if there’s a lot you plan on doing, it can get pretty expensive. Luckily, there are a variety of summer passes and discounted tickets for you to make the most of summer.
In this post, we’ll cover:
- Single Venue Summer Passes
- All-Inclusive Experience Passes
- Single Attraction Discounted Tickets
Single Venue Summer Passes
Places like arcades, bowling alleys, and indoor playgrounds often have a discounted pass that lets you go as many times as you want throughout the summer. They often have multiple locations and are valid at all of them.
Chuck E. Cheese
This pizza, entertainment, and arcade venue for kids, has been opening up new locations throughout Southern California. And they recently introduced their Fun Pass, which is a monthly pass that lets kids visit play between 40-250 games per day (renews daily), with unlimited visits. It’s an incredible deal which already pays for itself after one visit, and you get 30 visits every month.
They have a Summer Fun Pass which ranges between $66-$170 for 3 months. See their website for details >
Bowlero
This bowling alley has multiple locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. They’ve got a Summer Season Pass that lets you bowl 2 games for free daily, includes free shoe rentals, and has an arcade balance reload at certain levels. It’s $50 for a basic pass and $65 for a premium pass. See their website for details >
Top Golf
This gamified golfing experience is a hit with both adults and kids, and they have a few locations throughout Los Angeles. It’s especially fun with their newly added Sonic the Hedgehog game, in addition to their Angry Birds games. They have a Summer Fun Pass that lets you get 2 hours of game play daily, and you can have up to 6 people in a bay. See their website for details >
Sky Zone
This indoor trampoline park has locations throughout Southern Cailfornia, and is great for kids to get all their energy out. In addition to their regular monthly passes, they have a Summer Membership that allows for 2 hours of jump time daily, all for one price of $91. See their website for details >
All-Inclusive Passes
These passes give you access to multiple experiences for one discounted price. They’re great for hitting up multiple venues on your bucket list, whether for the LA/OC area, or in another city.
CityPASS
With CityPASS, get access to one main attraction, usually a theme park, and choose 3 other attractions from a list. Here’s what you get for Los Angeles:
Universal Studios Hollywood + 3 other attractions, including:
- Los Angeles Zoo
- Natural History Museum
- La Brea Tarpits
- Others
Go City
Go City gives you access to multiple attractions, and has two types of passes available. With the Explorer Pass, you can pick a number of experiences you want (2-7), and you’ll have 60 days to use the tickets. You can pick any ones you want to go to from their list. This is ideal for exploring your own city, or if you will be somewhere for an extended amount of time. With their All-Inclusive Pass, you select how many days you have to use the tickets (2-7), and you can visit as many experiences as you want from their list within that timeframe. This is great if you are visiting a city for a few days to a week and want to hit up as many sights as possible.
Here are some of the available attractions for Los Angeles:
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Knott’s Berry Farm
- Knott’s Soak City
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Whale watching tour
GetOutPass
GetOutPass is an annual pass that gives you access to dozens of activities within your region for one year. You can spread it out over the entire year, or do as many as you can over the summer. Here are some of the activities included on the Southern California pass:
- Raging Waters
- Castle Park
- Adventure Lagoon
- Boomers
- Aquarium of the Pacific
Get GetOutPass > (Use code VENTUREFULL for a discount)
Discounted Single-Attraction Passes
These websites let you browse different experiences that are available and purchase them at a discounted price.
Groupon
You’re likely already familiar with Groupon, which lets you find products and services for a discounted rate. There are a lot of family-friendly experiences that we’ve found on Groupon in Los Angeles and Orange County – these are a few that we’ve found that are great for summer
- Whale watching tour
- Electric boat rental
- Harbor cruises
- Theme park tickets
- Museum, trampoline park, and arcade tickets
Trip Advisor / Viator
You probably know Trip Advisor as the website that helps you find popular attractions in a city, with ratings and reviews from people who have visited. They also have a lot of experience tickets available. You’ll mostly find tickets for tours and activities, but there are a few museums and amusement parks in there. Viator is owned by Trip Advisor, and has an identical website experience. Some experiences for this summer include:
- Theme parks
- Boat cruises
- Museum tickets
Browse Trip Advisor >
Browse Viator >
Fever
Fever is more known for being a platform with unique, limited-time experiences as well as discounted attractions. One perk of Fever is that when you buy tickets on their platform, you get credits that you can save up to go towards future tickets. Some of the summer activities you can find include:
- Castle Park tickets
- Boat cruises
- Swan boat rentals
- Paddle board or kayak rental