Passport to Summer

[zanderman72]

Passport to summer

Passport to summer

buschgardens.com

Members can receive rewards for hitting a certain number of visits from June 16 to August 13:

• 2 visits: free popcorn box and fountain soda
• 5 visits: $20 busch bucks
• 8 visits: one free all day dining
• 15 visits: one Ultimate Howl-O-Scream® Package

From the FAQ:

Members need to redeem their visitation vouchers as they reach each reward level. Every time you redeem a new reward level, you will receive a new voucher with your Passport to Summer status.

 

[Ultrasuede]

kinda surprised it isn't 15 visits with 15 meal (or other then admission) purchases. Because....isn't 15 visits with 0 additional purchases part of the problem in "their" eyes?

 

[zanderman72]

Eegh, I just checked the website again and realized you have to print and save a voucher every single visit…it isn’t handled on their servers or anything. If you get your voucher on the way in, you gotta hope it doesn’t get lost or wet or any other problem, because you effectively didn’t go if you don’t keep the voucher. You also gotta remember to bring them back each time. Even worse, you can’t redeem them all at once.

This is such a weird and confusing program. I’m perplexed because years ago I was in a Busch pilot program for something exactly like this, where they gave you prizes like a photo key or a free souvenir cup after so many visits, but there was none of this voucher nonsense. They just emailed me when I had enough visits and I printed out the code

 

[warfelg]

…it isn’t handled on their servers or anything.

TBH do we really want them handling keeping track of stuff like this?

 

[Zachary]

TBH do we really want them handling keeping track of stuff like this?

We should be able to trust them to. Six Flags and Cedar Fair have been for years.

 

[warfelg]

We should be able to trust them to. Six Flags and Cedar Fair have been for years.

Sad reality isn’t it. (I only say it because there seems to be an inordinate number of glitches with SEAS pass related issues)

 

[sotomexx]

We should be able to trust them too. Six Flags and Cedar Fair have been for years.

HersheyPark had a similar but much more complicated incentive using points and bonuses (rainy day, entry after 5, etc). We visited twice with our passes and got the first four rewards. Via email. So now that I have visited BGW twice, I need to turn in the 2 cards and get a reward? Then I can redeem more at the kiosk?

 

[zanderman72]

HersheyPark had a similar but much more complicated incentive using points and bonuses (rainy day, entry after 5, etc). We visited twice with our passes and got the first four rewards. Via email. So now that I have visited BGW twice, I need to turn in the 2 cards and get a reward? Then I can redeem more at the kiosk?

The way I read it, you can pickup a voucher 1 time per visit. If you don’t pick it up that day, it’s like you didn’t even go. I would love if I’m wrong on this though- can a member who’s already gone once since June 16 stop by the kiosk on their next trip?

 

[horsesboy]

The way I read it, you can pickup a voucher 1 time per visit. If you don’t pick it up that day, it’s like you didn’t even go. I would love if I’m wrong on this though- can a member who’s already gone once since June 16 stop by the kiosk on their next trip?

You can still pickup vouchers but you only get the one for that visit not your past visits.

 

[sotomexx]

You can still pickup vouchers but you only get the one for that visit not your past visits.

Does it matter when/how we redeem the vouchers? Someone mentioned they can’t be redeemed all at once. So if I have 2 vouchers, I can redeem those and then get my reward plus another voucher that shows my status? I guess that helps minimize the total number of vouchers you need to save but not by much

 

[Nicole]

So the goal is to create lines for vouchers? BGW 100% needs more long queues.