There is one grand prize of $50,000. See the Official Rules for complete details.

There are three steps needed in order participate in the sweepstakes. 1. Complete the sweepstakes registration form anytime between July 28 and Sept. 14, 2025, 2. Purchase an admission product (single- and multi-day tickets, Fun Cards or Membership) from buschgardens.com or use existing Busch Gardens Membership/admission product and 3. Visit the park and scan your admission product for entry between July 28 and Sept. 14, 2025. Each admission scan on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday equals one entry into the sweepstakes, subject to the entry limits. Each admission scan on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday equals two sweepstakes entries, subject to the entry limits. You also need to be a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia and at least 18 years old to participate.

No. Employees of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment LLC as well as Merkle Inc. (the sweepstakes administrator) and their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible.

Yes, you will need to register by providing your first and last name, as well as the email address associated with your admission product purchase. Providing your phone number is optional. Click here to learn more: buschgardens.com/BGW50KSWEEPS.

No, an admission purchase is not required. See the Official Rules for the alternate method of entry details.

There is no need to make an additional purchase. If you purchased a Membership via buschgardens.com, then all you need to do is use your Membership barcode to visit the park between July 28 and September 14, 2025 AND complete the sweepstakes registration form by Sept. 14, 2025.

If you have an admission product that you purchased via buschgardens.com, and it is valid for use between July 28 and Sept. 14, 2025, then visit the park using that product AND complete the sweepstakes registration form by Sept. 14, 2025.

All visits made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays will gain two entries into the sweepstakes, subject to the entry limits.

You can receive up to 100 entries.

The person whose email address is associated with the Busch Gardens membership account used to enter the park will receive the sweepstakes entry, so long as they also opt in by completing the registration form during the Promotion Period.

The Grand Prize drawing will be held on or around Sept. 29, 2025. The potential winner will be notified by the Sweepstakes Administrator via the email address associated with their purchase. Once the winner is confirmed and the prize is fulfilled, an official win list will be posted. A direct link to this list can be found in the Official Rules.

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We apologize for any inconvenience, but due to the number of entries and the manner in which we are processing entries, we are unable to change registration information.

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