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SeaWorld's Military Silver Pass Is Now $169, Up $8, and New Military Options Cover SeaWorld and Aquatica for $217 or Four Parks for $254
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SeaWorld's Military Silver Pass Is Now $169, Up $8, and New Military Options Cover SeaWorld and Aquatica for $217 or Four Parks for $254

Michael Travels
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SeaWorld Orlando's discounted annual pass for military families now costs a little more, and it comes with a couple of bigger options that were not on its pages earlier this year.

The Military Silver Annual Pass, sold to active-duty service members and veterans after ID.me verification, is now listed at "$169.00 each (normally priced at $279.00)." Archived copies of the veterans page from June and the active-duty page from July both show $161.00. SeaWorld's sitemap shows the veterans and active-duty pages were both last edited on Monday, October 5, within a minute of each other. There are no archived copies from mid-July to now, so we cannot pin down the exact day the price changed.

A hand holds up a SeaWorld Orlando Military Pass card showing a sea turtle over a red, white and blue star, with the words Land of the Free Because of the Brave and the Guy Harvey Foundation logo

SeaWorld Orlando's Guy Harvey commemorative Military Pass card. Image: SeaWorld Orlando

The new prices

  • SeaWorld Orlando Military Silver Pass: $169, up from $161. Listed as normally $279.
  • Aquatica Orlando Military Silver Pass: $146, up from $139 in a May archived copy. The "normally priced at" figure also moved, from $234 to $240.
  • New: SeaWorld and Aquatica Orlando Silver Pass: $217, listed as normally $336.
  • New: four-park Silver Pass (SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island): $254, listed as normally $408.

Those last two appear under an "Other options include" line on both SeaWorld military pages and both Aquatica military pages. Neither shows up on the archived copies of these pages from earlier this year that we checked.

The Aquatica pages were updated on Monday, too, within a minute of SeaWorld's.

How it compares to the public pass

Even after the increase, the military price is below the public sale price. In the public 25% off pass sale we reported on Monday, a Silver pass is $210 for SeaWorld only and $255 for SeaWorld and Aquatica through October 11. The military versions are $169 and $217, so $41 and $38 less, and $110 and $119 below the regular $279 and $336. The public four-park Silver pass is $312 in the same sale, $58 more than the military version.

The SeaWorld pages say military buyers may purchase up to six passes. The pass includes 12 months of unlimited visits without blockout dates, free general parking, admission to "popular events," three free guest tickets on a rolling calendar, and up to 20% off in the park. It is not sold at the park: you verify your status through ID.me online.

A smiling woman in a floral top and a soldier in camouflage uniform and cap walk with a young girl in a yellow and orange dress between them, holding her hands, against a clear blue sky

From SeaWorld's Waves of Honor military pages. Image: SeaWorld Orlando

Some of the fine print still says $161

The price change is not on every part of the site yet. The FAQ further down both SeaWorld military pages still says the pass "can be purchased for $161.00," and the main military discount page still lists $161.00. On the Aquatica pages, the FAQ still says $139.00. We could not see the final checkout price, which sits behind the ID.me login. The figure at the top of each page is the one that changed, so it is most likely the current price, but check your cart before you pay.

The pages also disagree on Waves of Honor guest tickets. The active-duty page says service members can buy "up to six guest tickets for 50% off," while the main military page still says the active member "plus three guests" (limit 4).

What did not change: Waves of Honor still gives active-duty service members and up to three direct dependents one free admission per year (one park, one visit), and SeaWorld says that offer expires December 31, 2026. SeaWorld Orlando Military Pass holders can also still buy the Guy Harvey commemorative pass card for a $5 donation at Guest Services, with SeaWorld donating the net proceeds to the Guy Harvey Foundation.

If you are a military family, does the new $254 four-park option beat buying SeaWorld and Busch Gardens separately for you?

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Image credits: SeaWorld Orlando (Military Pass card and Waves of Honor family photo).

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