Month: May 2013

HersheyPark, PA 2013 Discounts, Coupons & Free Parking

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Our family was very fortunate a couple years ago to get free tickets to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania as part of the Chevy promotion (see below). We had a tremendous experience at the Park and associated Chocolate World. There are various discounts out there for tickets that we have tried to again pull together for 2013.

Tickets normally cost $57.95 for a Hersheypark Regular 1 Day Ticket (ages 9 – 54) and $36.95 for a Hersheypark Jr/Sr 1 Day Ticket (ages 3 – 8 & 55 – 69). All purchased tickets directly from Hershey are subject to $0.85 amusement tax per day. Parking costs an additional $12/vehicle. This means a family could significantly reduce their out-of-pocket costs by purchasing your tickets early.

In addition, any single day tickets get you access to the park the night before. Present your ticket at the gate after 7:30 PM and enjoy all of the rides and shows all night long!

Giant Food Stores for Hershey Park Tickets

At select Giant Food Stores in Pennsylvania, guests can purchase Summer tickets to Hersheypark located in Hershey, PA at discount.

Giant Food Stores will sell tickets for $15.00 off regular admission or $2.00 off junior/senior admission. You’ll also get a voucher for free parking through June 30th when you purchase 2 regular admissions.

Giant Hershey Park

Chevy Owners Appreciation Days

For the past three (3) years Chevrolet has partnered with Hershey to offer free tickets to Chevy owners. The first year anyone could enter. In 2011 and 2012, they only granted tickets to those that were mailed a postcard. In the past, targeted Chevy Owners could get free tickets to Hershey Park by visiting chevyhershey.com (link not live for 2013) and entering in your unique code. Tickets go fast, although with the tighter restriction of requiring a unique code to redeem, it may not be as big a rush. If a code gets posted publicly and is available for everyone to use, jump on it fast.

Boy Scouts of America

The best offer currently out there for Hershey tickets is through the Boy Scouts. Both the Frontier District of the Boy Scouts (Promo Code: 21254) and the Pennsylvania Dutch Council (Promo Code: 52368) of the Boy Scouts offer discounted tickets through their website. The price of tickets depends on when they are purchased.

Tickets purchased through July 31, 2013:

  • Regular (ages 9-54) – just $38.10
  • Junior/Senior (ages 3-8 or 55-69) – just $29.25
  • Senior (ages 70+) – just $21.50

Tickets purchased after July 31, 2013:

  • Regular (ages 9-54) one-day passes, the price increases by $5 (to $43.10)
  • All other ticket prices remain the same price

A portion of each ticket sale purchased through the Boy Scouts gets donated to the organization.

As you can see, there are some tremendous deals to be had for 2013 that can help offset the cost of having your family attend Hershey Park.

Hershey Park is located at 100 W. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.

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Source: InACents

6/5/12- Originally published

Discover 2percent June 2013

Discover Card 2% Cashback Bonus-Double Miles in June 2013

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Who wants you to use your credit cards this summer? Discover Card does, and to make sure you do, they are offering 2% cashback or double miles on up to $500 in purchases during the month of June.

Discover 2percent June 2013

*Sign up to earn 2% Cashback Bonus on up to $500 in purchases made from Saturday, June 1, 2013 (or the date which you sign up, whichever is later) through Sunday, June 30, 2013. These purchases do not count towards determining your eligibility to earn 1% Cashback Bonus. Allow up to 2 billing periods for this reward to be added to your Cashback Bonus account. See Cashback Bonus Program Terms and Conditions for further details about your reward program.

Discover Double Miles June 2013

*Sign up to earn Double Miles on up to $500 in purchases made from Saturday, June 1, 2013 (or the date which you sign up, whichever is later) through Sunday, June 30, 2013. Allow up to 2 billing periods for this reward to be added to your Miles account. See Miles Program Terms and Conditions for further details about your reward program.

We happen to have a local closeout/discount store that we frequent that exclusively accepts Discover Card, so this will work well on grocery purchases made next month. If Discover would have raised the spend threshold above $500, it might have garnered more use. However, we are also busily working towards our US Airways 15,000 mile bonus after spending $750 on both my wife and my cards. So it is for the better that we will get to spread the love next month.

As usual, one must register for the promotion by either calling Discover Card direct, or going to their website.

After signing into your account, you may not directly see the offer. At the top of your Discover home page, you will see a link for Account Profile. Click that and scroll down near the bottom.

Discover Account Profile

Then under the Rewards Options. if you were targeted for the promotion, you should see the offer listed.

Discover Reward Options

Will you be taking advantage of this offer?

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Source: InACents

American Red Cross

Free Michigan’s Adventure, Kennywood, or Hershey Park Tickets for Blood Donation

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American Red Cross

For those willing to donate blood this summer, there are some great offers lining up offering to give you free admission to a whole bunch of amusement parks around the country. Just the other day we highlighted an offer for free Cedar Point tickets. While the offers are typically regional, they still provide a great chance to help save another person’s life, all while giving you the chance of an adrenaline rush.

Michigan's Adventure

On July 8, 2013 from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Emmet County Students who visit the American Red Cross Petoskey (2350 Mitchell Park Dr., Petoskey, MI 49770) will each receive a Free Michigan’s Adventure Ticket ($29.99 Value).

Michigan’s Adventure is a sister site to the famous Cedar Point and other Cedar Fair properties. The park offers eight (8) roller coasters, fifteen (15) family rides, a water park, and six (6) children’s rides.

Michigan’s Adventure is located at 4750 Whitehall Rd., Muskegon, Michigan 49445.

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Kennywood logo

There are several locations that are offering a free ticket to Kennywood Amusement Park ($25.75 Value) for blood donors. Parking is not included.

  • July 10, 2013 (10:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
    West Run Apartments
    500 Koehler Dr
    Morgantown, WV 26508
  • July 15, 2013 – 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Triangle-Tech
    255 Tannery Row Rd
    Falls Creek, PA 15840
  • July 15, 2013 (1:00 PM – 7:00 PM)
    Suncrest United Methodist Church
    479 VanVoorhis Rd
    Morgantown, WV 26505
  • July 25, 2013 (12:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
    Holiday Inn
    250 Market St
    Johnstown, PA 15901

Kennywood is located just outside of Pittsburgh at 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin, PA 15122.

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Hershey Park logo

On July 19, 2013 from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, blood donors who visit the Red Cross at the Seventh Day Adventist Chruch (2407 Delmar Orchard Rd., Martinsburg, WV 25401) will receive a Free Hershey Park Amusement Park Ticket ($57.95 Value). Parking is not included.

We visited Hershey Park a couple of years ago when they offered free tickets via Chevy. However, the offer has only returned in very targeted markets. We thought it was great, but not worth the price would we have had to pay for tickets, at least not while our kids our young.

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Only a limited supply of tickets are available, and an appointment is required. To schedule an appointment, either visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

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Source: BigBoyMichigan via FW