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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Hitting the water park without breaking the bank


I'm getting excited! My oldest's birthday is next week and to celebrate we are going to have a family day waterpark day thanks to Schlitterbahn! Ever since we moved to San Antonio, I've been excited about how close we are to Schlitterbahn. Yet I've spent many of those years either pregnant (who wants to hit the waterpark but not be able to enjoy the rides?) or with an itty bitty so we hadn't made it there yet. This year it's on! Abby is tall enough that she can go down ALL the slides and Micah can do all but 4 - that's pretty impressive! 

We still have to make the visit budget friendly though as this will be our family day and Abby still wants to celebrate with friends (aka have a party) and of course presents. So here are a few ways you can enjoy your day without a high price tag. 

1. Free parking! 
That's right no parking costs for Schlitterbahn. If the park you choose has free parking that's a quick way to save some money! 

2. Free tubes and life jackets! 
I remember heading to a water park with my parents when I was younger and we had to wait in line to rent a tube(s) deciding how many, having to keep up with our own at all times and carrying it around the park wasn't that fun. Schlitterbahn solves this by offering free tubes! 

For the littles and for anyone who feels more comfortable in the water with an extra safety net there are also free life jackets. You don't have to worry about bringing your own or renting one. 

3. Bring your own cooler! 
This is my favorite - you can bring in your own lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks. Wheel in your cooler - it doesn't even have to be a tiny 6 pack sized one, set it up in a shady picnic spot and lunch is ready when you are! You can skip the food line and have saved money to splurge on a tasty treat if you want. No glass bottles or alcohol is allowed but other than that you can pack what you want to eat. 

4. Free refills! 
If you purchase a souvenir cup, you get free refills all day long! After that you can bring the cup in for .99 cent refills. (Don't forget to hydrate with water too though!) 

5. Discounted admission after 3 pm 
You can purchase discounted tickets after 3pm and stay until close (they are open until 8pm every day until August 17th) Totally your choice here but Schlitterbahn is huge so in my mind it's worth it to go for the full day and not just the afternoon to be able to ride everything you want to ride. 


If you are planning a trip to any of the Schlitterbahn parks you can save  $5 off regular admission or a discount on a 2 day admission (and that second day can be used any later day in the same season) by going here and using these promo codes: 

The promo code for the 2 day $7 Off discount is 299000334 
The promo code for the $5 off discount is 299000335
Valid at ALL Texas Schlitterbahn Parks!


disclosure: I received free tickets for our family for sharing this deal with ya'll but all opinions are my own. 

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