been renewing these for over a decade, this was our final year, the parks are in dire states right now, perks dialed right back, customer satisfaction and the "magic" you're meant to feel in these listed attractions are few and far between now.

Remember to go through either TopCashBack or Quidco as you can get roughtly £10 per pass back.

Better to pick up the passes rather than upload a picture as the 12 months will start from when you pick them up rather than pretty straight away when you upload a photo.

Thanks for the heads up, was thinking of getting these passes for the family. Heat added.

so you got about £50 off each ticket further? thats fab

Does anyone know if Legoland will do an annual pass sale this year? Do they usually have them at the same time?

Perfect was hoping to get this didn't know about the sale. My family is two adults, three children 8, 5 and 1 year old so if I get the family £179 will this cover us all I can't see anywhere

Wish Tesco would do that amazing Clubcard deal from about 5 years ago again. I think it was something like £35 in Clubcard vouchers for an annual pass...

Thanks so I buy 4 passes then and 1 year old gets in anyway over the year

Remember to go through either TopCashBack or Quidco as you can get roughtly £10 per pass back.

Better to pick up the passes rather than upload a picture as the 12 months will start from when you pick them up rather than pretty straight away when you upload a photo.

Yes that's correct, funny enough your childrens ages are exactly the same as mine and we have 4 passes.

been renewing these for over a decade, this was our final year, the parks are in dire states right now, perks dialed right back, customer satisfaction and the "magic" you're meant to feel in these listed attractions are few and far between now.

Oh doesn't sound good. We are looking at doing all this stuff and longleat others etc instead of spending loads of money all inclusive abroad for one week. If this gets us all into the park whenever we want all is good just need to check tc's to see when they exclude

Likewise, I've been getting these annual passes for the last 3 years but no more. Obviously Merlin is a business and out to make money but that seems to be all they are about these days. They charge extortionate entry prices and then try to sell you fast passes for even more money just to avoid their artificially long queue lines created in order to sell more fast passes. A lot ot the attractions are either closed or don't work as they should and they don't seem interested in investing any of their profits back into the businesses.

Are the Summer sales better than the Winter ones? As it's an annual thing I'm guessing if you get it during a sale then you can renew during the next sale 12 months later, so which part of the year is best for getting your first one?

To be honest, I wouldn't let me kids go to these places now after recent events. Not worth the risk IMHO.

Exactly that Premium is the way to go then. I just want to say let's go to Lego land next weekend and off we go not worry about checking. It does say you can bring friends along is there anything hidden or dodgy about that my wifes mum has kids similar age to ours so would be ideal to use our 4 passes to get them in. just need a good deal on Longleat now

I got excited, the OP reads like it's £129 for a family pass, but that's per person... Pffffft lol

Does anyone know if this can be stacked with a corporate code?

Hi! Would anybody know if it works out cheaper renewing in the sale? Got ours last year and was planning on renewing tomorrow? however my sister said the price on renewals doesnt change even during the sale? hope someone can help! Thanks x

Lol I knew it was per person I looked a couple of weeks ago and thought sod that but if it is £129 ish I'll bite at that didn't think they would do a sale ever

Can anyone tell me, if I buy the pass while I'm in legoland i know they'll take off the entry price of that but will I get the sale price of the merlin passes or the standard price doing it that way? Or is the sale price only if I buy them online? thanks

Can anyone tell me, if I buy the pass while I'm in legoland i know they'll take off the entry price of that but will I get the sale price of the merlin passes or the standard price doing it that way? Or is the sale price only if I buy them online? thanks

Take a pack lunch on the rides for when you get stuck for hours!

Take a pack lunch on the rides for when you get stuck for hours!

Sorry I've only just seen this....with premium passes, each pass gets 3x share the fun vouchers. You can bring a non pass holder for £15 either 3 times per pass or you can use them all at once and bring up to 3 at any one time. Once they have been used , you can use friends and family perks via the merlin web site and get around 50% off

Perfect in plain English thanks very much will bring some family members along for a few cheap times then

Quick question - I have return anytime passes for later this year - if i pick up annual passes at the park will they refund the cost of these tickets for that day (i.e. £15 )?

even if i only paid £15 for them last time i was at the park they would give me more?

Can someone tell me how to find on quidco or topcashback I can't see what to select and am about to buy 4 tickets

Prices are £139 for a single standard pass or £119 for family passes (£119 & £99 for renewals), Or £169 for a single premium pass/£139 for family premium passes (£149 & £119 for renewals). VIP are £725 for single or £625 for family (£625 & £525 for renewals).

Prices now live!
Standard individual - £179 reduced to £139
Standard family - £139 reduced to £119
Premium individual - £219 reduced to £169
Premium Family - £179 reduced to £139

Standard individual renewal - £139 reduced to £119
Standard family renewal - £109 reduced to £99
Premium individual renewal - £169 reduced to £149
Premium Family renewal - £139 reduced to £119

not to worry 5.25 percent on topcashback hopefully it tracked £564

I think you'll find that their insurers paid out for the claims in relation to the Smiler incident.

Tesco still do it but its £50 in clubcard xx

My family pass is due for renewal next month, does anyone know if its possible to add another member at the sale price?

can you point me in the direction of the topcashback link I can't find it thanks

I am going to Alton towers next weekend for 3 days (thanks to your previous deal :wink: ) and will be picking up a premium merlin pass.So are you saying I will be able to use 2 of the vouchers that day at the same resort to get other family members in for £15 each ?

The reason I ask is that from what I have read,the 3 x £5 fast track vouchers can't all be used at the same park,it's 1 for Alton towers,1 for Thorpe park and 1 for chessington.

Also I don't suppose you or anyone else knows if at Alton towers this year if they are doing the fizzy drinks refill bottles,where you get free refills all day ?

Hi Can you link the quidco cashback for me please ? X

For cashback as far as I can tell you search the park you will pick the tickets up from so I used legoland then bought the tickets through the legoland website and it has already tracked

Hi. OK so this is a grey area... In theory yes, you can collect your pass and then use two of the three ( or even all three) to get friends in on that day for £15 each... However in practice this may not work as the premium packs that come with the pass sometimes run out and have to be posted out to you. This would throw a massive spanner in the works. Also these "share the fun" vouchers are only valid for one day, so you would have to purchase bounce back tickets @ £10 each for the remaining two days, should you with for the same people to return. I would suggest taking a BOGOF voucher with you just in case the pack have run out.
The £5 fast track vouchers are not the same as the £15 share the fun vouchers... These are separate and you are correct in saying that you get 1x£5 off fast track at each of the three parks in the pack.
You are also entitled to a special friends and family price for tickets via the merlin perks website, which is up to (almost always is) 50% gate price. You have to be there with your pass at the attraction to pick these tickets up just FYI.
Your last point on the refills... Yes they do 2 types of refills for soft drinks. The first being one that costs a one off flat rate of £7 (£8 at some parks) and this can be refilled up for free all day but are only valid for one day.
The 2nd being for pass holders ONLY. These cost a one off price of £1.99 and are refilled up at a cost of £0.75p. The advantage of the pass holders ones are that once you have paid the £1.99, you can bring them back all year and just pay £0.75p for a refil. If you drink less than 9 refills a day, the pass holders one is for you. These are available from guest services on the right of the park as you enter towers street... Lastly have fun and remember to book breakfast now so you gate a decent time slot... Oh and remember early ride time is at 9am

Thanks so much for your reply :wink:

With regards to going into the park for the 2nd and 3rd day,is it £10 for each day,or are you only allowed to get back in one time for £10 and then have to pay full price again for the 3rd day.i hope that makes sense.

As for the share the fun passes,issue was hoping to use 2 on the first day and then use 1 on a trip next month to thorpe park.

I've got one more question to test your knowledge :smiley:

My son is disabled and I know you can get one carer in for free when you pay for the disabled person,now does this still apply if I were to pay for my son to get in using a share the fun voucher,and th3n my partner get in as his carer,or is it only for full gate price.Also can my partner get in free as a carer for him on the 2nd and 3rd day and only pay £10 for him ?

Sorry for all the questions,but I want to make sure I get it all straight in my head before we go as there is a lot of money to be saved by taking advantage of all the discounts.

Not booked a breakfast table yet so will do that asap,but have booked up for the roller coaster restaurant,just hope it's better than some of the recent reviews on trip advisor.

On the last Merlin Pass Sale people mentioned by registering with the Gournmet Society the managed to get an additional 20% off, don't suppose anyone knows if that still works?

Yes, you can get a bounce back ticket on a bounce back ticket. You get them from inside the park so they rarely ask for your old ticket as you are already in.
My knowledge on carer's tickets isn't so good but I do know that your Son is entitled to a carers ticket for free and I cant see that they would discriminate by letting someone in on a bounce back ticket but not let a carer in just because of a disability. There is a fantastic group on facebook called "Merlin Annual Passholders Group" which has almost 29k members. You just ask away and I'm sure someone will have the answer you are looking for. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful

Thanks once again,you've been very helpful :smiley:

Going to Thorpe park with family of 6, 4 of us have Merlin passes and have tesco club card entry for 2. If I bought two passes there, would they take off the gate price then?

Great, thanks.

It's 6 months.. Check out this link

Unfortunately they didn't take the gate price off, they offered £26 off an individual pass. Don't know why only £26?

Remember cashback site too just got mine :-)

Go to Quidco and then through Sealife - currently 8% cashback

ta. £44 not too shabby. been and picked passes up already at sea life centre

Just bought 3 passes total 417 thru quidco but only tracted at 3 % not 8% so only £4 per pass not £10. Did I do something wrong? :disappointed:

I have 3 return tickets (cost £15) and asked merlin if these would be refunded if i collected pass in park (using the tickets to get in) but received a big negatory...

"Unfortunately, the return anytime tickets will be unable to be refunded when purchasing Merlin Annual Passes. This is due to admission tickets only being refunded, when a Merlin Annual Pass is purchased on the day, at one of our attractions, with a full priced entrance ticket being purchased.
"

When you buy the pass does it start from the day you purchase it or is it from the day of your first visit to an attraction?

It starts when you visit and collect the tickets. We ordered at the beginning of the sale and collected a couple of weeks later the expiry was from collection date. Done a afternoon at legoland it was busy so didn't get on a lot of rides I would have been very annoyed paying £140 for us to wait 45 minutes or longer for a good ride and not getting to see the whole park so these tickets really do pay for themselves as we will be visiting a lot

Cash back 8% via Quidco then sealife website ordering Merlin pass :smirk:

Anyone know the answer to this one please?

I already have thorpe park tickets for july 6th. Really tempted to buy a premium annual pass, but can't buy onsite to get ticket price knocked off as after the sale ends.

Any way anyone can think of where I get the already bought tickets money off the sale price of the annual pass please?

here's hoping!