Florida first responders to receive free Busch Gardens tickets

Busch Gardens is offering Florida first responders free admission to the park through November.

First responders will receive free admission to Busch Gardens and four discounted tickets for friends and family at 50 percent off the regular ticket price from Oct.11 to Nov. 24.

Qualifying first responders include: 
•    All Florida fire rescue first responders
•    Florida emergency medical services employees (EMT/EMS)
•    911 dispatchers
•    All Florida police and sheriff officers
•    Florida Highway Patrol
•    Florida Department of Corrections
•    Florida Department of Law Enforcement
•    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission field officers
•    Florida Forest Service Forest Rangers
•    Florida Park Service law enforcement 
•    Department of Homeland Security law enforcement agents 
•    Florida Department of Environmental Protection law enforcement

First responders should register at buschgardenstampa.com.

Officials said 911 operators must take advantage of the first responder offer at the front gate and tickets must be used by Nov.24.

Members of the United States military and the National Guard can take advantage of the Waves of Honor® program, which provides free admission to the SeaWorld® and Busch Gardens® parks, and Sesame Place® for active members of U.S. armed forces and as many as three dependents per service member.