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Tourist Attractions

SeaWorld San Diego

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1/5 stars

Average of 25 Customer Reviews

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  • Review fromAnnen A

    Date: 07/07/2025

    1 star
    Bought a buy one get one season pass but they gave only ONE pass. I called, spent an hour and they still wouldn't honor the deal. This is fraud and deception.
  • Review fromLaura E

    Date: 06/28/2025

    1 star
    I was visiting the park on vacation with my family from *******, and an employee named ******* had a really condescending tone with me and my family when we were simply acting for directions, I am the only one who ******* fluent english and she kept asking me to repeat myself In a way i felt to be discriminatory because of my accent, it left my family and I feeling like a burden for simply asking where electric eel was.
  • Review fromgary h

    Date: 06/22/2025

    1 star
    4 rides were closed and shows were closed we showed at 5 pm to ride rides nothing outside the gates saying they were closed and they said they would only refund my fast passes what a joke this place has became
  • Review fromKEITH N

    Date: 05/08/2025

    1 star
    I am extremely disappointed with SeaWorld San Diegos handling of my annual pass. I purchased a pass in 2021, which I believed would expire in 2022. Since then, I have not visited the park or used any services, yet SeaWorld continued to charge me every year without my knowledge or permission.There were no notifications, no reminders, and no clear communication that my pass would automatically renew. I only discovered the ongoing charges recently, and when I contacted SeaWorld, they offered to refund just six months despite three years of unused, unauthorized charges.This is unacceptable. I feel taken advantage of, and SeaWorlds response shows a clear lack of accountability and customer care.
  • Review fromJoseph T

    Date: 04/18/2025

    1 star
    Do NOT purchase their annual passes, it is a RACKET!On the surface it very much seems like you are buying an annual pass. In reality, you are committing to 12 months of paying Seaworld for not just that years annual pass but they slip in having to pay for a second years annual pass as well. Surprise! On top of that it seems like you are going to get all these guest passes to bring friends and family. Not exactly... You get a date range to use passes in, use it or lose it and although there was supposed to be an extra guest pass, I still can't figure out where that "extra" pass is or how I use it. I'm actually on hold now with seaworld, hoping I can mitigate the damage. As I understood it I would only be paying $160 but now I'm realizing it is going to cost $330+. Hopefully I can at least cut my losses and cancel future charges.This is my experience for SeaWorld San Diego, maybe others are different but I imagine it's all the same.
  • Review fromDeborah B

    Date: 04/15/2025

    1 star
    Hidden in the fine print when you buy a season pass is an autorenewal. They will charge your credit card again next year without your consent.
  • Review fromKyle D

    Date: 12/16/2024

    1 star
    This complaint to the Better Business Bureau is in regards to annual pass auto charges from Sea World San Diego without notification and against my knowledge of any charges taking place.Ticket #A5996...Ticket #A296I have 5 season passes. The 2 above were auto renewed on 11/11/2024 without warning and without notification once charges were applied. The other 3 passes bought at the same time didnt expire until 12/31/2024. SeaWorld San Diego charged my account $415.80 without notice or sending a receipt.When discovered on 12/09/2024 I repeatedly tried to fix this fraudulent charge but was unable to get ahold of anyone on phone for 5 days and when I was able I was told they would not refund unless it was only a few days after the charge, I was never notified of the charge to ********** family and I are military and are moving away from the area where I will have no opportunity to enjoy the park. I in no way intended on purchasing or using these passes as it would be geographically impossible to do so. This is a horrible financial situation for anyone to be under let alone a military member who is ordered to move away for locality. This product sold by SeaWorld was not authorized, even under the fine print of the contract due to CAs automatic renewal law requiring notification of any charges before they occur. I nor any member of my family intend to utilize the benefits.
  • Review fromVinh L

    Date: 10/21/2024

    1 star
    We bought their annual pass as an add-on to Sesame Place. Never again.Saw a transaction on my credit card from Seaworld, I immediately logged into their account, canceled the EZ-Pay and requested to cancel the membership expecting to get a refund.Never got the refund, and customer service was not helpful stating I bought the pass for the next year and no refunds would be issued.There should be notifications, confirmation of renewal, or partial refund but none of these things were offered.Disputed the charges with our credit card company and it was promptly resolved. Will never support this organization again.
  • Review fromPhill M

    Date: 07/26/2024

    1 star
    bought passes two years ago for $489. They charged me ~$700 for the same exact passes last year and this year. I never signed up for any auto-renew program for these passes. Never noticed about these charges and never used any of the passes in 2023 and 2024. This is a total scam and completely unacceptable way to treat customers.
  • Review fromAriel O

    Date: 07/08/2024

    1 star
    I bought passes last year for $262, for 2 passes. I kept looking on their website to see when they were going to charge me again, but it kept showing that they werent charging. Then I looked at my account and its not on my order history but on my credit card statement, they charged me $418.95 for the same exact passes. I never got an email or any sort of communication that they were charging me this amount. This is a total scam and completely unacceptable way to treat customers.

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