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CityPASS Media Contact

Deborah Wakefield, APR

Senior Director of Communications & Public Relations

Tel: (503) 292-4418   |   deborah@citypass.com

Quick Facts About CityPASS

• The CityPASS program is the best way to see a destination's top sights (in terms of paid out-of-town attendance) while saving up to 49 percent off regular admission prices.
• CityPASS destinations include:

-       Atlanta

-       Boston

-       Chicago

-       Hollywood

-       Houston

-       New York City

-       Philadelphia

-       San Francisco

-       Seattle

-       Toronto

-       Southern California (Disneyland, Disney California Adventure Park, Universal Studios Hollywood and SeaWorld San Diego)

• Once activated (first used), CityPASS booklets are valid for nine consecutive days, starting with the first day of use (14 days for Southern California CityPASS admission cards).
• CityPASS ticket booklets can be purchased online at CityPASS.com or at any CityPASS attraction. Prices are exactly the same, whether you purchase online or on-site.
• The CityPASS program was specially designed to only include five or six top attractions per destination, thereby:

-       Making it easy for visitors to see all of the included attractions over either a long weekend break or a typical vacation.

-       Meaning that CityPASS travelers never feel that they have to rush from attraction to attraction to get their money's worth.

-       Making it possible for visitors – especially first-time travelers to a destination – to obtain tickets to all of a city's top-level, marquee attractions with one easy purchase.

• The CityPASS program has a 97 percent customer recommendation rating.
• Since 1997, more than 10 million CityPASS ticket booklets have been sold.

CityPASS 2013 Story Ideas

Southern California CityPASS: What's New at Southern California's Most Popular Theme Parks

All four theme parks whose admission is included with the Southern California CityPASS admission card recently unveiled major new attractions.

Disneyland Resort (Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park) — Cars Land is an entirely new land that is part of the $1.4 billion Disney recently spent on the transformation and expansion of Disney California Adventure Park.

SeaWorld San Diego — Manta is a new launch coaster that dips riders past a manta ray pool and gives them the sensation of actually being a manta ray.

        Universal Studios Hollywood — Transformers: The Ride — 3-D, an ambitious mega-attraction that features seamless integration of CGI and robotics, as well as one of the most elaborate roaming flight simulator ride systems ever designed.

Southern California CityPASS Admission Cards: $319, adults; $279, children 3-9. Prices valid through Dec. 31, 2013. Savings percentage: 24 percent.  www.citypass.com/southern-california

San Francisco CityPASS: Renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium Joins San Francisco CityPASS

As of April 17, travelers using San Francisco CityPASS ticket booklets began celebrating more than just huge savings (44 percent off combined admission to the included attractions) and unlimited cable car rides. The 2013 San Francisco CityPASS program boasts two major changes: 1) the addition of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which shares an option ticket with San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay; and 2) the reopening of the Exploratorium in its new home on San Francisco's lively Embarcadero waterfront. The 2013 pass also covers admission to the California Academy of Sciences, a Blue and Gold Fleet bay cruise, and the de Young and Legion of Honor museums, as well as a Muni and Cable Car 7-day Passport.

San Francisco CityPASS Ticket Booklets: $84, adults; $59, children 5-11. Prices valid through Feb. 28, 2014. Savings percentage: 44 percent.  www.citypass.com/san-francisco

Houston CityPASS: Kemah Boardwalk Added to the Houston CityPASS Program

Kemah Boardwalk, a sprawling entertainment complex on Galveston Bay packed with rides, midway games, restaurants and live entertainment, has been added to the 2013 Houston CityPASS program. The CityPASS Kemah Boardwalk ticket gets the holder an All-Day Ride Pass, valid for all amusement rides. In addition to skipping most main-entrance ticket lines, Houston CityPASS travelers save 46 percent off combined admission to Space Center Houston (NASA), Downtown Aquarium, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo (which can be visited in place of Kemah Boardwalk), and a choice between the Children's Museum of Houston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 

Houston CityPASS Ticket Booklets: $46, adults; $36, children 3-11. Prices valid through Feb. 28, 2014. Savings percentage: 46 percent.  www.citypass.com/houston