Knott’s Berry Farm gives military members and first responders a real discount on admission, verified through ID.me. Regular gate price runs $110; the military and first responder ticket starts at $57, roughly half off.
Knott’s Berry Farm is the Southern California theme park in Buena Park, known for Ghost Rider and its other wooden and steel coasters, the Boysenberry Festival, and its fall Knott’s Scary Farm haunt event. It’s owned by Six Flags after the Cedar Fair merger, and its ticketing now runs through sixflags.com rather than a separate Knott’s site.
How To Get The Knott’s Berry Farm First Responder Discount
The ticket is bought online, not at the gate:
- Go to the Military & First Responder ticket page on Knott’s Six Flags site.
- Select your ticket and date. You’ll get a login prompt from ID.me at that point.
- Verify your status through ID.me if you haven’t already.
- Complete the purchase. You can buy up to 6 tickets in the same order for family and friends.
Who Qualifies for the Knott’s Berry Farm First Responder Discount?
The page names active and retired military plus first responders. It doesn’t spell out which specific first-responder roles count, which on a Six Flags-operated ID.me ticket program usually means police, fire, and EMS at minimum. The discount is valid for the date you select at checkout and can’t be combined with any other offer, including sitewide sales.
Q&A
Q: Can I buy the discounted ticket at the gate?
A: No. The page states these offers must be redeemed online, so plan to buy before you arrive.
Q: Does the discount cover Knott’s Scary Farm, the Halloween event?
A: Yes, separately. Knott’s runs its own Military & First Responder rate for Scary Farm tickets starting around $60 each, on top of the regular-season discount above.
Q: How many tickets can I buy on one discounted order?
A: Up to 6, so you can bring family or friends along on the same purchase.
Q: Do retired military qualify, or only active duty?
A: Both. The page specifically lists active and retired military alongside first responders.
Q: Can I stack this with a seasonal sale or promo code?
A: No. The page states the discount cannot be combined with any other offer, including sales.
Q: Does the discount apply to parking too?
A: The page doesn’t mention parking as part of this offer, so budget for it separately unless you find a note saying otherwise at checkout.
More Information:
Roughly half off a $110 gate ticket is one of the stronger theme park rates covered on this site, and the ID.me step is the same one used across most of Six Flags’s other parks, so if you’ve already verified for one, it should carry over here. Buying online ahead of your visit is not optional the way it sometimes is at other parks; the page is explicit that these tickets are online-only, so don’t plan on flashing a badge at the gate as a backup.
Knott’s is one of several Six Flags-operated parks running the same ID.me discount structure. The Kings Island post on this site covers another one, also priced well below gate rate.
