Supporting the Relocation, Travel, and Lifestyle Needs of the American Military Family

“We take great pride in saluting our men and women in uniform, especially with San Diego being home to the largest Navy and Marine Corps complex in the world,” said SeaWorld General Manager Andy Fichthorn. “For all of us at SeaWorld and Anheuser-Busch, it’s an honor to show our appreciation for the sacrifices they and their families make every day for our freedom.”

FREE DAYS ADMISSION

Here’s to the Heroes provides a single day’s free admission to any one SeaWorld or Busch Gardens park, Sesame Place, Adventure Island or Water Country USA for the service member and as many as three of his or her direct dependents.

WHOSE ELIGIBLE

Any active duty, active reserve, ready reserve service member or National Guardsman is entitled to complimentary admission under the program. He or she need only register, either online at http://www.herosalute.com/ or in the entrance plaza of a participating park, and show a Department of Defense photo ID. Also included in the offer are members of foreign military forces serving in the coalitions in Iraq or Afghanistan or attached to American units in the U.S. for training.

ANHEUSER BUSCH SAYS THANK YOU

“This is our small way of paying tribute to the sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, soldiers and airmen for their dedicated service to our nation,” Fichthorn said. “It is gratifying to all of us at that so many members of our armed forces have already taken advantage of this program and we’re looking forward to them visiting again in 2008.”

THE TRIBUTE PROGRAM

The tribute program has provided free admission to nearly 4 million members of U.S. and coalition armed forces and their families. Anheuser-Busch launched “Here’s to the Heroes” in February 2005 to acknowledge the service of military men and women and the sacrifices made by their families. Here’s to the Heroes is the fourth tribute to military personnel offered by Anheuser-Busch since Yellow Ribbon Summer welcomed service members home from the Gulf War in 1991.

Inactive, standby and retired reserve members, military retirees, U.S. Merchant Marine and civilian Department of Defense workers are ineligible for the program. The program does not include Discovery Cove or SeaWorld’s new waterpark, Aquatica.

Three Anheuser-Busch parks – SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld San Diego – operate year round. The company’s remaining parks are seasonal, with varying opening dates this spring. Each park’s operating schedule is available online. SeaWorld San Diego is one of 10 Worlds of Discovery parks operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Other Worlds of Discovery parks include SeaWorld parks in Orlando, Fla. and San Antonio; Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Fla. and Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove in Orlando; Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. near Philadelphia; Aquatica, SeaWorld’s water park in Orlando; and water parks Adventure Island in Tampa and Water Country USA in Williamsburg. Worlds of Discovery, based in Orlando, employs more than 21,000 people nationwide.

Leaders in conservation and education, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove care for the largest animal collection in the world and offer an education Web site especially for students and teachers