Possibly following the environmental and technological movements, some Florida-based theme parks will be going entirely cashless.
The Walt Disney World Resort is one of the most beloved vacation destinations in the Sunshine State, and with its four incredible theme parks—including Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park—there are other parks that are also wonderful places to holiday at in Central Florida, or Florida at large. Recently, it was announced that some of the other Florida theme parks would be making a notable change to their operational processes.
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Journalist Ashley Carter took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share that SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica were two among a few Florida theme parks that will be going cashless starting August 30, 2023.
Carter explained that the parks would only be accepting card and mobile payments at restaurants, shops, ticket windows, parking tolls, and so on. Visitors will also be allowed to convert cash to a prepaid Visa card at cash-to-card kiosks at the theme parks.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island are going cashless starting Aug. 30. The parks will only be accepting card and mobile payments.
If you have cash, you can convert it to a prepaid Visa debit card at one of the Cash to Card kiosks at the parks at no charge. pic.twitter.com/O9eifsoCse
— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) August 25, 2023
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In addition to these, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island will also be switching to cashless payments; they will also be using only mobile and card payments.
Similarly to Aquatica and SeaWorld Orlando, guests can convert cash to a prepaid Visa card at cash-to-card kiosks. This conversion can be made at no cost to guests.
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Per Spectrum News 13, “SeaWorld said cashless payments are ‘faster, more secure and convenient’ for visitors.”
Switching to cashless payments has become more common, especially due to the pandemic. SeaWorld San Diego went cashless earlier this year, and Legoland Florida made the switch already.
