Denver Zoo Military Discount — Sources and Search Audit
A current year-round military admission discount is unconfirmed in the official pages reviewed. The 2023 Zoo post and 2014 Vet Tix event are historical records; seven target-relevant result bodies were readable.
Google sample and official page bodies checked September 25, 2026; published September 25, 2026. No purchase or eligibility verification was performed.
The ten-result audit preserves ranks and unreadable results
The exact query was denver zoo military discount, searched September 25, 2026 in Google US with hl=en, gl=us, and pws=0. The bare result page displayed nine organic results. Google Web view (udm=14) displayed ten; the first nine URLs matched in the same order, and Vet Tix was the tenth result. Ads, videos, People also ask and AI Overview were excluded.
Ranks 2 and 3 remained unreadable after two direct opens and stay Unknown. Rank 5 is a Meta AI-generated summary and is excluded from counts. Rank 7's Chrome body evaluation timed out, so its body was checked via a direct public-page read. No search snippet substitutes for an unreadable result.
| Rank and result | Military percentage | Base / limits | Claim route | Offer-valid date | Opened-body note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hours + Admission - Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | No | No | No | No | Readable official current Hours + Admission page. It lists general ticket and community-access terms, but no military-specific admission rate, eligibility, claim route, or offer dates. The 15% private-event venue rate for non-profit/government agencies and members is not a military admission offer. |
| 2. Denver Zoo Military Discount - Military.com | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two direct Chrome opens; navigation returned ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR. No search-result text is used. |
| 3. Denver Zoo - Military.com | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two direct Chrome opens; navigation returned ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR. No search-result text is used. |
| 4. Accessibility at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | No | No | No | No | Readable official page. It describes senior, SNAP/EBT, community-program, free-day and aide access terms; the opened body states no military-specific admission offer. |
| 5. Denver Zoo Military Discount - Facebook fb-answers | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | The page body is a Meta AI-generated summary, not an independently sourced policy page; it mixes unsupported or mismatched claims. All four audit cells are Unknown and this generated summary is excluded from counts. |
| 6. Denver Zoo Military & Veteran Discounts - WorthEPenny | No | No | No | No | Readable third-party coupon page. It says there is no official Denver Zoo military program, but that is not a Zoo statement; its general coupon percentages are not military-specific and provide no military base, limit, route, or validity period. |
| 7. Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance homepage | No | No | No | No | The Chrome body evaluation timed out; a direct public-page read returned the actual homepage body, including current news, membership and visit links, with no military-offer terms. No search snippet is substituted. |
| 8. Denver Zoo official Instagram post, November 2023 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Readable official Zoo post published November 3, 2023: a limited number of complimentary online timed-admission tickets were offered November 4-11, 2023 to active-duty, veteran and retired military and immediate family. It listed proof documents and was a dated historical event, not a current standing offer. |
| 9. Membership - Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | No | No | No | No | Readable official membership page. It describes paid membership and member benefits, including some member-only event, food and merchandise savings; these are not stated as military benefits. |
| 10. Denver Zoo Lights - Each Pass is good for ONE admission - Vet Tix | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Readable third-party event listing for January 2, 2014. It says each pass is good for one admission; ticket access required a Vet Tix account and military-service verification. It is a historical event listing, not a current Zoo policy. |
Among seven readable, target-relevant page bodies, 0/7 state a military percentage, 2/7 state a military-offer base or limit, 2/7 state a military claim route, and 2/7 state a military-offer date. Those two date-bearing pages describe the 2023 Zoo post and the 2014 Vet Tix event. Counts are limited to this sample; an Unknown row is not counted as No, and this sample does not establish a Zoo-wide denial.
Source register and scope
| Opened source | Observed body | Scope boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Official Hours + Admission | Readable current body; no military-specific admission terms confirmed. | Ordinary admission, community access and private-event terms are not used to infer a military offer. |
| Official Accessibility page | Readable current body; senior, SNAP/EBT, community and aide access are described separately. | No military offer inferred from other eligibility programs. |
| Official November 2023 post | Complimentary timed tickets for a limited date window. | Historical social post; not a current standing offer. |
| Official Membership page | Paid membership plans and member benefits. | Member savings do not become military terms. |
| WorthEPenny | Third-party says no official program; generic coupons are not military-specific. | Not an official policy determination. |
| Vet Tix event | One admission per pass on a historical event listing. | Third-party event page; not current Zoo policy. |
All body findings above were reviewed September 25, 2026. That is the check date, not an offer start date or expiration date. No military discount percentage, savings amount, or ordinary ticket price has been calculated.