SaluteScoutSan Diego Zoo Military Discount — Sources and Search Audit
San Diego Zoo's official FAQ separates active-duty admission, dependent tickets and MWR packages. Four substantive result bodies were readable; the full top-ten gap remains bounded.
Google sample and official page bodies checked September 24, 2026; published September 24, 2026. No purchase or eligibility verification was performed.
Ten results were completed without replacing the first nine
The query was san diego zoo military discount with hl=en, gl=us and pws=0, searched September 24, 2026 in the signed-in Chrome. The bare result page showed nine organic links. Google Web view (udm=14) showed ten, and its first nine URLs matched the bare page in the same order; MilitaryBridge supplied rank ten. Ads, AI Overview, videos and People also ask were excluded from the organic rows.
Ranks 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 were reopened once and remained unreadable. Their URLs and positions are retained as Unknown. Rank 8 opened to a Meta AI-generated summary rather than a primary offer page, so its four cells remain Unknown and it is excluded from the gap counts. Four readable, substantive page bodies remain for those counts: the official FAQ, Petaluma MWR page, official ticket page and SanDiego.org release.
| Rank and result | Military percentage | Base / limits | Claim route | Offer-valid date | Read status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Help Center - FAQ - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Readable official FAQ; states free active-duty admission and parking, dependent discount, and MWR referral. |
| 2. Does San Diego Zoo Have Military Discounts? | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two Chrome opens; HTTP 403 security challenge. |
| 3. San Diego Zoo Military Discount | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two Chrome opens; net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR. |
| 4. SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SAFARI PARK MILITARY TICKETS | No | Yes | Yes | No | Readable USCG Petaluma MWR store page; generic checkout terms visible, but no Zoo ticket price or rate in the body. |
| 5. Dan diego zoo tickets : r/Veterans | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two Chrome opens; Reddit network security returned a block page. |
| 6. Tickets - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | No | Yes | No | No | Readable official ticket page; lists general ticket prices and conditions, not a military offer. |
| 7. San Diego Zoo Safari Park | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two attempts; Playwright reported target page/context closed on both PDF navigations. |
| 8. Military San Diego Zoo Discounts and Visitor Info | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Readable Facebook page, but its policy text is a Meta AI-generated summary; not used as offer evidence. |
| 9. San Diego Honors Military With Travel Discounts | No | Yes | Yes | No | Readable SanDiego.org travel press release after one 403 and one successful reopen; page text includes historical offers with 2012 dates. |
| 10. San Diego Zoo | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown after two navigations timed out at 30 and 60 seconds. |
Among the four readable substantive bodies: 1/4 states a military percentage; 4/4 state a product base or material limit; 3/4 state a claim route for a military-related offer; and 0/4 give a Zoo military-offer start, end or expiration date. A current-year verification date, a ticket's purchase validity, an article date, and dates attached to other businesses do not count as a Zoo military-offer date. The full-web gap conclusion remains bounded by this sample.
Official terms and third-party pages are kept separate
| Source | What the readable body states | Price base / limits | Claim path and date scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Help Center | Official FAQ states free active-duty admission and parking year-round, 10% off Any Day passes for spouses and eligible immediate dependents, and no direct park discount for retirees/veterans. | CAC/Uniformed Services ID for free admission; dependent ID for 10% Any Day pass; special events/programs excluded from free admission. | Show ID at the gate or ticket window as specified. No policy start/end dates are stated; checked September 24, 2026. |
| San Diego Zoo tickets | General 1-Day Pass Any Day listed at $78 adult and $68 child as read September 24, 2026; page does not label those prices military rates. | Adult ages 12+; child ages 3-11. Value Days offer cannot be combined with another discount or promotion. | General ticket purchase page; prices have no stated military-offer validity date. |
| USCG TRACEN Petaluma MWR store | Generic tax-free military ticket store; no Zoo product price or percentage visible in the body. | Generic 18+ eligible purchaser, own name, Visa/Mastercard, no refunds or exchanges. | MWR store route; no Zoo-specific validity date shown. |
| SanDiego.org travel press release | Historical report of a complimentary Zoo day and Safari Park Africa Tram for specified military groups. | Active-duty, academy cadets and Reserve members with active orders; valid active military ID. | Historical article includes surrounding 2012 offer dates; it does not set a current Zoo policy date. |
The readable Facebook result is identified as Meta AI-generated content and is not used to establish terms. The ID.me, Military.com, Reddit, NavyLife PDF and MilitaryBridge results remain Unknown after the recorded reopen attempts. Their snippets do not fill the table.