Southern California theme parks are ready for summer. But don’t expect much new compared with previous years at nearly every local theme park, zoo and aquarium.

This year, the biggest attractions may be bargain tickets, discount deals and two-for-one offers to draw recession-weary vacationers as the summer season gets underway this Memorial Day weekend.

Park operators are relying on the assumption that many of Southern California’s 21.7 million residents will ride out a sluggish economy by staying close to home this summer — putting into practice the ballyhooed concept of “stay-cations.”

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