Boo at the Zoo drawing record crowds

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The new Boo at the Zoo is drawing record crowds, its delighted sponsor, Safeway, reported today.

More than 44,000 people visited the annual Halloween event at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in the first six nights of its 11-night run. That’s a 400-per-cent increase over last year’s attendance and only 2,000 short of the entire 2010 event.

“The numbers we’re experiencing are unprecedented,” said Lorne Perrin, VP Marketing & Park Services with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy (APC) which organizes the event, now in its 16th year. “We’re absolutely thrilled with the enthusiasm for this year’s Safeway Boo at the Zoo and we love to hear that people are enjoying the new aspects of the event.”

With the record numbers, line-ups for on-site ticket sales are longer so Boo representatives are encouraging people to pre-purchase their tickets before arriving.

Tickets are available at all Canada Safeway stores, although some stores have been selling out for certain nights. With that in mind, extra tickets have been delivered to stores and people are also being encouraged to purchase their tickets online.

Safeway Boo at the Zoo runs every night this week until its final night on Sunday, October 30th.

Tickets are $8.50 at Safeway and $12 at the gate.