Pokémon Fossil tickets cause website chaos for Field Museum
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Tickets for the Chicago Field Museum's Pokémon Fossil exhibit went live Tuesday, March 3, to an unexpected surge of customers, overwhelming the museum's website and creating hours-long queues.
Tens of thousands of customers logged on as soon as tickets went on sale, according to a Field Museum spokesperson.
What is the Pokémon Fossil Museum?
The interactive experience will bring together the worlds of Pokémon and paleontology, according to an announcement released by the Field Museum.
Visitors will be able to compare Fossil Pokémon like Tyrantrum and Archeops with real-world fossils, including the Field Museum's iconic 40-foot long T. rex, Sue.
The exhibit will also feature Excavator Pikachu, Pokémon Professors and Field Museum scientists, giving fans access to "real fossil excavation and preparation tools" and "immersive exhibition soundscapes."
When does the Pokémon Fossil Museum open?
The pop-up exhibit will last from May 22, 2026, through April 11, 2027.
Social media users report long queues for Pokémon Fossil Museum tickets
One user on the r/Chicago reddit page shared a picture of their screen after logging onto the Field Museum website to buy tickets.
The image shows more than 7,000 people in line in front of the user, with an estimated wait time of more than an hour.
"Why there are 7100+ people in front of me to get tickets?" the user wrote.
Another user on X said, "I battled the @FieldMuseum Pokemon Fossil Museum ticket queue for 10 hours today and WON."
In response to the overwhelming response, the Field Museum took to Instagram to comment on its earlier post announcing the start of the ticket sale.
"Thank you all for your patience with our ticketing portal," the museum commented. "Even with additional web infrastructure, our site was overwhelmed from the enthusiastic response from all of you! Good news – initial batch tickets are NOT sold out and are available for purchase. Please do not buy third party tickets."
Are Pokémon Fossil Museum tickets sold out?
The first batch of tickets are for dates between May 22, 2026, through September 7, 2026, with the museum saying future batches will be made available on a rolling basis.
Though select times and dates have sold out for the first weekend, the Field Museum says there are still tickets available.
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"Rest assured, there are still plenty of tickets available, both around the Memorial Day weekend opening of the exhibition and throughout the summer," the spokesperson said in their statement.
"The Field Museum's website is still the best, most secure place to purchase your tickets, and we hope folks aren’t discouraged – there are plenty of Pokémon Fossil Museum tickets to go around," they wrote.
Published by Raphael Amorim
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