Nov 23, 2007 3:59 pm US/Eastern
Dinosaurs Help Set New Record For Carnegie Museum
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a brand new dinosaur hall.
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With the return of the dinosaurs, the Carnegie Museum expects to set a new record for attendance on the day after Thanksgiving.
The museum had 4,584 visitors as of 3 p.m., already surpassing its previous Black Friday record of 4,294 in 1999.
Museum officials believe they're on pace to have 6,000 visitors by the end of the day.
The $36 million "Dinosaurs in Their Time" exhibit opened on Wednesday.
Learn more about the exhibit, the restoration effort and how you can get tickets by clicking on the links below:
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