Pokémon Fossil tickets cause website chaos for Field Museum
Pokémon Fossil tickets cause website chaos for Field Museum
Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAYMon, March 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC
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Pokémon Fossil tickets cause website chaos for Field Museum
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.
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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."
One X user shared a screenshot showing a queue of more than 23,000 people, writing, "This is why I bought our Field Museum Pokemon Fossil exhibit tickets early."
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."
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
