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"Boo at the Zoo" this year set more attendance records at the Akron Zoo - both for the event itself, and all-time.

The Zoo says over 6,800 people showed up for "Boo at the Zoon" last Sunday (October 25th), which set an all-time single day attendance record for the zoo.

The 6 days of "Boo" brought in over 26,000 visitors this year, also a record.

The Zoo says one reason for the attendance spike - expanded hours from 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM on weekends for "Boo at the Zoo" this year.

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(Akron Zoo, news release) For the second year in a row the Akron Zoo has shattered two records during Boo at the Zoo.

The zoo broke its all-time single day attendance record with 6,831 visitors on Sunday, October 25th. The zoo also set a new Boo at the Zoo record with 26,220 people visiting during the 6-day event.

The previous two records were set during last year's Boo at the Zoo. Single day attendance was 6,658 on Saturday, October 2014 during the event and total attendance for Boo at the Zoo 2014 was 25,544.

Expanded hours for the event are believed to be the reason for the spike in attendance during Boo at the Zoo. Last year the zoo expanded their hours and Boo at the Zoo ran all day from 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays instead of shortened afternoon and evening hours as in previous years.

This year's Boo at the Zoo ran October 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25. The event is one of the area's largest trick-or-treating events. It includes 12 themed treat stations that kids can trick-or-treat at while enjoying non-scary Halloween decorations and the zoo's 700 animals. The zoo passed out 122,088 treats to the kids during the event. The event is presented by Acme Fresh Markets.