Madame Tussauds cuts ticket prices, citing economy

Published Tuesday May 6th, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - One of Washington's new high-priced museums is lowering its admission fee in response to the economic slowdown.

The Madame Tussauds wax museum cut its admission price from US$21.15 to $18 for adults. The price for children will be reduced from nearly $16 to $12.

There will be even bigger discounts for Washington-area residents, with prices lowered to $13 for adults and $9 for children ages 12 and under.

Museum officials say they want to make it easier for people to visit exhibits that include lifelike figures of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Hollywood stars and other Washington celebrities.

Tussauds cited the increasing cost of fuel and food, as well as consumer opinion on acceptable prices in the Washington tourism market.

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