Franklin Institute Begins New Era In Ticketing

COMCAST-SPECTACOR SUBSIDIARY TO SELL TICKETS TO NEW INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT AT FRANKLIN SCIENCE CENTER FROM OCTOBER 7 THROUGH APRIL 23

(Philadelphia, PA --- September 19, 2005) As the Franklin Institute prepares to take its customers on an incredible interactive journey through the human body with Gunter von Hagen's BODY WORLDS (October 7 through April 23), customers wishing to see the new exhibit will enter a New Era in ticketing as New Era Tickets, the ticketing subsidiary of Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, Comcast-Spectacor, will be the exclusive phone and internet provider of tickets to this highly-anticipated, must-see event.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum is hosting "BODY WORLDS": the Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies from Friday, October 7 through Sunday, April 23. Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how the human body functions through exploration of real human specimens.

New Era Tickets, in addition to selling tickets, will handle all phone and Internet inquiries from customers regarding "ſBody Worlds" Based in Chesterbrook, PA, New Era Tickets will also sell IMAX tickets during the run of the exhibit, which can be sold separately or in a pre-purchased package.

BODY WORLDS is one of the most highly attended touring exhibitions internationally and has been visited by over 17 million people worldwide. The exhibition features more than 200 authentic human specimens, including entire bodies, individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of plastination, technique that replaces bodily fluids and fats with reactive plastics.

BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand the physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for being a human being "New Era Tickets will allow Franklin Institute customers the convenience of purchasing tickets with many new and exciting opportunities to enhance their purchasing experience" said New Era Tickets President Fred Maglione. Patrons wishing to view 'Body Worlds' will be able to print their tickets at home and even email their tickets to a friend or family member.  New Era Tickets offer customers a more personalized service for Franklin Institute customers.

"We are very excited to be offering tickets to this amazing exhibit through New Era Tickets" said Franklin Institute's Karen Corbin. ſThe wonderful, personalized service New Era Tickets offers our customers is outstanding and we're looking forward to this terrific partnership.New Era Tickets offers numerous options and tremendous convenience for the Franklin Institute and we are looking forward to working together to serve our customers and clients who want to attend BODY WORLDS, added Corbin.

To purchase tickets to BODY WORLDS customers are encouraged to log onto www.fi.edu/BodyWorlds or call 1-877-801-BODY.

New Era Tickets specializes in providing innovative technological solutions for box office management, event management, and customer communications as well as offer a full service ticket and marketing product for public assembly facilities, show promoters, sports teams, theaters, and entertainment organizations.Comcast-Spectacor is the Philadelphia based sports and entertainment firm which owns the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and ice hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 45 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Frederick Keys baseball teams, all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles.