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Thomas Is Racing Down The Tracks For Easter! THOMAS & FRIENDS™: UP, UP & AWAY

Available On DVD, Digital Download And On Demand March 6, 2012 From Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment

12/19/2011

Street Date: 3/6/12
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Thomas and his engine friends reach new heights of fun and adventure in Thomas & Friends™: Up, Up & Away, a collection of four soaring episodes available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand March 6, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. The all-new release includes special feature content, activities and fun from host Driver Perkins, exclusive only to the DVD. Timed to the release this spring, five Thomas & Friends toys will also be available so kids can reenact their favorite Up, Up & Away adventures!

For over 65 years, the award-winning Thomas & Friends has taught timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation, inviting generations of children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story.

DVD SYNOPSIS
Thomas and his friends reach new heights in these high-flying adventures! Thomas and Percy have a special adventure as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles’ Big Balloon Show. At the Children’s Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards – and laughs – in helping others; Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, Up & Away for fun and adventure with Thomas & Friends!

Episodes:

• Up, Up & Away
• Wonky Whistle
• Kevin the Steamie
• Emily and Dash

DVD BONUS FEATURES

• Catch the Balloon Game
• Guess Who? Puzzles
• Exclusive Activities with Driver Perkins

VOD BONUS FEATURES

• “Buzzy Bees” Bonus Episode

ABOUT THOMAS & FRIENDS™
Thomas the Tank Engine™ was created by a father for his son over 65 years ago and today is enjoyed by families in more than 185 territories and in 30 languages. The #1 blue engine and his friends invite children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Children embark on adventures with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. 

Thomas & Friends is the number one preschool toy property in the UK, a position it has held for the past 11 years. It remained the number one preschool toy license in the US for 10 straight years1 and has been the number one preschool entertainment brand in the US since 20092. The unrivaled popularity of the global brand continues with Thomas also being the number one preschool toy license in Germany and Australia, as well as the number one foreign preschool brand in China, Japan and Korea.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Title Copyright: © 2012 HIT Entertainment Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Thomas & Friends are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Design is Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.
Type: TV on DVD
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English
Format: Full Screen
DVD Feature Running Time: 49 minutes
Video on Demand Run Time: 59 minutes
DVD Audio Status: English, Spanish and French 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.lionsgate.com/thomasandfriends
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