Day Out With Thomas
Don't miss the train! Everyone's favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, welcomes friends "All Aboard" as he steams across the nation visiting more than 45 heritage railroads in the US and Canada as part of the Day Out with Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by The LEGO Group. This fun-filled event offers preschoolers and their families the opportunity to take a ride on a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the Thomas & Friends™ series, on PBS KIDS® and PBS KIDS Sprout℠, and features a variety of Thomas & Friends-themed entertainment. Each year the tour grows, traveling to new destinations, adding new activities and welcoming new visitors. Rolling out of the station for its 13th consecutive year, the tour begins in March and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers at approximately 300 event days through December 2008.
Don't miss the train! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is coming to the National Railroad Museum
Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour to visit June 11 - 15
04/18/2008Ashwaubenon (Green Bay, Wis.)
Classic storybook engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, is set to roll into National Railroad Museum for the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour, presented by HIT Entertainment, a worldwide leader in children's entertainment and sponsored by The LEGO Group. This fun-filled event offers preschoolers and their families the opportunity to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends™ series. The tour, now in its 13th year, will make stops in more than 45 US cities and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers in 2008.
WHO:
Thomas the Tank Engine
WHAT:
- A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
- An opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of The Railway
- Activities for the whole family, including arts & crafts, storytelling, video viewing, live music
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 11 - Sunday, June 15, 2008
TIME:
8:30 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Museum Grounds open
9:15 a.m. - First train departure. Trains run every 45 minutes
WHERE:
National Railroad Museum
2285 S. Broadway
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Tickets for Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery are on sale now and available by calling Ticketweb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting www.ticketweb.com/thomas or www.nationalrrmuseum.org. Ticket prices are $18 for ages 2 and up (service charges and fee may apply).
For more information and directions contact the National Railroad Museum at (920) 437-7623 or www.nationalrrmuseum.org. For information on Thomas & Friends, visit www.thomasandfriends.com
