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Day out With Thomas at Strasburg Railroad

Enter for a chance to win tickets to see and hear Thomas the Train!

May 28, 2014
Your favorite little blue engine is heading to Strasburg Railroad and he is excited to talk to you and your train fan! The Day Out with Thomas™: The Thrill of the Ride Tour 2014 is arriving at Strasburg Railroad on June 14th. Find more details below, enter to win a Family 4-Pack of Tickets and find purchasing information as well. 
 
Little engineers won’t believe their eyes—or their ears this year. For the first time ever Thomas the Tank Engine™ is able to talk to his fans. Boys and girls will be cheerfully greeted by the #1 Engine as he pulls into Strasburg Rail Road for Day Out with Thomas™: The Thrill of the Ride Tour 2014. 
 
This fun-filled event offers little engineers and their families the opportunity to take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends® series. Speaking both English and Spanish, Thomas the Tank Engine delivers multiple phrases, enhancing the experience for even the youngest of fans.

Sir Topham Hatt®, Controller of the Railway, joins Thomas the Tank Engine along with a day of Thomas-themed activities including arts & crafts, storytelling and fun extras around the station including rides aboard vintage Pump Cars, hand-propelled Cranky Cars and a Pint-Sized Pufferbelly train – all included in the ticket price. The tour, now in its 19th year, makes stops in 42 U.S. cities and is expected to welcome nearly one million passengers in 2014.
 
More details on what you can experience during your visit 
  • A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine and hear Thomas greet his fans!
  • Pictures with Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway.
  • A Thomas & Friends Imagination Station featuring stamps, temporary tattoos, hands-on arts & crafts, train tables, and coloring sheets.
  • Thomas & Friends video viewing and storytelling.
  • Fun extras including rides aboard vintage Pump Cars, hand-propelled Cranky Cars, a Pint-Sized Pufferbelly train and an LO&S motorcar train.
Dates: June 14 – 22, 2014
Times: Trains departing every 30 minutes:
Saturday: 9:15 am – 3:45 pm
Sunday: 9:45 am – 3:15 pm
Monday – Friday: 10:15 am – 1:45 pm

Location: 301 Gap Road, Ronks, PA 17572

Tickets for Day Out with Thomas: The Thrill of the Ride Tour 2014 are on sale now and available by calling Ticketweb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting here.

Ticket prices are $21.00 plus tax for ages 2 and up (service charges and fees may apply). 

For more information and directions, contact www.strasburgrailroad.com or 866.725.9666.
For information on Thomas & Friends, visit www.thomasandfriends.com
Follow Thomas & Friends on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thomasandfriends and Twitter @ThomasParent.

ENTER HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FAMILY 4-Pack of TICKETS TO The Day Out with Thomas™: The Thrill of the Ride Tour 2014


Contest Rules:
One entry per email address; email address provided must be a subscriber to our wonderful newsletter to be entered to win. Duplicate entries via the form will be deleted. No credit is given for subscriptions with an invalid email address or if new subscriber opts-out of the newsletter. Additional entries can be obtained by liking WC Macaroni Kid's Facebook page and by referring a subscriber to the site (new subscriber must list your name upon entering). The same rules apply to the referred subscriber as mentioned in these rules. Winners will have 48 hours to claim the prize and will be announced on Facebook. By accepting prize, winner gives permission to have their name used in such announcements. Odds of winning depend on total number of entries. No purchase necessary; you must be 18 or older and a Macaroni Kid West Chester newsletter subscriber to enter.  

Full details about the giveaway can be found HERE.