Preschoolers will get the thrill of their lives when Thomas the Tank Engine steams across the country this year into Chattanooga for Day Out with Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2015. The event, which takes place on April 25 and 26, and May 2, 3 and 9, will be hosted by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and presented by HIT Entertainment.
Day Out with Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2015 is a fun-filled event that provides children of all ages the opportunity to climb aboard and take a ride with Thomas as well as participate in Thomas & Friends themed activities.
The tour, now in its 20th year, will make stops in 42 U.S. cities and is expected to welcome over one million passengers in 2015. For three back-to-back weekends, little engineers and their families are invited to take a 25-minute ride on their favorite engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt, controller of the Railway and enjoy a day of Thomas & Friends themed activities including arts and crafts, storytelling and more. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will also offer live entertainment, magic shows, video viewing, a petting zoo, bouncy tent, mini golf, and more. Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every hour, rain or shine. Departure times begin at 9 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. each day of the event. Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2015 begin at $20 plus tax for ages two and up. Tickets are on sale now by calling toll-free 866 468-7630 or logging onto www.ticketweb.com/dowt.
For more information and directions, contact the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum at www.tvrail.com or 423-894-8028. Thomas is sponsored locally by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Thomas the Tank Engine is star of Thomas & Friends making tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS and Sprout. Along with his engine friends, Thomas captivates children in more than 145 countries and 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. To date, 200 million Thomas & Friends books and e-books have been sold and the CGI-animated Thomas & Friends series is more popular than ever, rating as one of the top programs for children ages 2 -5.