by Penelope Soule
posted March 27, 2008
Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is set to roll into Chattanooga for the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour. The event, which takes place April 25, 26, 27 and May 2, 3, 4, will be hosted by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee and presented by HIT Entertainment.
For more than six decades, children have been captivated with the tales of Thomas the Tank Engine. Pulling out of the station for its 13th consecutive ride on the rails, the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour will visit more than 45 cities in the United States and Canada.
Day Out With Thomas is the only place for families to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of everybody’s favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including stamps, temporary tattoos and hands-on arts and crafts.
Each year the tour grows, traveling to new destinations, adding new activities and welcoming new visitors.
Thomas the Tank Engine, star of Thomas & Friends, on PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS SproutSM will be kicking off his Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour in March and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers through December.
The limited-engagement experience features a variety of Thomas & Friends-themed entertainment for the entire family, including:
·A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
·The opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway
·A Thomas & Friends Imagination Station; featuring stamps, temporary tattoos, hands-on arts and crafts activities and coloring sheets.
·Storytelling, video viewing and live music
The tour provides a unique, interactive family experience at every station, offering a variety of entertaining activities that reflect the local flavor of each stop. At the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, activities will include: hay bale maze, bouncy tent, magic shows, blowing bubbles, and more.
The approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart hourly, rain or shine, with departure times at 9 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. daily.
Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour are $18 for ages two and up.
Tickets are on sale now by calling toll-free 866 468-7630 or logging onto www.tvrail.com or www.ticketweb.com/thomas
For more information and directions contact the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum at 423 894-8028 or 800 397-5544 or www.tvrail.com.
For general information or to find a Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour event near you, visit www.thomasandfriends.com.
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