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Day Out With Thomas 2015 ~ TICKET GIVEAWAY

September 25-27 and October 2-4 at the NC Transportation Museum

August 27, 2015

It's that time again!  All aboard for the biggest and best Thomas & Friends® celebration to date! Little engineers everywhere are invited to celebrate with Thomas when the #1 Engine and his best friend Percy™ pull into the N.C. Transportation Museum September 25-27 and October 2-4, 2015 for Day Out with Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2015. 
 
This fun-filled event offers little engineers and their families the opportunity to enjoy a day of Thomas-themed activities including: 

  • A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas and/or Percy
  • Interactive story time and photo opportunity with talking Percy engine
  • Meet 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
  • Storytelling, video viewing and live performances.

The tour, now in its 20th year, will make 42 stops across the U.S. and Canada and is expected to welcome nearly one million passengers in 2015. This year also marks Thomas the Tank Engine’s 70th anniversary and fans are invited to partake in some special celebratory activities!

The local event takes place Sept. 25-27 & Oct. 2-4, 2015 at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.  The site is open from 8am to 6 pm each event day.  Departure times for Thomas and Percy begin at 9am Fridays and 9:15am Saturdays and Sundays.  The final ride times are 3:45pm on Fridays, 5:15pm on Saturdays and 4:30pm on Sundays. 
 
Tickets are on sale now and available by calling Ticketweb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting www.dayoutwiththomas.com or www.nctrans.org Ticket prices are Tickets are $22 Fridays, $24 weekends, ages 2 and up. Combination Thomas & Percy Caboose Train tickets are $30 Fridays, $34 weekends. Percy Caboose Train tickets are only available as a combination ticket with your Day Out With Thomas ticket.  Ticket prices are valid for ages 2 and up (service charges and fee may apply).  NC state sales tax is applied to all purchases.
 
For more information and directions, contact the N.C. Transportation Museum by calling 704-636-2889 or online at www.nctrans.org. For information on Thomas & Friends, visit www.thomasandfriends.com. Follow Thomas & Friends on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thomasandfriends and Twitter @ThomasParent.



Win one of TWO family four-packs of tickets to ride with Thomas on Sunday, October 4th at 2:15pm! Enter our FLASH GIVEAWAY on Facebook by 8pm Sunday, September 13, 2015! Click HERE for full details. Congrats to our newsletter contest giveaway winner, Marlena Abernethy; let's add your name here as our Facebook winner! 

 

Contest Rules:
One entry per Facebook account. To enter, visit our Facebook page: 1. Like our page and the giveaway post. 2. Tag yourself in the photo (if you're not already) and any friends would also like to ride with Thomas. 3. Comment on the post telling me you did!  Winner will be chosen at 8pm Sunday 9/13/15 via random.org.  Bonus entries will be awarded for sharing the giveaway post on Facebook. Winner will have 24hrs to claim their prize; failure to respond within the 24hr timeframe may result in another winner being chosen. Odds of winning depend on total number of entries. No purchase necessary; you must be 18 or older and a Macaroni Kid Hickory/Western Piedmont newsletter
subscriber to enter. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Good luck!
Click
HERE for complete sweepstakes rules.