6/06-6/08 -- Day Out with Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour
1880 Train
222
Railroad Avenue
Hill City, SD 57745
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Classic storybook engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, is set to
roll into 1880
TRAIN 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.
Fans will rally to nominate
Thomas to the “National Toy Hall of Fame” when he steams into Hill City, SD
on June 6-8 and 13-15, he will enlist the help of his friends on a
brand-new adventure - his journey to the National Toy Hall of Fame®.
All attendees can add their name to the petition.
The National Toy Hall of Fame, at the Strong National
Museum of Play®, in Rochester, NY, recognizes toys that have achieved Icon
Status, having enjoyed popularity over multiple generations. By signing a
petition at any of the 2008 Day Out with Thomas Events, fans can help
Thomas make tracks to The National Toy Hall of Fame.
• 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
Tickets will be $18 for ages 2 and up and are available at
www.ticketweb.com/thomas or by
calling, toll-free, 866-468-7630.
