DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: THE READY, SET, GO TOUR 2016

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ (May 12, 2016)— Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to team up with him for a day of family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016. Children everywhere can join Team Thomas when the #1 Engine pulls into The Delaware River Railroad Excursion  July 8-10 and 15-17.  Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016 is presented by Fisher-Price.

This fun-filled event offers children and their families the opportunity to take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends™ series. In addition, they will meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway and enjoy a day of Thomas-themed activities.  The tour, now in its 21st year, will make 43 stops across the U.S. and Canada and is expected to welcome nearly one million passengers in 2016.

WHO:                   Thomas the Tank Engine

WHAT:

·         A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine and hear Thomas greet his fans!

·         Meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway

·         A Thomas & Friends Imagination Station featuring a variety of activities.

·         Storytelling, video viewing and live music, Pumpkin Bouncy, 40’ Bouncy obstacle course, model train layout, Scott Wagstaff – ventriloquist, and The Grand Master Concert Organ

WHEN:                 July 8-10 and 15-17

TIME:                    10am – 5pm

WHERE:               99 Elizabeth St.

                                Phillipsburg, NJ 08812

Tickets for Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016 are on sale now and available by calling Ticketweb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting www.ticketweb.com/dowt.  Ticket prices are $XX plus tax for ages 2 and up (service charges and fee may apply). 

For more information and directions, contact the Delaware River Railroad Excursions – 877trainride.com.

For information on Thomas & Friends, visit www.thomasandfriends.com

Follow Thomas & Friends on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thomasandfriends and Twitter @ThomasFriends  #DayOutWithThomas

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