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GIVEAWAY: Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour

March 11th & 12th and March 17th, 18th, 19th, 2017 at the Florida Railroad Museum

By Day Out with Thomas February 16, 2017

DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: THE FRIENDSHIP TOUR 2017 IS PULLING INTO FLORIDA RAILROAD MUSEUM FOR THOMAS & FRIENDS MOST EXCITING YEAR YET!

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of friendship and family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017. Children everywhere can spend a day with their friend Thomas when the #1 Engine pulls into Parrish on March 11th, 12 and March 17th, 18th, 19th, 2017. Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 is presented by Mattel.


Day Out with Thomas 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 22nd year, will make 42 stops across the U.S. and Canada, and is expected to welcome nearly one million passengers in 2017. For two 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 fun.

In celebration of this year’s theme, Day Out With Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 will feature an array of friendship-inspired activities. Attendees will be able to participate in events that encourage and celebrate friendship including photo opportunities, crafts, and a fun activity that invites kids to collect passport stamps throughout the day to receive a trio of Day Out With Thomas friendship bracelets. The 2017 tour theme is in line with this year’s Thomas & Friends global brand campaign, ‘Set Friendship in Motion’ - a campaign that ties together content, social integrations, and event activations across the entire Thomas & Friends franchise to highlight the importance of first friendships and the development of key friendship skills in toddlers.

Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every hour on the hour, rain or shine. Departure times begin at 9:00AM through 4:00PM each day of the event. Tickets for Day Out with Thomas are $19 to $23 tax for ages two and up.

WHEN: March 11th, 12th and March 17th, 18th and 19th
TIME: Gates open 8:30AM till 5:00PM with train rides every hour starting at 9:00AM
WHERE: Florida Railroad Museum, 12210 83rd St E, Parrish, Fl. 34219

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketweb.com/dowt or by calling toll-free 866.468.7630. For more information and directions, contact the Florida Railroad Museum at (941)776-0906 or visit www.frrm.org

For general information about Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 visit www.dayoutwiththomas.com.

CLICK HERE to enter for a chance to WIN FOUR tickets to Day Out with Thomas at the Florida Railroad Museum. Tickets will be for  Saturday March 11 between 3 and 4. The railroad will assign departure times; all times are firm. 

Contest ends at 5 pm 2/23/17. Winner will be chosen at random and announced in that week’s newsletter. Entering the contest automatically subscribes you to your local Macaroni Kid free, weekly e-newsletter. Your email address and information is never sold or shared.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF 2/9/17 AND A LEGAL RESIDENT OF AND CURRENTLY RESIDING IN ONE OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.