Sunday, August 21, 2016

Daily Vacationer Jr: Day Out with Thomas at Strasburg Rail Road

Thomas & Friends lovers rejoice! A Day Out with Thomas is returning to Strasburg Rail Road from August 27 thru September 4th, and we are SOOOOOO excited! Of all the places that the A Day Out with Thomas tour travels to around the country, it's no secret that the historical Strasburg Rail Road is known as THE BEST place to experience this fun and memorable event! Strasburg Rail Road runs daily steam trains most of the year with special events constantly popping up on their calendar.  Its old time feel (from the ticket booth and cute shops at the station to the costumed staff and the steam trains themselves) make it an awesome place to visit on any day, but when Thomas and his best friend Percy come rolling in for the week, it becomes literally one of the coolest things your child (and admit it, yourself) will ever experience!

We had a chance to check out A Day Out with Thomas last summer, and we were absolutely blown away by how well run the event was and how much there was to do!  Obviously the focal point of the day was getting a chance to watch real life steam trains, Thomas and Percy, chug their way up to the platform smiling and greeting everyone (really! they talk!).  Just seeing them from afar rolling across the countryside was enough to send our Day Out with Thomas testers into an absolute frenzy!  Both trains hang out in the station long enough for lots and lots of photo ops between rides.  After riding behind both engines, we HIGHLY recommend purchasing the Percy package for the full experience. (Don't worry if you already only bought tickets for just Thomas - you can upgrade right at the station.)

On top of the fun of the train rides, there's TONS to do at the station (and most of it is FREE for train ride ticket holders).  Strasburg Rail Road already boasts an impressive amount of fun extras including the hand propelled Cranky Cars and the Pint -Sized Pufferbelly, but during A Day Out with Thomas there's even more to do around the station.  Take your pick of riding Thomas mini Power Wheels, listening in on a Story Time, playing at the Wooden Train Tables and the Imagination Station, viewing favorite Thomas & Friends videos, and meeting the chairman of the railway himself, Sir Topham Hatt!

Tickets for A Day Out with Thomas sell out (especially on the weekends), so book in advance! This is an experience that we feel is an absolute MUST for families who LOVE Thomas & Friends.  We've been there, and if we had the chance we would go back to do it all again every single time Thomas and Percy make tracks to Strasburg Rail Road!




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Photos from DVJr's 2016 Day Out with Thomas





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12 comments:

  1. Katherine RenningerAugust 21, 2016 at 7:05 PM

    I know my boys would adore this!!

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  2. Arthur MitchellAugust 21, 2016 at 8:04 PM

    Fun!

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  3. CaraAugust 22, 2016 at 12:14 PM

    My boys would love to see these trains!!

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  4. UnknownAugust 25, 2016 at 4:52 AM

    Riding on Thomas would be so fun. My boys would love it!

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  5. singerinkitchenAugust 25, 2016 at 5:20 AM

    My girls would love riding a train!!

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  6. UnknownAugust 25, 2016 at 5:25 AM

    We are huge Thomas and Percy fans! This would be such a fun activity for our family.

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  7. Barbara w/ HomeroomAtHomeAugust 25, 2016 at 5:32 AM

    We would look forward to my Godson's expression seeing Thomas so close!

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  8. CarolynAugust 25, 2016 at 6:23 AM

    Train are fun and Thomas is the best there is! Great time of year for a train ride!

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  9. UnknownAugust 25, 2016 at 7:05 AM

    Love riding the trains with my daughter! So much fun!

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  10. RenaeAugust 25, 2016 at 7:24 AM

    My boys would love this!

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  11. MichelleAugust 25, 2016 at 8:52 AM

    My kids would love this!

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  12. EmilyAugust 25, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    This would be so fun!

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