The Illinois Railway Museum is hosting a Day Out With Thomas July 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th, 2022.
Day Out With Thomas tickets include one train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine for the trip specified on the Day Out With Thomas ticket, unlimited rides on streetcars; all entertainment (live music, magic shows, etc.); and access to all Museum exhibits on the date specified on the ticket.
Food, snacks and beverages will be available at several locations around the Museum grounds.
Activities during the Day Out With Thomas event:
- 20-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine™
- 20-minute train ride with Percy (additional ticket required)
- Meet Sir Topham Hatt™
- Magic Shows
- Garden model railroad display
- The Pied Piper of Percussion
- Thomas & Friends™ Storytelling and Video Viewing
- Thomas & Friends Playtable
- Thomas & Friends Coloring
- Temporary Tattoos of Island of Sodor Friends
The Ticket price is $23. All riders of the train with Thomas the Tank Engine™ who have passed their first birthday must have a ticket.
Continuing in 2022, visitors can ride on a train behind Percy. The ticket price for the Percy train is an additional $10. All riders of the train with Percy who have passed their first birthday must have a ticket. Percy tickets include one train ride with Percy for the trip specified on the ticket.
Train capacity cannot be further increased and therefore, once a train is sold out, there will be no further increase in capacity. If necessary additional trains may be added later in the afternoon should all trains currently advertised be sold out.
Organizers expect to have tickets available on the day of event for purchase at the gates. However all tickets are available for purchase online. The only tickets available at the gate will be those that remain unsold online. No tickets are held back for gate purchase.
It is likely that tickets will only be available at the gate for trains later in the day. Organizers recommend that visitors do not plan to come to the museum early in the day without pre-booked tickets as they will likely face a wait of several hours for the first available train.
Parking is free and plentiful, and the parking lot will open at 8:30am every day. The gate will open at 9:00am.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website.
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