Holiday Out With Thomas Giveaway

By Shannon Gurnee

In California

December 8, 2011

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Do you have a little one who loves Thomas the Tank Engine? Come to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and experience a life size Thomas the Tank Engine! The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Roaring Camp Railroads are pleased to announce a new holiday event – Holiday Out With Thomas. Thomas the Tank Engine, the popular storybook engine, chugs into Santa Cruz for a new holiday tradition starting December 3, 2011. The event is presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by MEGA Brands, a leading toy company.

The Holiday Out With Thomas event includes a twenty-five minute train ride led by a 15 ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, decorated for the holidays and ready to greet his fans in Santa Cruz. Festivities also include a spin on the Boardwalk’s 100-year old Looff Carousel; face painting; bounce house; a choice of arcade tokens, mini golf or laser tag; a “make and take” Thomas ornament; and photo opportunities with Holiday Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway. Thomas & Friends™ merchandise will also be available.

The Boardwalk’s Holiday Out With Thomas marks the first time a holiday-themed Day Out With Thomas event has been hosted in the United States.Thomas makes an annual stop at Roaring Camp each summer for the Day Out with Thomas tour.

2011 “Holiday Out With Thomas” Dates: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18
Holiday Out With Thomas tickets are $28.00 per person, ages 2 and up
Train departs from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Ticket price includes a twenty-five minute round-trip Thomas train ride departing from the Boardwalk featuring interactions with Santa and his elves, candy canes, holiday carols and a souvenir song book, as well as face painting, a “make and take” Thomas ornament, a Carousel ride, plus a choice of arcade tokens, laser tag, or mini-golf on the Boardwalk.

For more information, please visit www.beachboardwalk.com/thomas . Tickets are also available by calling TicketWeb at 866-468-7630 . Parking at the Boardwalk is $6 per car.

GIVEAWAY

1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will win 4 tickets to the Holiday Out With Thomas on Saturday, December 10th at 11:30 a.m.!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment who your favorite character from Thomas & Friends is.

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RULES

– Contest will close at 11:59 a.m. PST on Friday, December 9th, 2011! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received no compensation for this post. The giveaway is sponsored by HIT Entertainment and MEGA Brands. All opinions expressed on this post are 100% mine.

About Shannon Gurnee Has 6453 Posts

Shannon Gurnee is the author of Redhead Mom formerly "The Mommy-Files", a national blog with a loyal following. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development with a Minor in Business Management. Shannon and her husband, Frank, have a large family with 6 awesome kids and love living on the Central Coast near San Luis Obispo, California, as well as traveling around the world. A full-time Social Media and Professional Blogger, Shannon also serves as a National Brand Ambassador for many well-known companies. Her blog focuses on motherhood, family fun activities, traveling, fashion, beauty, technology, wedding ideas and recipes while providing professional opinions on products, performances, restaurants, and a variety of businesses.

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