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DAY
OUT WITH THOMAS™ 2007: ALL ABOARD TOUR PULLING
INTO SQUAMISH
Thomas
the Tank Engine™ to Visit the WCRA Heritage
Park June 1 - 3 & 8 - 10
 Vancouver,
B.C. &endash; Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine
is set to roll into Squamish for the Day Out With
Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour. The event, which
takes place June 1 - 3 and 8 - 10, will be hosted
by the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA),
www.wcra.org, at 39645 Government Road in
Squamish.
For
more than six decades, children have been
captivated by the tales of Thomas the Tank Engine.
Pulling out of the station for its 12th consecutive
ride on the rails, the Day Out With Thomas 2007:
All Aboard Tour will visit 45 cities in the United
States and Canada. Presented by HIT Entertainment,
Day Out With Thomas is the only place for families
to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of everybody's
favorite #1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and
enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination
Station, including stamps, temporary tattoos and
hands-on arts and crafts. Each year the tour
grows, traveling to new destinations, adding new
activities and welcoming new
visitors.
Thomas
the Tank Engine, star of Thomas &
Friends™, on PBS KIDS® and PBS KIDS
SproutSM will be kicking off his Day Out With
Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour in March and is
expected to welcome more than 1 million passengers
through December. This limited-engagement
experience features a variety of Thomas &
Friends-themed entertainment for the entire family,
including:
A
25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank
Engine
The
opportunity to meet and take a photo with Sir
Topham Hatt™, Controller of the Railway
A
Thomas & Friends Imagination Station; featuring
stamps, temporary tattoos, hands-on arts and crafts
activities and coloring sheets.
Storytelling,
video viewing and live music
The
tour provides a unique, interactive family
experience at every station, offering a variety of
entertaining activities that reflect the local
flavor of each stop. At the WCRA Heritage Park,
activities will include clowns on every ride,
bouncy castles, arts & crafts, toy train play
area, etc.
The
approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the
Tank Engine will depart every hour , rain or shine,
between 9:00 AM & 5:00 PM daily. Tickets for
the Day Out With Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour are
$18 for ages one and up.
Tickets
are on sale now and are available by logging onto
www.ticketweb.ca. or calling 888-222-6608 For more
information and directions contact the WCRA at
604-681-4403 or visit www.wcra.org.
For
general information or to find a Day Out With
Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour event near you, visit
www.thomasandfriends.com.
For
media use only:
For
high-resolution downloadable artwork or additional
information please go to www.hitnewsonline.com,
select U.S. media and then Day Out With Thomas
2007: All Aboard Tour.
About
WCRA
The
West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) is a
non-profit society incorporated in 1961 under the
Societies Act of British Columbia, and is a
registered charity. Its goal is the Preservation of
British Columbia's Railway Heritage. It is one of
the larger non profit societies in the province,
having over 1,500 active members who restore,
preserve and maintain vintage railcars as well as
administer and volunteer in the Association's
activities.
About
Thomas & Friends
Thomas
& Friends invites children to enter a world of
imagination through the tracks of a train and the
words of a story. Thomas the Tank Engine was
created by a father for his son more than 60 years
ago. Today, families in more than 145 countries
enjoy fun and adventure with their engine friends
while experiencing timeless life lessons of
discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas
& Friends is making tracks to great
destinations on PBS KIDS® and PBS KIDS
SproutSM. For more information about the world of
Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, please
visit www.thomasandfriends.com.
About
HIT Entertainment
HIT
Entertainment, owned by private equity investment
group Apax Partners since June 2005, is one of the
world's leading independent children's
entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's
portfolio includes internationally renowned
children's properties, such as Bob the
Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends,
Pingu™, Rubbadubbers™ and Angelina
Ballerina™. HIT acts as a representative for
The Wiggles® in the UK, US and Canada and as
worldwide representative for The Jim Henson
Company's library of classic family brands,
including Fraggle Rock™. HIT also owns the
Guinness World Records™ publishing and
television property and Fireman Sam™, a joint
venture with S4C. Launched in 1989, HIT's lines of
business span television and video production
(including studios in the US and the UK),
publishing, consumer products licensing and live
events. With a catalog of more than 1,000 hours of
young children's programming, HIT sells its shows
to more than 240 countries worldwide, in more than
40 different languages and has operations in the
UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2005, the
Company joined Comcast Corporation, PBS and Sesame
Workshop to launch PBS KIDS SproutSM, a 24-hour
digital cable channel and VOD service for
preschoolers. For more information, visit
www.hitentertainment.com.
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