You will want to allow time to walk from your car to the train, possibly wait for the train, and then ride it to the main site.
If you arrive later in the day to the event, you probably will have to park in the Lee Lot anyway.īut the reason I emphasize driving to this lot? The shuttle to the main event is a TRAIN! That’s right, a second train ride! The train only goes to the Lee Lot, and runs every 20 or so minutes. And this brings me to why I emphasize getting to the event early. We had a lot of walking to do (fortunately we can still get away with a stroller for this little guy). This year, we arrived a little later than the previous year, and they parked us WAY in the back of the lot. The Lee lot is a much bigger lot, and there is some walking involved. Sure, it’s closer and probably faster, BUT here is why I suggest that you continue driving to the Lee lot. The first lot is a smaller lot, and they offer a school bus to transport you to the main event. They offer handicapped parking on the lot otherwise, you are directed to park in two other areas off site.īoth lots are found on Bokum Street, which is where the signs will lead you. However, because of the size and attendance at Day Out with Thomas, that is just not possible. Normally, when you attend an event at Essex Steam Train, there is parking on site. So you won’t have to worry about struggling to find a seat.Įssex Steam Train recommends that you arrive AT LEAST ONE HOUR before your scheduled train ride on board Thomas. They only sell as many seats as they can handle, and no more than that. We are not morning people, and since we still deal with naps, we book our train ride mid-day. And of course, there is the option of taking the last train of the day. Other people take their train ride mid-day, and either arrive early to enjoy the activities, or arrive right before the train ride and then stay for awhile afterwards. Some people like to take their train ride early in the morning, and then stay for a while to enjoy the other activities. When you buy your ticket, you not only pick the date you wish to attend, but you also need to pick a time for your train ride. This event is rain or shine. On the day of our train ride, we actually had rain in the forecast, but by some small miracle, the clouds broke and by noon we had a perfect day! We chose the last weekend of the event, in hopes that we would have nice weather. The tickets are delivered rather quickly, so you’ll want to keep them in a safe spot, that you won’t forget about! Because you need to bring those tickets with you! They are not only your admission to the event, but they are also your train ride ticket and ensure that you can get on the train at your scheduled time.ĭay Out with Thomas is held on three weekends, usually at the end of April and into May. Otherwise, if you buy closer to the date of your train ride, you’ll have to pick them up at Essex on the day of the event. If you want to have the tickets mailed to your house, you’ll need to act fast and buy tickets early. Definitely worth the drive and the money.In previous years, you could buy tickets for Day Out with Thomas at the gate but this year, they only sold tickets online. We have already said we will go back next year and plan on asking for Cora as our "elf". I would definitely recommend this trip to kids of all ages. When it was all said and done the train ride was at least an hour and a half long. Our kids loved it so much they passed out on the ride home (and so did my wife).
Clause came in our train car made the whole experience worth it. Seeing the look on the kids faces when Santa and Mrs. The kids loved the hot chocolate and cookies and enjoyed Cora co much they gave her a big hug as we were leaving.
She had a great singing voice and was very animated. Cora did a great job including everyone in the adventure. We were on car #4 and had the best seats on the train. 10 minutes prior to the train departure they called our name to tell us they had space for us. We showed up 45 minutes prior to the train departure time and put our name on the list. I called and the gentleman on the phone was very nice and said we can come and put our name on the will-call list and they haven't turned anyone away this year. We went online to purchase tickets and saw that no tickets were available on the evening we wanted. We were a little nervous after our poor Thomas the Tank Engine experience in Newport, RI. My wife and I just went on the North Pole Express train with our 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 year old kids and memere.
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