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FOR MORE INFORMATION:<br />
Cathy Robbins<br />
Leah Knepper<br />
<strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong><br />
French/West/Vaughan<br />
800.526.5740 ext. 107 919.277.1176<br />
pr@tweetsie.com<br />
lknepper@fwv-us.com<br />
READY, SET…GO, GO THOMAS!<br />
A LARGER THAN LIFE TRAIN FOR THE RIDE OF THEIR LIFE<br />
Thomas The Tank Engine® Pulls Into <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> <strong>For</strong> Family Favorite<br />
Day Out With Thomas®: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013<br />
Blowing Rock, N.C. (May 14, 2013) — Bring your preschoolers to take the ride of their lives! Seen on the<br />
pages of favorite storybooks, in playrooms, and on the television screen, Thomas the Tank Engine® is<br />
adored by little engineers everywhere. Now, Thomas is pulling into the station for a larger than life<br />
experience at Day Out With Thomas®: The GO GO Thomas Tour 2013, visiting <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> May 31<br />
through June 9. The event, now in its 18 th year, is presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by<br />
MEGA Brands, a leading toy company, and all inclusive Hard Rock Hotels.<br />
Thomas the Tank Engine is star of Thomas & Friends® making tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS®<br />
and Sprout®. Along with his engine friends, Thomas captivates <strong>children</strong> in more than 145 countries and<br />
30 languages. The #1 blue engine and his friends invite <strong>children</strong> to enter a world of imagination through<br />
the tracks of a train and the words of a story. To date, 200 million Thomas & Friends books and e-books<br />
<strong>have</strong> <strong>been</strong> sold and the CGI-animated Thomas & Friends series is more popular than ever, rating as one<br />
of the top programs for <strong>children</strong> ages 2 to 5 1 .<br />
Day Out with Thomas: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013 is a fun-filled event that provides <strong>children</strong> of all<br />
ages the opportunity to climb aboard and take a ride with Thomas as well as participate in Thomas &<br />
Friends themed activities. The tour kicks off in March and is expected to welcome nearly one million<br />
passengers through November. <strong>For</strong> two back-to-back weekends, little engineers and their families are<br />
invited to take a 25 minute ride on their favorite engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt®, Controller of the<br />
Railway and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including stamps, temporary<br />
tattoos and coloring sheets. <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> also offers amusement park rides for all ages, live<br />
entertainment including the <strong>Tweetsie</strong> Palace Saloon Show, <strong>Tweetsie</strong>’s Miner’s Mountain Magic Show,<br />
mascot characters Hopper and Porter’s popular <strong>children</strong>’s show and much more.<br />
Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every 30 minutes, rain or shine, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.<br />
on both Saturdays (park open 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sundays<br />
through Fridays (park open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas: The Go Go<br />
1 Nielsen: Live + 7-day playback, based on ratings per c<strong>over</strong>age area in August, September, October and November 2012
Thomas Tour 2013 are $37 for adults and $23 for <strong>children</strong> ages 3 through 12. Children 2 and under are<br />
admitted free.<br />
Tickets are on sale now and available by logging onto <strong>Tweetsie</strong>.com or by calling <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> tollfree<br />
at 877.TWEETSIE (877.893.3874). Tickets and Golden Rail Season Passes are available online.<br />
<strong>For</strong> general information or to find a Day Out With Thomas: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013 event near<br />
you, visit www.thomasandfriends.com/dowt.<br />
About <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong><br />
North Carolina’s first theme park opened on July 4, 1957, and is now in its 56 th season. The heart of the<br />
park is the famous three-mile train ride behind <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong>’s historic steam locomotives, including<br />
Engine Number 12.<br />
<strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> is open seven days a week from May 31 through August 18. The park returns to the<br />
weekend schedule from August 19 through November 3, including Labor Day Monday. The 2013 season<br />
ends Sunday, November 3. Daily admission to <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> is $37 for adults and $23 for <strong>children</strong><br />
ages 3 through 12. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Tickets and Golden Rail Season Passes are<br />
available at <strong>Tweetsie</strong>.com.<br />
<strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong> is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on U.S. Highway 321 between Boone and<br />
Blowing Rock, North Carolina. <strong>For</strong> more information about the 2013 season at <strong>Tweetsie</strong> <strong>Railroad</strong>, visit<br />
<strong>Tweetsie</strong>.com or call 877.TWEETSIE (877.893.3874). Find <strong>Tweetsie</strong> on Facebook or follow <strong>Tweetsie</strong> on<br />
Twitter @<strong>Tweetsie</strong>RR.<br />
About Thomas & Friends®<br />
Thomas the Tank Engine was created by a father for his son <strong>over</strong> 65 years ago and today is enjoyed by<br />
families in more than 185 territories and in 30 languages. The #1 blue engine and his friends invite<br />
<strong>children</strong> to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Children<br />
embark on adventures with their engine friends while experiencing life lessons of disc<strong>over</strong>y, friendship<br />
and cooperation. Thomas & Friends makes tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS®, Sprout® and with<br />
downloadable episodes available through iTunes. <strong>For</strong> more information, please visit<br />
www.thomasandfriends.com. Follow Thomas on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thomasandfriends<br />
and Twitter @TrueBlueEngine.<br />
About HIT Entertainment<br />
HIT Entertainment is one of the world's leading <strong>children</strong>'s entertainment producers and rights owners.<br />
HIT Entertainment is a division of Fisher-Price. HIT’s portfolio includes properties, such as Thomas &<br />
Friends ® , Barney ® , Bob the Builder ® , Fireman Sam ® , Angelina Ballerina ® , Mike the Knight, Pingu ® and<br />
Rainbow Magic ® . Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content<br />
distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing, digital media, and live events and has operations<br />
in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. <strong>For</strong> more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com<br />
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