Contact:
Jennifer Raboin
jraboin@nationalrrmuseum.org
Green Bay, Wisconsin (May 11, 2017)─All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to
join him for a day of friendship and family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017.
Children everywhere can spend a day with their friend Thomas when the #1 Engine pulls into Green Bay on June 21-25, 2017. Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 is presented by Mattel.
Day Out with Thomas is a fun-filled event that provides children of all ages the opportunity to climb aboard and take a ride with Thomas as well as participate in Thomas & Friends™ themed activities. The tour, now in its 22nd year, will make 42 stops across the U.S. and Canada, and is expected to welcome nearly one million passengers in 2017. For 5 straight days little engineers and their families are invited to take a 25-minute ride on their favorite engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway and enjoy a day of Thomas & Friends fun.
In celebration of this year’s theme, Day Out With Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 will feature an
array of friendship-inspired activities. Attendees will be able to participate in events that encourage and celebrate friendship including photo opportunities, crafts, and a fun activity that invites kids to collect passport stamps throughout the day to receive a trio of Day Out With Thomas friendship bracelets. The 2017 tour theme is in line with this year’s Thomas & Friends global brand campaign, ‘Set Friendship in Motion’ – a campaign that ties together content, social integrations, and event activations across the
entire Thomas & Friends franchise to highlight the importance of first friendships and the development of key friendship skills in toddlers.
Thomas the Tank Engine rides depart every 45 minutes, rain or shine. Departure times begin at 9:15 through 4:45 pm each day of the event. Tickets for Day Out with Thomas are $19 plus tax for ages two and up.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketweb.com/dowt or by calling toll-free
866.468.7630. For more information and directions, contact the National Railroad Museum at 920-437-
7623 or nationalrrmuseum.org.
Thomas the Tank Engine™ is the star of Thomas & Friends the award-winning global brand franchise
enjoyed by families in 133 territories and in 33 languages across multiple touch-points and formats, including: 400+ original TV shows; 12 feature-length films; 14 websites in nine languages; apps; toys(ranked number one property in the pre-school toys category in the UK and Australia and number two in the US); consumer products; publishing; live attractions and much more. Thomas the Tank Engine is the star of Thomas & Friends which airs onPBS KIDS®in the US and Family, Jr., Télémagino, Télé-Québec and TVO in Canada.
For general information about the tour or to find a Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017
event near you, visit www.dayoutwiththomas.com.
