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Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine will be visiting Uxbridge for 6 days this Halloween for the Party Town Tour.
York-Durham Heritage Railway is excited to welcome Thomas back into the yard for its first ever Halloween Themed Thomas event. Everyone gets to come in costume and lots of fun events will be happening around the grounds
Day Out With Thomas™ is an exciting event that offers families the unique opportunity to take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine™ and play all day at York-Durham Heritage Railway, Ontario’s only Thomas event this year!
Hop on board for a real train ride with Thomas and grab your party pass to pick up favors at stops along the way. Say hello to Sir Topham Hatt, stop in the party corner for lawn game fun, have a blast in the bubble zone & check out the pop up gift shop for exclusive Thomas swag!
What to expect:
– Take a train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine™
– Meet Sir Topham Hatt, the Director of the Sodor Railway
– Pick up your DOWT Passport to Adventure to take you around the event
– Day Out With Thomas Gift Shop with Exclusive Items
– Come prepared to spend the day—there will be lots of activities to keep your children busy
– Food and snack vendors are onsite.
Activities:
We’re equally excited to announce a partnership with Dagmar Ski Resort to offer our activities and celebrations. All activities will take place inside the ski resort. Guests will be shuttled to the railway station for their scheduled train ride and photos with Thomas (approximately 10 minute ride). Please note guests will not be able to enter via Railway Street and there will not be any parking available at the railroad.
Who is it for?
family-kids
York-Durham Heritage Railway requires all guests over 12 to be vaccinated to gain entry into the grounds, or pass a negative result upon arrival with our rapid tests. Enhanced safety protocols in place. All Day Out With Thomas Events will be required to follow local government guidelines. Please be sure to bring your mask. Advance reservations required.
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
Children under the age of 2 accompanied by an adult are free and do not require a ticket.
$32.90 ($25.00 + $7.90 Fees , including tax)
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time: October 22 to 24 and 29 to 31, 2021 | 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Run time: 9:00 am, 9:45 am, 10:30 am, 11:15 am, 12:00 pm, 12:45 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:15 pm, 3:00 pm, 3:45 pm
Train ride: 25 minutes
All guests must arrive 45 minutes prior to their scheduled train time, this ensures your parking, registration and shuttle experience are enjoyable and not rushed.
Venue: York-Durham Heritage Railway, 19 Railway St., Uxbridge, ON L9P 1E5
Please note that all Day Out With Thomas guests must arrive, check in, and park at Dagmar Ski Resort at 1220 Lake Ridge Rd, Uxbridge.
PARKING IS $20.00 FOR THE DAY, PER CAR (as imposed by the venue, cash only).
UPON ARRIVAL AT DAGMAR RESORT:
1. Guests must present proof of full vaccination at the lot entrance for everyone in their group.
2. Those who do not have a vaccine passport or do not have their second dose, proof of a negative covid test within 48 hours of your event date is required and must be certified by a health professional or laboratory. (For over 12 years old)
3. If this is not available, as per government regulations, we will have rapid testing available on site at a cost of $24.99 per test. (Credit card payments accepted)
4. Once guests check-in and pass, colored wristbands will be distributed to indicate your party has been screened.
5. In the event that a member of your car tests positive for COVID-19 your entire group will be prohibited from gaining admittance and you will be redirected to TicketWeb to assist with any ticket changes or refund requests at help@ticketweb.ca. Please understand that this is to protect all guests and participants. TicketWeb’s customer service team will respond to guests within 48 hours.
6. The entire testing process will take less than 15 minutes and will take place inside the comfort of your own vehicle. (Tests will be self-administered and overseen by medical professionals)
7. Masks are required where social distancing is not possible and while indoors which includes inside Dagmar Ski Resort, shuttle buses, and on the train. (For over 2 years old)
This is a nightmare event. During a pandemic why wouldn’t you open the windows of the train or the 20-min bus shuttle?! No social distancing in the tent during the long wait for the train. The emcee was unmasked and trying to hype the crowd by yelling into a microphone — why no mask for him? He coughed and sneezed!!! What a needless risk we took in an attempt to have a fun day out with our child. Wish we had read the reviews first and stayed away.
Bad bad bad experience another way of robbing people dont go here waste of time and money. The kid on the sidewalk has a better view than the people who paid for the ticket. Shame on you day with thomas uxbridge shame on you!
Yeah this is bad and dis organized organization paid $20 for parking far from where you board the shuttle bus. Deeply regret taking my kids to this place would highly not suggest to anyone to come
Here. The crews on the train station were rude and
Rushing you to take a picture with the train the kid on sidewalk has better view than the people who who paid for the ticket. Shame on you all whoever created this organization you guys robbed a lot
Of people.
This is a disgrace. Nowhere on their ads does it say you have to park 10kms away from the station ( which is the address printed on their tickets). Then you pay $20 to park in a field, get shuttled in a yellow school bus to the station, herd into a waiting area, and get on an old train that has ceiling banners with Thomas material. A few old conductors walk around, trying to be friendly while the train goes a mile up the track through woods, then comes back. You file off the train, and finally get a photo op in front of the Thomas locomotive. Then back on the bus to the field, where they have a few bouncy castles set up, and a miniature train ride for the kids ( the only good thing in the event ). I would never do this again – and anyone thinking about this or the Polar Express in a few months – THINK TWICE. This is a ripoff!!!!!
Absolutely terrible. Pay 20 for parking in a field? There’s a few blow up houses….cold food that was disgusting… 20 min ride to the station on a bus?? Each way. Then 1.5 HOUR WAIT TO GET ON THE TRAIN this is an event targeted at children 5 and under….these people running this obviously don’t have toddlers and infants who cannot stand in line this long. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY we were so excited for our son but am BEYOND DISAPPOINTED
I not sure where you were but we were in Uxbridge today. We were shuttled from the arena to the station; you were boarded like that for safety reasons; when we’d finished the ride we took our own pics of the kids with Thomas; there was plenty to eat at the arena; everyone on our train had loads of fun; your only valid complaint as far as we were concerned was that it was far too hot in the arena! Sorry you didn’t have a good time, but it was not our experience at all.
I will never do this again or recommend this to anyone with children. We had to walk 15 mins uphill, with children, to the arena from the parking lot. The ads were really misleading. Arriving 15 mins before as they recommended will not suffice. The train doesn’t stop for photos and you board towards the back of the train so children have no idea they are actually on Thomas. The train is a slow ride, stops and goes back, no announcement or anything. No scenery, just bush. Getting a photo or getting your child to see front of Thomas is a nightmare. The line was so long (and it was so uncoordinated) We had to wait for the train to board, depart and return to get to see the front of Thomas and take photos. Children and parents were all upset. No one left that place with a smile on their face. Everyone looked so disappointed. I never saw food to purchase at the arena. Their was no signage. They gave you an oversized map (pretty inconvenient to navigate while watching two boys run after the many toys for purchase). The area was also hot and humid, the air was off or not working. Went to the cashier to pay for my kids toys (they deserved them for their patience today) to learn the photo was behind, no big deal…but get this…Waiting to get the photos we were told the guy had to drive to the station to get the SD card Hahahah! We didn’t get the photos we waited so long for. Then 15 mins walk back to our car. Never. Again.
Suggestions:
1. Shuttle buses from all parking lots to take ppl to arena
2. Start boarding lines from the front of the train so kids know they are on Thomas!
3. Have a stationary thomas face so people can take pics and not have to wait for the train to return. Kids in line in the heat for over 40 mins is not right.
4. When a ticket is purchased let people know what to expected. Every single child and parents leaving there looked upset.
5. Have a mascot, sir topam hat walk through the slow train ride and greet kids with the train certificate.
6. Have proper signage at the arena!