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Day Out With Thomas - The Great Discovery Tour
DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™ 2008: THE GREAT DISCOVERY TOUR
PULLING INTO LEBANON
Thomas the Tank Engine™ to Visit Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
September 5 - 7 & 12 - 14, 2008
Lebanon, OH – Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is set to roll into Lebanon for the
Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour. The event, which takes place
September 5, 6, 7 & 12, 13, 14, 2008, in Lebanon, OH, will be hosted by LM&M
Railroad www.LebanonRR.com and presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by
the LEGO Group.
For more than six decades, children have been captivated with the tales of Thomas the
Tank Engine. Pulling out of the station for its 13th consecutive ride on the rails, the Day
Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour will visit more than 45 cities in the
United States and Canada. 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 Sprout SM
will be kicking off his Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour in March and
is expected to welcome more than 1 million passengers through December. During the
Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour, children will be provided with a
“Great Discovery Tour Map,” that guides them through the various event activities. At
the last stop, each child will receive a free gift. Activities include:
• A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
• The opportunity to meet 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
• Magic Show
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 LM&M
Railroad, activities will include: special performances by Grammy nominated
performer Zak Morgan, Thomas and Friends storytelling and video viewing, specialty
balloon characters, temporary tattoos, live music, and an Imagination Station featuring
arts, crafts and more.
The approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every 45
minutes, rain or shine, between 9:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays. Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour are $18 for
ages two and up. Now offering a rate of $14 for groups of 25 or more
Tickets are on sale now and are available by calling toll-free 866.468.7630 or logging
onto www.LebanonRR.com For more information and directions contact the Lebanon
Mason Monroe Railroad TOLL FREE at 866-934-9464 or 513.933.8022 or visit
www.LebanonRR.com.
For general information or to find a Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour
event near you, visit www.thomasandfriends.com.
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About the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
The Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad (LM&M) is the only authentic historic train offering
recreational themed rides in Southwest Ohio. The train consists of a restored 1950s-era
GP-7 diesel-electric locomotive, four open-window commuter coaches built in 1930,
and a popular open-air gondola car on the rear of the train that allows passengers to
enjoy a panoramic view of the countryside. Four open air Commuter Coaches are
added to the consist to increase capacity. New to LM&M, these cars add an additional
400 seats and are 1950’s commuter coaches from Montreal Canada.
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®, PBS KIDS
Sprout SM and with downloadable episodes available through iTunes. 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, is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Fifi and the Flowertots™ in North America and Japan and acts as a worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands and as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records™ publishing and television property. 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 catalogue 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. In 2007, HIT and Chellomedia, the European content division of Liberty Global, Inc and its subsidiary ChelloZone, announced a joint venture to launch and distribute JimJam, an international preschool TV channel (excludes the US, UK and China). For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
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