Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2010 is coming to Greenfield Village (Dearborn, MI) and a Giveaway!!~Closed~

This Contest is now closed!

1 Winner, Ends 4/16 @ 8am EST!

Do you have a Thomas fan in your house? If so and you live in Michigan or within driving distance of Greenfield Village, you need to read this and enter the giveaway!

I attended a Thomas the Tank Tour back in 2004 with my oldest son, who at the time was a HUGE fan of Thomas! We had a blast. Riding Thomas the Train is so cool for your preschooler and actually pretty cool for the parent as well!


Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling into Greenfield Village later this month! The Celebration Tour 2010 is coming to the Greenfield Village on April 23-25, April 30, May 1-2, and May 8-9 2010!

Here is some information about this great event!

DEARBORN, MI – All aboard for the best birthday party ever! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is coming to town to celebrate with all of his fans. Thomas, the beloved and courageous storybook engine, is set to roll into Greenfield Village for the Day Out With Thomas™: The Celebration Tour 2010, presented by HIT Entertainment, a worldwide leader in children’s entertainment, and sponsored by MEGA Brands, a leading toy company. This fun-filled event offers preschoolers and their families the opportunity to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends™ series. Children will ride along with their favorite hero on his latest adventure. The tour, now in its 15th year, will make stops in more than 45 US cities and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers in 2010. This year also marks Thomas the Tank Engine’s 65th publishing anniversary and fans are invited to partake in some choo choo-riffic celebratory activities!

WHO: Thomas the Tank Engine

WHAT: *A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
*An opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of The Railway *Activities for the whole family, including arts & crafts, storytelling, video viewing, live music, a magician, puppet shows and much more
* A special display at every DOWT location celebrating 65 years of Thomas the Tank Engine
* 2010 commemorative merchandise and giveaways, including a mini-view finder giveaway that tells the story of Thomas’ upcoming adventure, Misty Island Rescue

WHEN: April 23-25, April 30, May 1-2 and May 8-9, 2010

TIME: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE: Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI

Tickets for Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2010 are on sale now and available by calling Ticketweb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting http://events.hitentertainment.com/ or thehenryford.org. Ticket prices are $18 for members of The Henry Ford, ages 2 and up. Nonmember tickets – which include admission to Greenfield Village – are $40 for adults, $39 for seniors (ages 62 and up), $34 for youth (ages 5-12) and $18 for children (ages 1-4).

For more information and directions contact The Henry Ford at (313) 982-6001 or visit thehenryford.org. For information on Thomas & Friends, visit http://www.thomasandfriends.com/

***Would you like to win a Family 4 Pack of Tickets to see Thomas the Tank Engine and help him celebrate his 65th Birthday? Check out the giveaway below!***

GIVEAWAY: One lucky reader of Money Saving Mama in Michigan will win a Family 4 pack of Tickets to see Thomas the Tank Engine at Greenfield Village. Winner can choose the date and a few times that work best for them! Winner must live close enough Greenfield Village to be able to attend. This is a quick giveaway, so that the winner will have enough time to pick the date that he or she chooses!

WAYS TO ENTER: Please leave a separate comment for each entry!! You can do as many as you like! There are 9 possible entries.

*Just leave a comment telling me who your Thomas fan is! 1 entry

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*Subscribe to Money Saving Mama in Michigan via Email. You can submit your email address on my right sidebar. 2 entries, leave 2 separate comments

*Become a fan of Money Saving Mama in Michigan on Facebook! Already a fan, that counts 1 entry

*Become a follower of Money Saving Mama in Michigan on Twitter! Already a follower, that counts! 1 entry

*Share this great giveaway with your friends! Blog about it, tweet it or share it on Facebook, either way gets you an entry in the giveaway! Do all 3 and you have 3 entries! Please come back and leave me the direct link. 1 entry entry each

Please leave me your email address with your comments so I can contact you if your the winner or make sure it is listed on your profile page.

All entries must be made by Friday, April 16th @ 8am EST. I will pick 1 lucky winner using Random.org and will post it on my blog as well as email the winner! If a winner does not contact me with their mailing info within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Any questions please contact me at moneysavingmamainmichigan@yahoo.com

I was given a Family 4 pack of tickets to attend this Thomas the Tank Engine 2010 Celebration Tour in exchange for my promotional post about this event! The people behind The Thomas 2010 Celebration Event are also supplying the Family 4 pack for this giveaway! I received no monetary compensation for this post.