Thomas the Tank Engine Event is Coming to Peninsula, Ohio

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Everybody's favorite storybook train is headed for the Akron area. This month, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Peninsula, Ohio, will be welcoming Thomas the Tank Engine™ fans to the Day Out with Thomas™ Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012. For two back-to-back weekends in May, kids will be able to help the world's #1 Engine find clues and solve a mystery!

The day of fun features a 25-minute ride with a full size replica of Thomas the Tank Engine™ and a photo op meet-and-greet appearance by the Sir Topham Hatt character -- the controller of Thomas' railway. Additional event day highlights will include a Thomas & Friends™ Imagination Station where kids can Build with Mega Bloks® and enjoy other Thomas-themed activities including hands-on arts and crafts, a Thomas storytelling and video viewing area, and more. Food services are available.

Thomas the Tank Engine was introduced to the world in 1946, as part of the original "Railroad Series" of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry. Since that time, Thomas & Friends have won followers around the world through TV shows such as Shining Time Station and the feature film, Thomas & the Magic Railroad. The first Thomas-themed train rides ran in England in 1971. Today, tens of thousands of kids look forward to Day Out with Thomas events annually.

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad will host Day Out with Thomas events on Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20th; and Friday, May 25th through Sunday, May 27th. The railroad is located at the  Boston Mills Ski Resort and Boarding Station 7100 Riverview Rd., Peninsula, Ohio. Tickets are $18 for all guests, ages 2 and up, are available for purchase online through TrainTraveling.com: http://www.traintraveling.com/dowt-midwest

The Thomas & Friends theme event at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is one of dozens scheduled across the U.S. and Canada in 2012. For information and online ticketing for this and other Day Out with Thomas train ride events, please visit http://www.TrainTraveling.com/Thomas