All Aboard The Christmas Train! Choooo Choo! - Irvine Park Railroad

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<a href="http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/content/irvine-park-railroad-christmas-train"><strong><span style="color: red;">2009 Christmas Train</span></strong></a>



I wouldn't normally post this prior to Thanksgiving (sorry, Cam! ;-) ), but pre-sale tickets online have already began on Nov. 2, so if you want to reserve yours ahead of time, you may do so now.



<span style="color: green;">"It?s the season, once again, for Irvine Park Railroad?s annual Christmas Train. Come with family and friends and take this enchanting night ride through historic Irvine Regional Park to meet Santa Claus. The train will depart from the brightly-lit Train Station and drop passengers off at the North Pole. Children can share their wish list with Santa and have their photo taken with him too. You may take pictures with your personal camera or you may purchase a photo taken by Irvine Park Railroad. After visiting with Santa, hop back aboard the train and enjoy the colorful Christmas lights and decorations, as well as the magical ?Tunnel of Lights?, on the ride back to the Santa's Village."</span>



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Children will visit with Santa, a bounce house will be on site, as will a cookie-decorating station, story-time with Mrs. Claus, and more. View the video above to get a preview!



2009 Dates & Hours

November 27th, 28th and 29th 5:00 pm ? 8:00 pm

December 4th, 5th and 6th 5:00 pm ? 8:00 pm

December 11th through 18th 5:00 pm ? 8:00 pm

December 19th and 20th 2:00 pm ? 8:00 pm

December 21st, 22nd, and 23rd 5:00 pm ? 8:00 pm



Christmas Train tickets may be purchased to board the train from:



? 5:00 pm ? 6:00 pm

? 6:00 pm ? 7:00 pm

? 7:00 pm ? 8:00 pm

? 8:00 pm ? 9:00 pm



Click <a href="http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/content/2009-christmas-train-faqs">here </a>for Frequently Asked Questions.



And yes - tickets MAY also be purchased in person but only on the day you would like to ride the train. Click <a href="http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/content/purchase-christmas-train-tickets">here </a>to purchase online.



The cost is $8 per person to ride the train. Kids 24 months and under ride free.

 

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I just called them to ask if they could sell out of tickets online before getting a chance to buy them or purchase them at the station the day of. They said they do reserve some tickets for sale only in person, however, there is a limited number of tickets for each time-slot. So, if you arrive in person, you may have to wait several hours before they call your time-slot to board. The good thing is, you won't have to wait in line that whole time. This isn't like their other events where you have to stand in line for hours. You are free to go and do other things, then come back at your boarding time. Even though there are a limited number of tickets sold in person, they do take everybody eventually, after the last boarding time. The gal said the latest they've been there is 11 p.m. to make sure everyone got on the train. So, there you have it.