Ride, Play & Stay All Day!

September 27-29 & October 4-6

Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy are pulling into Spencer, NC, and they’re bringing loads of bubble fun to Day Out With Thomas: Bubble Tour on September 27-29 and October 4-6, 2024! ‘Pop’ on board a real train ride with Thomas, enjoy lawn games, live entertainment, and bubble themed activities!  You can add a train ride with Percy too!

The event at the N.C. Transportation Museum includes Thomas and Percy train rides, pictures with Sir Topham Hatt, hay bale maze, temporary tattoos, balloon artist, photo ops, character inflatables, giant lawn games, a music show, model train layouts, food vendors, picnic shelters, a large gift shop, plus three exhibit buildings featuring North Carolina’s transportation history with rail cars, antique automobiles, and a Wright Brothers flyer replica.

Ticket Prices

Tickets are $20 on Fridays, $22 on weekends, ages 1 and up (plus tax and fees). Members receive a $2 discount per Day Out with Thomas event ticket; “All Day Passes” not discounted. Event tickets include all site activities and one train ride with Thomas. Percy train tickets can be purchased for an additional $8 on Fridays or for an additional $10 on weekends (plus tax and fees). Percy Train tickets are only available as an add-on after purchasing your Day Out With Thomas™ ticket.

All-Day Ride Pass – SOLD OUT

Breakfast with Sir Topham Hatt

Start your day out with a pancake breakfast (pancakes, sausage, a fruit cup and juice) onboard a stationary train car. For $14 per person (plus tax and ticket fee) you will get breakfast and a chance to meet and get your picture taken with Sir Topham Hatt, the Controller of the Railway (picture sold separately). Everyone ages 1 and up must have a Sir Topham Hatt Breakfast ticket to board the breakfast train cars. Children under the age of 1 are free but must sit on the lap of a paying member of the party. Seating is limited. Two 45-minute breakfast seatings are offered, from 8:15 am until 9:00 am and from 9:15 am until 10:00 am. Breakfast tickets are only available to those who also have a Day Out With Thomas ™ event ticket.

Professional Photo Opportunities

Professional photographers are available to take photos with Thomas, Percy, and Sir Topham Hatt for an additional charge. The following professional package options are available. For multiple photo options, you can mix-and-match using either several copies of the same photo or different photos:

Option #1 – Digital file only – $35.00
Option #2 – Three (3) 5X7 prints – $30.00
Option #3 – Two (2) 5X7 prints – $25.00
Option #4 – One (1) 5X7 print – $20.00

Photos can be purchased on the day of the event at the photographer’s tent located near the Thomas train.