Kat and I took Smiley and Red to "A Day Out with Thomas." Thomas the Tank Engine is crack for toddlers. Really, my son can't get enough. The place was swarming with children fighting over toys, screaming and crying. They loaded us into a derelict passenger coach. The couch looked like something out of a post nuclear Holocaust movie from the 70's. Rust, pealing paint, stuff coming out of the sea cushions. Yet is was decorated with streamers and pictures of all the Thomas characters. It was a little too Tim Burton for my tastes. Thomas was there, staring at you with the cold lifeless eyes.
But the kids loved every minute of it. We bought Smiley a new train and Red a flash light. Smiley was a little annoyed none of the other engines showed up, but he has been talking about non-stop.
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You described it PERFECTLY! We took Ry last year and after seeing snot-nosed kids with pink eye playing in the communal, germ infested toy area, decided to never go again. That and how over-priced the tix were for a 5 minute ride on the scary passenger car. Ry has thankfully grown out of Thomas (happened somewhere around 3-1/2) and is now totally into Star Wars. I'm a total Star Wars geek so this phase is quite fun.
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