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Climb aboard the Polar Express for a magical holiday experience. Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy cookies and hot cocoa, and capture the moment with photo-ops and a keepsake sleigh bell.
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures.
In November 2007, SeaWorld Orlando debuted the Polar Express Experience, a motion simulator ride based on the film. The attraction was a temporary replacement for the Wild Arctic attraction. The building housing the attraction was also temporarily re-themed to a railroad station and ride vehicles painted to resemble Polar Express passenger cars.
Van Allsburg based the story on a mental image of a child wandering into the woods on a foggy night and wondering where a train was headed. [4]At the premiere of the film, Van Allsburg stated that Pere Marquette 1225, a 2-8-4 Berkshire N-1 class steam locomotive, formerly owned by the Michigan State University and now owned by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, was the inspiration for ...
Tickets for the Polar Express range from $49 to $109, depending on the class, with children three and under riding for $5 with a paying adult. There are three classes of service – standard class ...
A conductor stands in the snow waiting for passengers to board Oklahoma City's "The Polar Express" Train Ride, produced by Rail Events Productions, Nov. 10, 2022.
Pere Marquette 1225 passing through with the "Polar Express" lettering in 2004. On November 30, 1985, the engine was restored and moved again under its own power for the first time since its retirement in 1951. [1] [11] The first excursion service occurred in 1988 on a 17-mile trip between Owosso and St. Charles, Michigan.
Lindsborg will host several holiday activities this weekend, with its Snowflake Parade, a showing of 'Polar Express,' crafts, music and more.