The POLAR EXPRESS
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It’s been several years since we first visited The Polar Express in Squamish when Evie was little. This winter we knew that a trip back was a must. We made so many special memories that day, we cannot wait for both of our girls to get to go. Addie will be about the same age Evie was in these photos. We may need to find that outfit and have her wear it.
If you do not have The Polar Express book in your collection yet, get it, and read it with your little ones. It’s a great way to spark their interest. Then, have a family movie night and watch the movie. All of this helps create excitement towards going on The Polar Express in Squamish.
This is an event that you definitely want to purchase tickets for online and be sure to do so as soon as possible. It sells out every year. There are two different ticket levels, coach, and first class. With the first class tickets, guests get to keep a commemorative mug. The highlight of our first visit is still the performers who brought the whole experience together. You’ll have your ticket stamped and be singing along to the hot chocolate song.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ON THE POLAR EXPRESS?
EVENT INFORMATION
When: Starting November 25 and going until December 17, 2017. Please visit their site to find what ride times are available.
Where: The West Coast Railway Heritage Park – 39645 Government Road Squamish, B.C.
Parking: There is parking available near the site, cost is $5 cash only
Tickets:
Coach – $35 + tax, golden ticket, hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookie, access to the North Pole, chat and Pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Claus, a mini rail ride (extra rides by donation), and a 50 minute ride on the Polar Express from our Train Station to the Squamish Terminals (Squamish Estuary) and back.
First Class – $52.50 + tax, golden ticket, hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookie, access to the North Pole, chat and Pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Claus, a mini rail ride (extra rides by donation), and a 50 minute ride on the Polar Express from our Train Station to the Squamish Terminals (Squamish Estuary) and back, assigned seat on the train, and a collector’s mug.
Important Information: Please note that there are no washrooms available on the train, be sure to visit the washroom inside of the heritage park before going on the train. Arrive 45 minutes early, before your departure time. This allows you time to get your golden tickets and find where you need to go for boarding. Keep an eye out for the conductor. Don’t forget to check out everything inside the heritage park that is also available to guests.
– GIVEAWAY –
The Westcoast Railway Association has very kindly provided the opportunity for one follower of Discovering Parenthood to go on The Polar Express themselves! This contest is open to residents of British Columbia only. The winner will receive 4 coach tickets to the 10 am train ride on November 25th, 2017.
Be sure head over to our Facebook Page for Discovering Parenthood and find the contest for The Polar Express to enter the giveaway!
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Disclosure: We have partnered with West Coast Railway Heritage Park to bring you this information and to provide a giveaway that is being run on our Facebook page. The photos shared in this post are from our visit to the back in 2014.
I would love to win this because I have two littles who love trains & Christmas and our favourite movie to watch every year is the polar express … it would be so great seeing that come to life for them !
I would love the opportunity to take my niece and sister to the Polar Express! My neice is 2.5 and the perfect age to experience this for the first time.
This is our daughter’s first Christmas and we are moving the week before Christmas. Because of this we won’t get to do all the Christmas traditions we got to do with our son so it would be really cool to be able to take our kids on the Polar express
My kids loves this sorry, but have never actually been on the polar express. I think my kids would love this experience.
We love mr and mrs claus at the wcra.
I would love to take my kids to the Polar Express this year. We have never been. They absolutely love the movie 😊
Every year we watch the polar express over and over at Christmas time. It always makes me cry and my boys get all giddy. It really is a magical story. We have never been and I have always thought it would be wonderful to be able to take them. In a couple of years I think the oldest will be too old for the magic of Santa and I’d love to do it before then
The Polar express is one of our favourite movies. We have done the train before and it was so great. We are really hoping to have a chance to go again this year!
I would love to bring my kids to the polar express. We always watch the movie at Christmas time and my kids would be so excited to go on a train!
I love christmas it’s my favorite time of year it brings family closer together and makes you feel warm and fuzzy . I would love to take my son and reminisce over childhood memories of him as a kid he was obsessed with trains and Thomas.🚈🚋
I would love to take my family on the Polar Express because my kids are at the peak of loving trains and we are looking for new traditions for the holiday season ☺️
I would love to give my granddaughter this memorable experience 💕
I’ve never been on the polar express and would really love to take my kids💙
Love or take my boys my son loves trains and it’s his younger brothers first Christmas it’s extra special and my son loves spending all his time with his baby bro
My son(3.5) loves trains. I’d love to take him and add to the excitement and magic of Christmas ❤️
I would love to win tickets to the polar express for my little family because none of us have ever been, my 2 year old would LOVE it!. And I’d love to make new memories for my family.
I would love to win because reading The Polar Express has been a Christmas eve tradition for my entire life. I am thrilled to pass this tradition on to my own child and would love to ride the train with her to get her as excited as I am over the book.
Both our children absolutely love trains but have never been on one! We would love for this to be the year they get to experience that.
I would love to be able to take my boys who love trains and being Christmas time it will just be that much more special! And with everything that we have been through this past year it would be fun to do something like this with the family.
Christmas is a special time for me and my family. I was a boneless youth and didn’t get to do anything during the holidays so during this time I love to enjoy new things with my family that we’ve never done before and create new family events every year. We have never been to the polar express so this would be wonderful to attend with my boys and my husband and share the special moment and memories this year with them. Thank you for this opportunity.
Wow , thanks for this opportunity to win. I would love to take kids to the polar express because its something we have always wanted to do but have to many kids to pay for all at this time 🙃
I would love the opportunity to take my son to something like this winter and Christmas is the best time of year:)
Trains are magic and Christmas is a special time to create memories together. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the excitement and watch the children’s faces!
I’ve been wanting to take my train crazy son on the Polar Express for the last few years but we’ve never been able to go. This year may be the last that he’s so enamored with trains and Santa Claus so we’d love to be able to ride the train while the magic is still alive.
My daughter is in love with trains and has always wanted to go on a real train! We just took her on the Ghost Train and she loved it – so I can’t imagine how excited she would be if we took her on a real proper train!
I would love to win tickets to this as i have 2 kids 2 and 4 who are just the age to love trains and a little magic!
I’d love a chance to take my family for their first ride!
I would love to go back to experience The Polar Express again. We took our 3 boys a couple of years ago. It was such a magical experience. They now have a baby sister, who will be just over 18 months this winter. It would be wonderful to see her reaction to it and allow the boys to relive the magic once again! The Polar Express is our favourite family Christmas movie.❄️☃️
I would love to win because my daughters are obsessed with trains and Christmas, so obviously The Polar Express is their favourite!
We’ve never done the polar express but have always wanted to! My kids love doing anything Christmas and anything to do with trains, I know it would be a hit!! Plus the kid in me wants to go so badly:)
Would love to take our grandchildren on such a fun and exciting adventure!!!❄️❄️❄️
I would love to go as i am a single parent of two and to be honest I cant afford to go otherwise . Hope you and the family are doing ok
My girls are roughly the same age as yours and they would love to so this after reading the book!!! What kid doesn’t love when stories come to life?
I love seeing the joy and excitement in my kids for this time of year. Watching Santa on reindeer cam, visiting santa, seeing what elf has been up to everyday, Christmas morning.
I would love to take our two kids, 9 and 6 yo there. We haven’t been before as it is not within the budget.
Such a family outing would be so much fun with our 3 little ones!
I would love to win to bring my family. My baby’s birthday is in December so it would be a nice treat for him.
My kids haven’t been but have watched the movie. And…the kid in me would love go as well, I love the polar express!!
This is such a magical experience!
I would love to win this because Ry is obsessed with trains and it’d be a great bonding experience 🙂
!We’ve never been on the Polar Express before, but it sounds like such a fun adventure and SO magical
So fun!!! Chayton is STILL talking about the Thomas Train adventure! I bet he would love the Polar Express train too!
We went last year & it was magical. All of the little details that made it special for families to experience together.
My grankids have never been on the Polar Express before. I’ve watched the Polar Express movie with them over and over again..we dance and have hot chocolate together just like the movie. They would be so thrilled..sounds magical!
I want to go to the Polar Express with my grandkids! I can’t wait and I know I would love it as well as my grandkids!
I would love to win this for my grandchildren, when my kids were little we lived in Squamish and I would take them to the Railway for either Halloween or Christmas or just to visit, so many memories at that WestCoast Heritage Park, would love to have those memories again with my grandchildren