Irvine Park Railroad Christmas Train Giveaway

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Oh, aren’t giveaways just so much fun?!  The “Giveaway a Day” week continues with a giveaway of free tickets to this fun event! Read below and enter!

Tis 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 Santa’s Village.

Christmas Train tickets may be purchased to board the train between 5:00 – 6:00, 6:00 – 7:00 or 7:00 – 8:00 PM — then just get in line when it is your time to board the train.   This year tickets may be purchased online.  Click HERE to get yours!

While waiting to board the train, there are many activities for children to enjoy in Santa’s Village located next to the train station:  Story Time with Mrs. Claus, Christmas Cookie Decorating, Carnival Games, Santa Claus Moon Bounce, Christmas Coloring Corner and Picture Stands *.

At the North Pole, visitors may purchase coffee, hot chocolate, freshly-popped popcorn and cookies from the Elf House Snack Bar.  A full kitchen menu is also available at the Train Station. Visitors may take their own pictures with Santa or you may purchase a picture 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 station house.

When visiting the Christmas Train, remember to dress warmly, bring a camera and arrive early to avoid crowds.  This is a very popular event, so it is a good idea to consider buying tickets early (online)  as some dates and times will definitely sell out.

The cost to ride the Christmas Train is $8.00 per person. Children younger than 24 months ride free.The parking for Irvine Regional Park is $3.00 per vehicle on weekdays and $5.00 per vehicle on weekends. Parking for the Christmas Train is free after 5:00 PM.

For pricing, park directions and more details on this fun event, visit www.irvineparkrailroad.com.

Here are the upcoming dates and times for the Christmas Train:

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

Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway!

One lucky person will win 6 free train tickets ($8/ea) and 12 activity tickets ($4/ea) for a prize valued at $98, but equating to a priceless evening of family fun!  To enter, simply leave a comment below.  You can enter as many times as you would like, just have your entries in before 12pm PST on Tuesday, 12/8/09.  I will post the winner next Wednesday!  Good luck!

Click HERE to download a Wish List for your child to fill out to bring to Santa! Click HERE for a special Christmas coloring page!

{*Prices for activities vary}

59 comments

  1. I would love to do this with my family this year!!!! Sounds like such a fun way to meet Santa!!!!

  3. This would be so much fun for my 2 year old! He’s really into trains and just learning about Santa.

  4. Such a magical time for the lil ones, and sharing the train ride and all the lights, and seeing Santa too? Wow! What a great memory!! We would LOVE to take a ride with Kaden, Daddy, Mommy, Oma, Opa, Auntie Cindy and Uncle Bryan, and Auntie Corrie!!

  7. My little girl keeps saying that she has to be extra good so that Santa will bring her toys. So meeting Santa there would be a nice treat for her and her little brother. Although, I have a feeling that they will be frighten by him.

  9. This would be so much fun, especially with 6 tickets – perfect seeing my parents come into town from South Africa in two weeks, would love to take them with their grandkids!!

  12. I so would love to do this. We were trying to figure out a way to make our Daughters first birthday really special and this would be perfect. She was born December 20th. So she already had her first Christmas. I think this would be awesome.

  18. We would love this my son and husband are huge train fans plus it\’s a fun thing to do as a family.

  20. I would so love these – we are planning to go on the 13th! Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)

  26. The Irvine Park Railroad at Christmas was a very memorable time for our family last year and we plan to visit again this year! The train ride alone is a fun adventure for those who love the thrill of trains!

  29. I just took pictures for my Christmas card at the park and our photographer told us about this fun event! It would be a great way to celebrate our sons first Christmas!

  34. Can’t wait to see Santa and the lights and ride the train!!! Merry Christmas!!

  50. Thanks for all the giveaways! I’ve learned a lot about some very cool products.
    Hoping to win!

  56. Just found your website at the Discovery Science Center. We loved your gingerbread house!! My 3 boys would love to take a ride on the Christmas Train!

  57. This is such an exciting giveaway for me and my family…We are really looking forward to going here this year!!!

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