by John Galluzzo
"Edaville," as it's always been known, was around when I was a kid, and I have a vague recollection of my mother saying that sometime we might, possibly, could go there. I don't know if we ever did. I feel like if we did, I might remember it.
But here we are, a generation later, and the whole allure of trains has changed for kids. Four year-olds today are brought up on Thomas and His Friends, the stories created by a British reverend decades ago, now made into CGI cartoons for kids around the world. A couple of times a year, Edaville hides its own trains and hops aboard the Thomas one. And I mean that literally.
First, there is the meet and greet with Sir Topham Hatt, the man who keeps the engines running on time on Thomas' Island of Sodor. And then there's the indoor play area, Ellis' Playhouse. Run some remote control trains, or play with the wooden versions on the train track tables. And believe me when I say it, the opportunities to purchase mementos from the day are never that far away. Thomas is a well-branded and marketed little steam engine.
Using GPS, enter 5 Pine Street, Carver, Massachusetts
"Day Out with Thomas" scheduled for August 31-September 2, and September 6-8, 2013
For more information:
Edaville USA
508-866-8190
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www.edaville.com
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