I am a Christmas girl through and through. I take pride in the fact that I am comfortable buying Christmas presents any time I see a deal, and even more so I am pleased to say I refrain from sharing my Christmas spirit with others till after Thanksgiving (none of this November business for me!). So when my friend brought up the great idea of buying tickets for a Christmas themed train ride in Connecticut I was excited. Then…my dreams were crushed. I was informed that as of 8/7/13 I was too late….It was BOOKED!
WTF? How is this possible? I even looked into other ones and no go. The Polar Express themed one in New Jersey said “SOLD OUT FOR 2013”. They said tickets will go on sale 8/1 2014!! Did it really sell out so quick?
I hate that I didn’t get the mommy memo that really fun Christmas activities need to be booked in August. Lesson learned I guess. It has taken me almost 3 years to finally realize I need to get kid holiday items early. Every year I tried to buy my son a Halloween shirt in October only to find they were already sold out. Not this year. This year I already bought his…BOOM! So I’m a slow learner?
I had reservations about whether or not my son would be interested in the train ride, but now that I CAN’T go on the train I want it even more. I wish I didn’t even know about it. Now I want something I can’t have. Bummer! How did I miss out on Christmas fun already?
Hi Jen,
I have some good news for you! While some of the more popular times have in fact sold out for the North Pole Express, there are still over 14,000 seats available throughout the holiday season – and plenty of Christmas cheer to spread around!
You can view current ticket openings by clicking on the “buy tickets” link on the following site: http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/northpole.html
Also, for anyone out there with younger children, or those who might prefer to ride a holiday train during the daytime, we also run a “Santa Special” train on the weekends during the holiday season. Those tickets don’t go on sale until September 9 (I know, still seems early, but fall always flies by!)
No worries, Jen. You’re not too late yet ?
Thank you for the comment! Yes it sounds like there are still alot open but not during weekends when we’d need to travel from Long Island ? The Santa Special sounds fun but we were really looking forward to seeing the christmas lights!
Totally understandable Jen. Many of the popular dates sell out very quickly. Sorry you didn’t have luck getting the tickets for your preferred date this year. Hope you still have a good holiday season – just a few months away ?