The Polar Express Train Ride | Texas State Railroad Polar Express | Palestine Texas

Come along on the Polar Express train ride in Palestine, Texas. It's one of the coolest rides in East Texas: Texas State Railroad Polar Express! Kids and adults should love the experience as they travel to the North Pole to see Santa Claus and his helper elves. Along the way, have a fun time enjoying singing, dancing, cookies, and hot chocolate while riding in your pajamas. It's a great experience!
This is the long version of the the Palestine experience.
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All video footage was filmed on a Panasonic G85 with the 12 - 60 mm kit lens and a Sigma 16mm 1.4 lens.
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  • @ColoradoMartini
    @ColoradoMartini Жыл бұрын

    My kids would have loved this when they were young. I use to take them to the Thomas events all the time.

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    Жыл бұрын

    Fun! 😀

  • @TourSidekicks
    @TourSidekicks Жыл бұрын

    Wow Amazing video. Thanks for sharing. I love the music. sounds great.

  • @jereomyclark1526
    @jereomyclark15263 жыл бұрын

    Great job with the footage! Great music background as well!

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate it, Jeromy! 👍😀

  • @happyface4711
    @happyface47113 жыл бұрын

    I don't believe this was in Texas! Look how small those cookies are. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol. They were good. 😀

  • @eazy1174
    @eazy11744 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait to do it this year

  • @kyrasnell1018

    @kyrasnell1018

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are to this saterday

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kyrasnell1018 Was it fun?

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did you do it?

  • @kyrasnell1018

    @kyrasnell1018

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RoadtrippinwithTakacs hell yea im 20 years old and would do it again

  • @GenerationsFound
    @GenerationsFound Жыл бұрын

    I use to take my kids on these rides all the time. BTW this is Colorado Martini. I am writing to you from one of my newest ventures. Trying to organize my content.

  • @Year_2027
    @Year_20272 жыл бұрын

    Hi, could you please share if it was a 3:30 ride or a later one? Are there light shows on the way or only at the departure and (as I could understand so far) upon arrival to Santa’s village? Asking because it seems al the tickets are sold out on the days we can go , and the only available are - the earliest ones. Trying to figure out if it’s worth it or if we won’t be able to see much if it’s too much daylight.

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Boo Cat. We timed the ride with dusk so that we could get the best lighting for photography, so it was later than 3:30 for sure. When we got to the North Pole, the elf show only lasted a few minutes before the train departed with Santa on-board. When we returned to the depot, the lights could be seen much better than when we departed. I guess you could always stick around until after dusk if you want to enjoy the lights. I hope that helps.

  • @Year_2027

    @Year_2027

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RoadtrippinwithTakacs , thank you !:) we decided to give it a shot for 3:30 as everything else is so old out anyway . I guess will have to stick around until dusk to see the lights :).

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Year_2027 Have fun! 👍

  • @freetobememe4358
    @freetobememe43584 жыл бұрын

    Pajamas on. How funny.

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally!

  • @andreaf5497
    @andreaf5497 Жыл бұрын

    Do they give the bells to all the kids? We are taking our kiddos this year. I was going to buy bells separately but if they give them out that would be great. Also did the mugs come with the cost of your tickets or did you have to purchase them separately?

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Andrea. The mugs came with the type of seats we purchased. Bells were given to everyone. It should say in the description of the tickets on their webpage what is included in the packages. I'd double check to see if anything is different.

  • @andreaf5497

    @andreaf5497

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoadtrippinwithTakacsThank you for responding and so quickly. I appreciate it. We bought tickets in the presidential car. We figured if we were going to spend that much money we might as well go for it. Lol

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andreaf5497 Lol. That sounds like a smart idea. Have fun! 😁

  • @Peeziejizzle
    @Peeziejizzle2 жыл бұрын

    How long is this ride?

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Paul! It's 1 hour long. It takes 30 minutes to get to the North Pole. Magic! 😁

  • @JaxonsmomCourtney
    @JaxonsmomCourtney2 жыл бұрын

    What time did you go

  • @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    @RoadtrippinwithTakacs

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Courtney. We went right at sunset. We wanted some good lighting for photos and then a nighttime look when we arrived at the North Pole.

  • @Nyequiloooo
    @Nyequiloooo7 ай бұрын

    The dancing is probably the WORST part lmao. Everyone looks uncomfortable, nothing about it reminds you of Christmas.