I rode the Polar Express this year with my neice, newphew and my 12 week old son and some adults. This year i put us on 1st class instead of standard like last year. Let me tell you, the 1st class was definitely worth it. Instead of feeling like i'm back in high school on a school bus, they have... more

We had an awesome time! It was pouring down rain but we didn't let that get our spirits down. The kids were excited and so were we! We had a group of 10 (7 adults and 3 kids)...a family Christmas get together. The ride was complete with songs from the movie, the story read aloud, hot chocolate, a marshmallow chocolate... more

December 18 2008 Just returned from a night on the Great Smokies Railroad, Polar Express train RIde. Went with my husband and our 2 girls ages 4 and 5yrs. We all had a FABULOUS time! We did the upgraded Club Car seating which provided the nicer seating and train cars, we were given complimentary Hot Cocoa Mugs and served pastries.... more

The reason I say neutral for this is as an adult is was not worth the price. With that being said, it was for the kids. They had a good time. 6 and a half girl and 2 and a half year old boy. We had recently watched the movie for the first time. We booked on a Sunday for... more

Was very excited about going on a train ride through the woods and just having a good time with nature and the train, I love trains and nature, my SO booked us on the club car and I was hoping to have a great time. Then came the problem, My SO and I are Thirtysomes, We were booked on a... more

This was one of the reasons we stayed in Bryson City and the train ride was mainly for my husbands enjoyment. I felt the price of the tickets was a little steep but since I knew that this was a one time thing I didn't mind, and even though our seats were in the cheapest car "the Pee Wee" ,... more

We went 10-10-08 for the Great Pumpkin Patch. I took my wife and 3 boys 13, 11 and 7. I paid $200 for a 30 minute train ride to a small field that had a small assortment of things for younger children. There was a petting zoo(goats and sheep), a hayride, apple bobing(made sanitary), trick or treat house, Peanuts characters,... more

I paid over 500.00 for my family to take the 4.5 hour excursion. Yes, I upgraded to the "Crown Coach" and pre-paid for box lunches. I have been on this excursion before, but had some new family members with me this time that had never been on it. The best part of the trip is the stop over at Nantahala... more

From the "reception" where they only had one type of white wine available (no red at all), then you waited 45 minutes to board the train, to the windows on one side of the train that were so old that it was impossible to see out them, to the poor dilapidated scenery, can't say much for the ride. The food,... more