The Freedom Train

Ride video and photos
Description: 

All Aboard!

Since 1946, this 1/4th scale of a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive has chugged along on its ¼ mile route through Mother Goose Land. For generations, riders have heard about Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Little Miss Muffett, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Humpty Dumpty, Little Red Riding Hood, Tom, Tom the Piper's Son, Little Bo Peep, Little Jack Horner, The Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe, Little Boy Blue, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Jack and Jill.

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Ride Facts

Quick Facts: 
  • Type: Train ride
  • Train engine: Gasoline-powered hydraulic motor
  • Vehicles: One engine, one enclosed car, one open car
  • History: First ride at Santa Claus; only remaining ride from Santa Claus Land’s first season in 1946
  • Speed: 4 mph
  • Length: ¼ mile
  • Names: Originally called the Mother Goose Land Train

Tips for your visit

Tips: 
  • Be sure to look out both sides of your car to see all the Mother Goose characters during your ride.
  • This is one of the few rides in the park on which cameras are allowed, so have yours ready!