Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Thomas & Friends: Rescue On The Rails (Review and Giveaway) CLOSED

 Race To The Rescue With Thomas And His New Fire Engine Friend Flynn In The All-New
Thomas & Friends: Rescue On The Rails
Release Date: Dec 6, 2011
Come aboard for edge-of-your-seat-excitement as Thomas and his new fire engine friend, Flynn race to the rescue on the Island of Sodor in the all-new Thomas & Friends™: Rescue on the Rails coming to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand December 6, 2011 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Enjoy new adventures with Thomas and his engine friends in four heroic tales featuring stunning CG animation and never-before-seen content!

About The Movie:
Ready to Rescue! The Sodor Search and Rescue Team is racing to the rescue -- Bertie’s stuck on Shake Shake Bridge, Gordon’s derailed and Thomas’ firebox is on fire! In these exciting episodes, your favorite engines brave the rails to rescue their friends. Discover that being heroic is more than having speed and strength; it’s about teamwork and a big heart – which puts every Really Useful Engine on the right track.

Episodes include:
• “Fiery Flynn”
• “James to the Rescue”
• “Edward the Hero”
• “Stop That Bus!”

DVD BONUS FEATURES
• Who’s Pulling Into The Station? Game
• “Thomas, You’re The Leader” Karaoke Music Video 

Where to Buy
You can pre-order Rescue on the Rails on Amazon for $11.99!
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A big thank you to Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for providing me with Thomas & Friends: Rescue On The Rails to review, and for providing Thomas & Friends: Rescue On The Rails as a giveaway for one of our readers.  These are my honest opinions, your experience may vary.

Thomas and Friends: Adventure On The Tracks (Review)

 All Aboard For A Very Special Holiday Delivery At An Incredible Value!
Thomas & Friends: Adventure On The Tracks 6-DVD Set
Release Date: Dec 6, 2011
All aboard for a very special holiday delivery with Thomas & Friends™: Adventure on the Tracks 6-DVD Set available December 6, 2011 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Fans everywhere will enjoy 36 of their favorite episodes with Thomas and his engine friends as they find adventures, help friends and discover new things on the Island of Sodor. Filled with surprises around every bend, this very special 6-DVD collection is only $29.98 and is a perfect gift for any Thomas collector!

DVDS INCLUDE:
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories
Discover laughs and surprises around every bend! Thomas thinks he's seen a ghost, Percy puffs into a giant pile of hay, Oliver encounters some troublesome trucks and Donald and Douglas rescue a mischievous engine.
Bonus Features:
Character Gallery
Sing-Along Song: Thomas' Anthem
Bonus DVD Game: Who Am I?
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine & Other Adventures
Always expect the unexpected on the Island of Sodor! Thomas gets a surprising push from a jet engine, Percy lets his imagination run away with him, Harold makes a horse fly and Salty and Fergus prove they're useful on and off the tracks.
Bonus Features:
Sing Along Song: Boo! Boo! Choo Choo
Thomas Gallery
3 Bonus DVD Games: Counting Corner, What Came First? and Memory Madness

Thomas & Friends: Rusty To The Rescue
Thomas and his friends discover that fun and excitement never end! Join in the adventure as little Rusty sets off where only big, brave diesels dare to go and Duke gets rescued and reunited with Stuart and Falcon.
Bonus Features:
Sing-Along Song: Gone Fishing
Sodor Memories
Game and Activity Sheets 

Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves The Day
Learn the importance of listening to others when Thomas ignores Percy's wobbly track warning, Rusty sets off to save a reckless Duncan and Fergus proves himself to be really useful.
Bonus Features:
Read Along Story: Thomas and Percy and the Dragon
Sing Along Song: There Once Was An Engine Who Ran Away
Bonus DVD Game: Pick that Sound
2 DVD-Rom Games: Percy's Maze Adventure and Counting Fun

Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures
Everyone learns important lessons about good behavior when Thomas shows off a little too much, Diesel causes trouble between the other engines and Gordon finds out that sabotage can backfire.
Bonus Features:
Read Along Story: Thomas and the Naughty Diesel
Sing Along Song: Little Engines
DVD Bonus Game: James' Connects the Dots Fun

Thomas & Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels
Find out how just how much the Steamies and Diesels have in common when they put aside their differences and start working together to keep Sir Topham Hatt's railway running smoothly.
Bonus Features:
Fun and Games
Pick a Story

Where to Buy
You can pre-order Adventure on the Tracks on Amazon for $26.99!

A big thank you to Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for providing me with Thomas & Friends: Steam Team Collection 4-DVD Pack to review.  These are my honest opinions, your experience may vary.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team Collection 4-DVD Pack (Review)

 Thomas & Friends Recent New CGI Releases Available In A New 4-DVD Collection Set Perfect For Gift-Giving!
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team Collection 4-DVD Pack
Release Date: November 15, 2011
It's the perfect holiday gift for your little engineer at an incredible price! Enjoy a trainload of fun and adventure with Thomas and his friends in stunning CG animation when this new collection of DVDs pulls into stores just in time for the holidays. The all-new release Thomas & Friends™: Steam Team Collection 4-DVD Pack, arrives November 15, 2011 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for only $24.98. Sixteen fun-filled tales - including exclusive content never before seen on TV - take you once again to the Island of Sodor to ride along with Thomas and all his engine friends as they play in the rain, make special deliveries, work together and celebrate friendship and good fun.

DVDs Include:
Thomas & Friends: Splish Splash Splosh!
Even when it's wet outside you can still have plenty of fun, especially when you share your adventures with Thomas & Friends! Grab your galoshes and join your favorite engines as they prepare for rainy-day visits, sudsy spills, snowy situations and more in these stories from the Island of Sodor.
Thomas & Friends: Splish Splash Splosh! Bonus Features:
Lift and Load Crane Game
Counting with Thomas
Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor
Join Thomas as he roars down the tracks with his most special delivery yet, the Lion of Sodor. But can the other engines convince Thomas in time that his special is not a real lion? Hop on board and learn the importance of listening to others in these lionhearted tales.
Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor Bonus Features:
Determination Karaoke Song
Party Train Match Game
Timmy Time™ Bonus Episode: "Timmy's Plane"
Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky
Crank up the fun as the Island of Sodor prepares for the Spring Party. There are engines to mend and decorations to deliver, and Thomas is on the fast track to finish in time. But when there's too much heavy lifting to do, Thomas realizes it takes a team of friends to reach his true destination.
Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky Bonus Features:
The Sound Song Music Video 
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite
High-flying fun waits ahead with your favorite engine friends! Get ready to rescue buzzy bees, catch a runaway kite and unwrap the biggest present of all. Thomas is on track to reach new heights in these exciting railway adventures.
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite Bonus Features:
How Many Shapes Do You See?
Find What Doesn't Belong

Where to Buy
You can order Steam Team Collection on Amazon for only $19.99!

A big thank you to Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for providing me with Thomas & Friends: Steam Team Collection 4-DVD Pack to review. These are my honest opinions, your experience may vary.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Angelina Ballerina, Barney and Thomas Coloring Page!


A big thank you to Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for providing me and our readers with this Angelina Ballerina, Barney and Thomas Coloring Page!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Gift Guide: Angelina Ballerina, Barney and Thomas Holiday Favorites 3-DVD Boxed Sets (Review)

 Celebrate The Season With Holiday Favorites 3-DVD Gift Set Collections From Friends Barney, Angelina Ballerina, and Thomas & Friends
Release Date: October 18, 2011
From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

BARNEY™: HOLIDAY FAVORITES 3-DVD GIFT SET DESCRIPTION:
Have a holly jolly holiday this year with everyone’s favorite purple T-rex as he and his friends
ring in the joy of the season in Barney™: Holiday Favorites 3-DVD Gift Set, unwrapping
in stores October 18, 2011 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Spend the night before
Christmas at Santa’s Workshop, search for the perfect gold star to top the Christmas tree and
welcome fellow preschool favorites Bob the Builder™, Kipper™, Thomas & Friends™ and
Pingu™ for additional frosty, festive fun.
DVDs Include:
Barney’s Night Before Christmas Movie
Barney: Christmas Star
HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends

ANGELINA BALLERINA™: HOLIDAY FAVORITES 3-DVD GIFT SET DESCRIPTION:
Give the gift of dance and good cheer this holiday season with Angelina Ballerina™: Holiday
3-DVD Gift Set, a collection of delightful DVDs waltzing into stores October 18, 2011 from
Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Celebrate the season with Angelina and all her friends as
they prepare for the holiday showcase and learn all forms of dance at Camembert Academy.
With games and karaoke, it’s the perfect present for little ballerinas everywhere!
DVDs Include:
Angelina Ballerina: Nutcracker Sweet
Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance
Angelina Ballerina: Ballet Dreams


THOMAS & FRIENDS™: HOLIDAY FAVORITES 3-DVD GIFT SET DESCRIPTION
A very, merry holiday is right on track when you present your little engineer with the Thomas
& Friends™: Holiday Favorites 3-DVD Gift Set, a new collection of adventurous, holiday-
themed DVDs featuring Thomas and his engine friends, chugging into stores on DVD October
18, 2011 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Whether reveling at the Misty Island
Christmas Party, sharing holiday cheer with the Sodor townsfolk or ringing in the holidays with
smiles, laughter and song, Thomas & Friends continues to teach timeless life lessons such as
discovery, friendship and cooperation, inviting children to enter a world of imagination through
the tracks of a train and the words of a story.
DVDs Include:
Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express

Our Thoughts:
I must admit Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and what better way to bring the spirit of Christmas into our home than these three fabulous box sets! My two girls just can't get enough of Angelina, Thomas & Friends, and of course we can't forget Barney, so I love that each box set comes with three DVDs, so my sanity stays intact as we watch these over and over!! My oldest daughter has learned a lot about the holidays and the gift of giving by watching these wonderful movies. I would definitely recommend these box sets for your kids this year!
Where to Buy
You can order Barney Holiday Favorites, Angelina Ballerina Holiday Gift Set, and Thomas & Friends Holiday Favorites
on Amazon for only $15.99 each!
Makes a great 3-in-1 gift!

A big thank you to Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment for providing me with these three Holiday Favorite DVDs to review.  These are my honest opinions, your experience may vary.