In a word...

WOW!

That looks like a ton of fun!

Thanks for sharing that.

I miss my children when they were young.
It was a magical time watching them grow.
I miss my sons more, now that they are in their 40's.
I have no grandchildren,
But I have great memories.
Maybe next year will be better for everyone.
D.
Thanks for sharing that Christmas joy.

@Hartman posted:

I miss my children when they were young.
It was a magical time watching them grow.
I miss my sons more, now that they are in their 40's.
I have no grandchildren,
But I have great memories.
Maybe next year will be better for everyone.
D.
Thanks for sharing that Christmas joy.

I have 3 sons now in their 30's and like you, I remember the magic.
It's why I still set up the Christmas trains and invite people over to play with them. It puts a smile on my face too.

As just one example, a couple of years ago a friends 3 year old was absolutely fascinated by the Santa Claus hand car. He loved making it go back and forth by putting his hand in front of it. He could have cared less about the rest of the trains that his older sister was playing with. He'd giggle every time he made the handcar change directions.

His older sister (6 at the time) was enthralled by the milk car and log dump car that was carrying candy canes. I have switches set up that allow me to lay extra track that runs from the under tree layout into the living room floor and back when guests want more track to run on. She though acting like a bridge and watching the trains run under her through the living room was a really cool thing too.

The Christmas layout has given me stories about people playing with trains from ages 3 to 73. All age ranges are or become kids when they start playing with them.

That looks awesome

I just watched this again.  What is really cool about it is the way all of the folks within the production all seem to be really into making it an experience.  Thanks again for sharing.

I'm no fan of the PE, but I do appreciate the effort to which the D&S people have gone and the sincerity they have put into it.  The ambiance is dead on.

I am also grateful to note that no one has yet complained about the "inaccurate paint scheme"

That was so cool...Thanks for posting that. It just made my day!

I did enjoy that. We don’t have PE over here, for whatever reason the film just didn’t “ring the bell”

Thanks for sharing...that lifted my spirits.

Loved Martys' warning about "Vertical Video Syndrome"....hilarious!!!