{"id":36242,"date":"2019-11-14T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=36242"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:16:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:16:30","slug":"chicago-union-station-polar-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rail Events Productions is bringing THE POLAR EXPRESS\u2122 back to Chicago Union Station this holiday season. Take a ride on this magical Amtrak-powered train any day between November 23 – December 29.<\/p>\n

\"The
Photo Credit: The Polar Express Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You are encouraged to wear pajamas to the Polar Express train ride in Chicago as they do in The Polar Express<\/em> film. You’ll find your seat among other giddy passengers on one of Chicago’s participating trains. Your car host will punch the golden ticket in your hand before complimentary hot chocolate and a cookie are served by dancing chefs. Once the Polar Express Chicago train starts moving, you’ll be treated to an enchanting one-hour ride through Chicago’s railways, tunnels, and along the riverfront while the music of The Polar Express<\/em> film inspires the ensuing entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n
\"winter
Photo Credit: Nick Ulivieri Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View Our Guide to Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier<\/h4>\n

Are you trying to learn more about Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier? View attractions and ticket information for Winter WonderFest!<\/p>\n

View Our Guide to Navy Pier’s Winter WonderFest<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

During the Polar express Chicago trip<\/a>, Santa and his elves will make an appearance and hand out “the first gift of Christmas” to each of the guests on board: a keepsake sleigh bell to hang on your tree at home. You and the kids can participate in sing-along caroling and enjoy live entertainment by professional dancers, all to make beautiful holiday memories you won’t soon forget.<\/p>\n

\"The
Photo Credit: The Polar Express Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tickets<\/a> for the Polar Express train ride in Chicago\u00a0are going fast, so make sure to purchase yours as soon as possible to secure a seat on THE POLAR EXPRESS\u2122! Value admission is available on select days for $48 for adults and $38 for children. The standard pricing for the Union Station Polar Express event is $60 for adults and $50 for children. And, of course, there is always peak pricing for $70 for adults and $62 for children. Kids under two years old may ride for free if they sit on parents’ lap.<\/p>\n

The Polar Express Chicago event will provide a sensory-friendly departure<\/a> on December 14 at 12:10 pm for those with cognitive, physical, or behavioral challenges.<\/p>\n

One ticket for the Polar Express train ride in Chicago includes admission to this magical experience, amazing live entertainment, complimentary hot chocolate and cookies, and the sleigh bell. Check out the full schedule<\/a> of events to find a time that suits your day-to-day.<\/p>\n

You can find Chicago Union Station at\u00a0500 W Jackson Blvd.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: The Polar Express Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rail Events Productions is bringing THE POLAR EXPRESS\u2122 back to Chicago Union Station this holiday season. Take a ride on this magical Amtrak-powered train any day between November…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2279,"featured_media":36246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28444,1594,755,26324],"tags":[3253,159,8013,8009,3311,3449,1296,8010,8011,1786,8012,7689,8008],"class_list":["post-36242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-best-of-chicago","category-category-family","category-category-things-to-do","category-category-winter-hub","tag-amtrak","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-train","tag-chicago-union-station","tag-christmas-events","tag-christmas-gift","tag-holiday-events","tag-holiday-train","tag-pajamas","tag-polar-express","tag-rail-events-production","tag-santa-claus","tag-the-polar-express"],"yoast_head":"\nChicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UrbanMatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1170\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"786\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/691b7b63a0a986717e29c945c127c4ee\"},\"headline\":\"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\"},\"wordCount\":445,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Amtrak\",\"chicago\",\"chicago train\",\"chicago union station\",\"Christmas Events\",\"Christmas gift\",\"Holiday Events\",\"holiday train\",\"pajamas\",\"polar express\",\"rail events production\",\"santa claus\",\"the polar express\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Best of Chicago\",\"Family\",\"Things To Do\",\"Winter Hub\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\",\"name\":\"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express | UrbanMatter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg\",\"width\":1170,\"height\":786,\"caption\":\"Photo Credit: The Polar Express\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Things To Do\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/category-things-to-do\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\",\"name\":\"UrbanMatter\",\"description\":\"For What Really Matters\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UrbanMatter Chicago\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png\",\"width\":371,\"height\":99,\"caption\":\"UrbanMatter Chicago\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMatterChicago\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/691b7b63a0a986717e29c945c127c4ee\",\"name\":\"David\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9409ae62de2b111dfb71d96c9d1765d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9409ae62de2b111dfb71d96c9d1765d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"David\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/author\/fjugin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express | UrbanMatter","description":"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express","og_description":"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.","og_url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/","og_site_name":"UrbanMatter","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/","article_published_time":"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1170,"height":786,"url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"David","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express","twitter_creator":"@UMatterChicago","twitter_site":"@UMatterChicago","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/"},"author":{"name":"David","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/691b7b63a0a986717e29c945c127c4ee"},"headline":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express","datePublished":"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00","dateModified":"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/"},"wordCount":445,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg","keywords":["Amtrak","chicago","chicago train","chicago union station","Christmas Events","Christmas gift","Holiday Events","holiday train","pajamas","polar express","rail events production","santa claus","the polar express"],"articleSection":["Best of Chicago","Family","Things To Do","Winter Hub"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/","name":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express | UrbanMatter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg","datePublished":"2019-11-14T19:53:30+00:00","dateModified":"2019-11-22T16:16:30+00:00","description":"Enjoy a hot chocolate and a cookie that is served by dancing chefs on the Polar Express train ride in Chicago from November 23 - December 29.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/43750761_2252178614872888_1313719685690163200_o.jpg","width":1170,"height":786,"caption":"Photo Credit: The Polar Express"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-union-station-polar-express\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Things To Do","item":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/category-things-to-do\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chicago Union Station Brings Back The Polar Express"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/","name":"UrbanMatter","description":"For What Really Matters","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization","name":"UrbanMatter Chicago","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png","width":371,"height":99,"caption":"UrbanMatter Chicago"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UMatterChicago"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/691b7b63a0a986717e29c945c127c4ee","name":"David","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9409ae62de2b111dfb71d96c9d1765d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9409ae62de2b111dfb71d96c9d1765d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David"},"url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/author\/fjugin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}