Tickets for Pullen Park's Holiday Express sell out in 30 minutes
Pullen Park's popular Christmas event sold out in 30 minutes early Tuesday morning as parents rushed to scoop up online tickets.
Posted — UpdatedThe Holiday Express will take over Pullen Park from Dec. 4 to Dec. 8 and Dec. 11 to Dec. 15 and feature holiday lights and displays, train rides, carousel rides, visits with Santa and more. The event has been growing in popularity for more than a decade, especially since the park reopened in 2011 after a massive renovation.
On Tuesday morning, according to the city, all 16,400 tickets were sold out by 6 a.m., 30 minutes after they went on sale through a special EventBrite online ticket purchasing site. Those who missed out can check the site again in the future – when someone requests a refund, the tickets are released and available again, according to the city. The tickets are $12.25 each.
Raleigh officials switched to Eventbrite a few years ago after the popularity of the event slowed the city's own registration system. But ticket buyers (and those who tried, but failed to get tickets) still expressed plenty of frustration about the process. On Go Ask Mom's Facebook page, some shared about their own experience.
"Ugh this is so stressful!" wrote one. "Got some but am sooo tired."
Wrote another: "I was ready, it didn’t matter. The tickets disappeared."
"Ready to go at 5:30 and even went right to the later train times. Showed 60 plus tickets available and gone before I could get them in my cart. Wonder how many people bought ornaments thinking they have tickets?," wrote another.
While the Holiday Express is a popular event, it's certainly not the only Christmas event in the Triangle. If you didn't get tickets for the Holiday Express, you have a lot of other options. And, luckily, tickets aren't sold out - or even on sale for some - yet.
Santa Train at the Museum of Life and Science
Tickets for this long-running event, now in its 42nd year, will go on sale this fall. It features a ride aboard the museum's Ellerbe Creek Railway, a visit with Santa, crafts and other activities.
Santa's Reindeer Roundup Express at New Hope Valley Railway
Festival of Lights at Hill Ridge Farm
Evening with Elves and Gingerbread Jamboree at Marbles
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical at the Duke Energy Center
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