SANTA ARRIVES DECEMBER 16 AT PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY
Special Tram Hours and Dining Throughout Holiday Season
PALM SPRINGS, CA (December 5, 2017) Santa visits the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway on Saturday, December 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free candy canes and photo opportunities for the kids bring another dose of Yuletide merriment to all who visit the Tramway’s Mountain Station.
The Tramway operates a special schedule from December 18, 2017 through January 1, 2018. The first tram up each day is at 8:00 a.m., the last tram up is at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down is at 9:45 p.m.
On December 25, 2017 and January 1, 2018, Ride ’n’ Dine tickets—which include Tram admission and dinner at Pines Café (a cafeteria-style restaurant)—is available for purchase beginning at 8:00 a.m. (rather than the usual 4:00 p.m.) Dinner service begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Combination tickets are $36 for adults and seniors, and $23.50 for children (ages 3-10).
Peaks Restaurant serves their regular lunch and dinner menus along with a special prix fixe holiday menu beginning at 11:00 a.m. on December 25, 2017 and January 1, 2018. Reservations are recommended and may be made by either calling 760-325-4537 or via Open Table on the Tram’s website (www.pstramway.com/dining).
Finally, the remaining performances of the Tram’s “Sounds of the Holidays” musical series are as follows:
- Friday, December 8 – Desert Ridge Academy Concert Choir
- Saturday, December 9 – Martin Luther King High School Chamber Singers & Show Choir
- Sunday, December 10 – Encore High School for the Arts Madrigals
- Friday, December 15 – The Lions’ Pride Chamber Singers (Cathedral City H.S.)
Choirs perform on the Pines Café Stage at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.