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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AT THE PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate a special schedule during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend from Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28. The first tram up each day will be at 8:00 a.m., the last tram up will be at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down will be at 9:30 p.m.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, Ride ’n’ Dine tickets—which include Tram admission and dinner at Pines Café (a cafeteria-style restaurant)—will be available for purchase beginning at 8:00 a.m. Dinner service begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. Combination tickets are $38 for adults and seniors, and $24.50 children (ages 3-10). The holiday menu includes a mixed greens salad; a choice of oven-roasted turkey, Beef Burgundy or vegetarian lasagna; a selection of side dishes; and old-fashioned carrot cake or pumpkin pie. Dinner roll along with a small fountain beverage, coffee or tea are included.
Peaks Restaurant will serve the regular lunch menu from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling 760-325-4537 or by visiting https://www.pstramway.com/dining/ .
This Thanksgiving, take a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, stroll the majestic forests of Mt. San Jacinto State Park, and then dine while enjoying the most spectacular views in the entire Coachella Valley.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AT THE PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY
PALM SPRINGS, CA (November 19, 2021) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate a special schedule during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend from Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28. The first tram up each day will be at 8:00 a.m., the last tram up will be at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down will be at 9:30 p.m.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, Ride ’n’ Dine tickets—which include Tram admission and dinner at Pines Café (a cafeteria-style restaurant)—will be available for purchase beginning at 8:00 a.m. Dinner service begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. Combination tickets are $38 for adults and seniors, and $24.50 children (ages 3-10). The holiday menu includes a mixed greens salad; a choice of oven-roasted turkey, Beef Burgundy or vegetarian lasagna; a selection of side dishes; and old-fashioned carrot cake or pumpkin pie. Dinner roll along with a small fountain beverage, coffee or tea are included.
Peaks Restaurant will serve the regular lunch menu from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling 760-325-4537 or by visiting https://www.pstramway.com/dining/ .
This Thanksgiving, take a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, stroll the majestic forests of Mt. San Jacinto State Park, and then dine while enjoying the most spectacular views in the entire Coachella Valley.
PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY REOPENS OCTOBER 11
Shutdown Concludes with Refurbishment and Comprehensive Testing
PALM SPRINGS, CA (October 8, 2021) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopen on Monday, October 11, 2021 after its annual maintenance closure. The first tram up will be at 10:00 a.m., the last tram up at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down at 9:30 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes.
Completed projects this year include repositioning of track ropes; changing pendant ropes, and the liners and bushings of pendant rope sheaves; and comprehensive mechanical and electrical testing of Tramway systems.
“Guest safety is always our number one concern at the Tramway,” says General Manager Nancy Nichols, “and our annual maintenance shutdown is critical in ensuring that.”
