About Amish Experience/ Amish Tours/ Magic Lantern Shows

This special price includes tickets to the spectacular National Christmas Center AND a performances of the "Christmas Journey" Magic Lantern Show. The National Christmas Center is one of America's most extensive permanent displays of Christmas lore, exhibits, walk thru displays, dioramas, and more. "A Christmas Journey" is a delightful Victorian show, premiering this year, that celebrates the season in the style of Magic Lantern Shows before there were movies, with a live showman, music, beautiful visuals, and 19th century "special effects."
THE DETAILS: 1. National Christmas Center, 3427 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30), Paradise, PA 17562.  NationalChristmasCenter.com Experience Christmas as you never have before, at this one-of-a-kind Museum, one of Lancaster County’s hidden treasures! Be entertained, educated, and mesmerized as you travel around the globe and through the centuries in this 20,000 sq.ft. building consisting of...--- 15 indoor life-sized exhibits, and numerous smaller exhibits showcasing both the secular and sacred aspects of Christmas.--- A life-sized tableau portraying a 1950’s Christmas Morning, as well as a unique 1950's Woolworth's re-creation.--- Santa's Workshop and the cobblestone streets of TudorTowne’s animated storybook village.--- Life-sized vignettes of Christmas scenes, including the true story of “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” and a 1950’s Coca Cola advertisement come to life. --- Toyland train mountain under a giant Christmas tree, and a Moravian Putz showing you the journey of Mary & Joseph.--- An environmental journey from "Nazareth" to "Bethlehem" and the First Christmas.--- A wonderful and unique Gift Shop on-site and on-line. The Center is handicap-accessible with plenty of seating throughout. We recommend planning at least one hour to enjoy the exhibits. Your ticket for the National Christmas Center can be used any day and time of regular operation hours.
2. "A Christmas Journey" Magic Lantern Show Plain & Fancy Theater, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, (Route 340), Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505.  MagicLanternTheater.com Come along on this journey with a Victorian family as this 1890's visual extravaganza fills you with the many joys and emotions of Christmas past...--- Listen for the sounds of Santa and his reindeer during "Twas the Night Before Christmas." --- Sing along as we carol to delightful hand-colored images projected on the big screen by the rare "triunial" lantern. --- Thrill to the story of an out-of-control snowball. --- Laugh out loud at the Victorian "special effects" that bring the toys of Christmas alive... teddy bears, dancing dolls, and even a twirling monkey! --- Be moved by the heart-felt poem of a little boy lost in a snowstorm. --- Find inspiration in the story of Christ's birth. --- Revel in the telling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," as the live Showman brings to life Scrooge's emotional transformation in a tour de force presentation unlike any you have ever seen. Relive this most famous of Christmas tales the way it was experienced in Charles Dickens' day. --- NEW in 2017: The Charles Dickens story of "Gabriel Grub and the Goblins," using beautiful antique slides recently obtained from England. This rarely performed story pre-dates "A Christmas Carol!"Shows begin at 2:00pm and 7:00pm on just 15 select dates from Nov.25 through Dec.31. There is open seating for the performance (no assigned seats).
IMPORTANT NOTE: The two admissions do not need to be used on the same day, but you will need to come to the Plain & Fancy Theater box office to pick up both sets of tickets, if purchased online. COMBO package may also be purchased at either location in person. Exclusive online package price: Adults: $19.95 ($9.50 in savings). Children (4-12): $16.95. For group information (20 or more) call 800-555-2303, ext. 214. Make these two fun-filled activities a new family Christmas tradition, with the amazing National Christmas Center and a show at the only permanent Magic Lantern Theater in the world! The two locations are a short 15-minute drive from each other. (Click at bottom of page for dates and times.)
If you wish, you can enjoy an a la carte or traditional family-style Amish feast before the Magic Lantern Show at the adjacent Plain & Fancy Farm Dining Room. You will have the option to purchase meal vouchers when you book your tour online. We suggest arriving to dine by 5:00pm so as to pick up your meal vouchers at the theater since the theater is NOT open after the evening performance. Check the restaurant for days and hours of operation in December, or make a reservation (717-768-4400).