Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights
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When the Pteranodon family travels back to the North Pole, Don declares that it's his "winter wish" to see snow fall again. When a big blizzard comes, and even the Dinosaur Train gets snowed in, Don worries that his wish brought the blizzard. He's especially worried for his new friend, Soren Sauronitholestes, who is sitting on a nest of her eggs, out in the blizzard. But everything turns out all right: Dad explains that wishing for something doesn't make it happen, and the well-adapted, warm-blooded, feather-covered Soren successfully hatches her babies. While visiting the North Pole, the Conductor suggests that the family stop off at Aurora Borealis Station on an enormous frozen lake to see the Aurora Borealis, where the Northern Troodons celebrate a "Festival of Lights." While the kids wait for night to fall and view the Aurora Borealis, they work up an ice-skating show to entertain Mom and Dad. Everyone joins in to sing "Solstice Time is Here" and skate under the lights!

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 212

About Dinosaur Train:

"Dinosaur Train" is an animated series for 3-to-6 year olds.

The series features a curious young T-rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.


Future Broadcast times for "Dinosaur Train": (show all)

Sat, Mar 21 6:30 A.M. The Tiny-Saur Train/How Many Horns     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 22 6:30 A.M. The Beelzebufo Cometh/Dennis Comes to Visit     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 28 6:30 A.M. Armored Like An Ankylosaurus/Campout!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 29 6:30 A.M. Mom Was A Kid Once     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 4 6:30 A.M. Don's Hole-Iday/We're Not All Dinosaurs     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 5 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonosaurus/All Kinds of Families     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 11 6:30 A.M. King and Crystal Play Red Rock/Nick of Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 12 6:30 A.M. Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 18 6:30 A.M. Father's Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 25 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 26 6:30 A.M. Love Day/A New Leaf     NH Kids (11.5)


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