School of the Soldier has been combined with History in Motion! Two Great events for the price of one!
Parking for both events will be at Santa’s Wonderland! Best Part – It’s Free!
Coming November 4 & 5, 2023
Saturday 10 AM – 4 PM
Sunday 10 AM – 3 PM
Tickets (Cash price)
$25 Adults, $10 Kids (5-17), Under 5 free
(includes admission to History in Motion and School of the Soldier)
Credit cards accepted (with convenience fee)
Speed through the line by purchasing admission tickets online!
Early-Bird Promotion for First 500 Online Tickets
Buy an early bird ticket and be entered for a chance for a FREE Tank Ride, Fire a 75mm Howitzer or fire a Paintball Machine Gun!
History in Motion is a ‘Special Event day’
regular admission prices are not valid
Ride in a WWII Tank or WWII Half-Track: Information
Tanks, Tanks, Tanks! Hear the rumble of historic tanks, vehicles, and boom of artillery at the Museum of the American G.I.’s “History in Motion”. Feel the ground shake as the tanks, vehicles, and artillery take to the arena in a fantastic display of historic military might! At the Museum of the American G.I., you will see one of the finest collections of pristinely restored vehicles in the South!
This action-packed weekend has fun activities for the entire family! The tanks will be running all day with special demonstrations scheduled throughout the day. In between the demonstration, you can see historic military vehicles up close or take a ride in a WWII tank or Half-Track!
NEW THIS YEAR! You will not want to miss the BIG Vehicle Demonstration starting at 12:30 PM! Rumor has it that Santa will be making a special trip from the North Pole just to see this fantastic demonstration of historic vehicles.
Gates open at 9:00 AM on both days. Saturday hours will be 10 AM – 4 PM and Sunday hours will be 10 AM to 3 PM.
Parking is FREE at Santa’s Wonderland’s Blitzen Lot. From there, you simply enter the museum grounds through the admission tent. Upon entering the museum property, you will ride in a WWII 2 1/2 ton CCKW or modern HUMVEE to the reenactment fields where all the activities will occur.
Please note there will be NO parking on the museum grounds. There will be handicapped spaces in the Blitzen lot.
Come early and stay all day! You will not want to miss anything. Food vendors will be on-site to make sure no one goes hungry! On Saturday, you can eat your fill of Chick-fil-A. Then on Sunday, everyone’s favorite Big Dawg Barbecue will be on-site so you can get your BBQ fill. Of course, you will want to quench your thirst and cool off with Kona Ice!
Shoot a Machine Gun (paintball)
Visit the artillery range to fire a machine gun (paintball) for only $10 (cash price). (Tax deductible donation with proceeds to maintain the museum’s collection).
Shoot a Howitzer
Visit the artillery range for the opportunity to pull the lanyard on a historic 75 mm Howitzer! Participants will get to shoot off one blank, experiencing this amazing artillery piece’s force.
*$40/round (cash price). (Tax deductible donation with proceeds going to maintaining the museum’s collection)
Take a ride in a WWII tank**! Ride Information
Visit the transportation station for the opportunity to ride in a WWII tank for one loop around the arena!
*$160/person (cash price). (Tax deductible donation with proceeds going to maintaining the museum’s collection)
Pre-purchase for the first four ride times on Saturday and Sunday will be available from 8 AM Oct 19 through midnight Nov 9.
Take a ride in a WWII half-track**! Ride Information
Visit the transportation station for the opportunity to ride in a WWII half-track for one loop around the arena!
*$25/person (cash price). (Tax deductible donation with proceeds going to maintaining the museum’s collection)
Pre-purchase for the first four rides times on Saturday and Sunday will be available from 8 AM Oct 19 through midnight Nov 9.
**Health & Safety Regulations for ride participants: Safety is our number one priority for anyone who rides in our vehicles. Tank Ride participants must be at least 7 years or older, with a minimum height of 52 in, and able to climb on and off the vehicle and in and out of the hatches unassisted. Tank Ride participants must have no underlying health conditions that would preclude riding in “off-road” conditions. All Tank Ride participants (or their legal guardians) must sign a hold-harmless agreement. The Museum of the American G.I. and its crew reserve the right to refuse any participant (tank ride or half-track ride) who they deem unfit or unsafe to themselves, other participants, or the crew. The ticket price will be refunded if the ride is canceled for safety reasons.
*Flame Thrower Demonstration is strictly weather-dependent. It will be canceled under windy conditions.
The History in Motion program and vehicles listed to take part are subject to health and safety, operational, weather, and mechanical considerations. The Museum of the American G.I. reserves the right to amend or modify the program or withdraw vehicles at any time without notification when reasonably required in accordance with its own best-practice procedures or those of exhibit owners. As with all historic machines, the appearance of any vehicle or tank in the arena display is subject to its mechanical reliability on the day.