The Polar Express: CD-ROM Multimedia Edition is a 1997 read-along from Houghton Mifflin interactive based on the 1985 book, The Polar Express. It is narrated by Garrison Keillor.
Trivia[]
- Fritz the Dog appears on the main menu as the icons representing the three options, "Play the Whole Story", "Play page-by-page", and "Volume".
- When the train is going through the forest, the left-most wolf walks off-screen.
- After Hero Boy is dropped off at his house, the train departs facing the same direction as when it is picking him up, going from left to right. This is different from the film where it is going from right to left.
- Unlike the film the train chugs around Corkscrew Mountain one time. Once after it reach the other side it disappeared.
Goofs[]
- The train is seen pulling seven passenger cars in most illustrations, but eight cars when it goes through the forest.
| Merchandise | |
| Toy trains | Bachmann • Brio • Lionel |
| Board games | The Polar Express Game • Matching Game • Train-Opoly |
| Books | The Polar Express • A Guide for Using The Polar Express in the Classroom • The Art of the Polar Express • The Gift of Christmas • All Aboard the Polar Express • The Journey Begins • The Magic Journey • Trip to the North Pole • Keepsake Memory Book • Shadowbook • The Movie Scrapbook |
| Albums | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack • For Your Consideration |
| Other | Cereal • Video Game • CD-ROM Multimedia Edition • The Polar Express: 2-CD Recording Sessions |