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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Eykel, Eric M. Vanden (November 21, 2015). "Spear Wounds and Sleigh Bells: Believing and Seeing in the Gospel of John and The Polar Express". Society of Biblical Literature 2015 Annual Meeting. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
Desowitz, Bill (November 10, 2004). "All Aboard the CG 'Polar Express'". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

Improvements to the article[edit]

Hello! I"m wanting to possibly promote the article to GA status, however I would like to know what specific improvements people think should be made to it first so that it isn't a waste of GA reviewer's time if the article is no where close to GA. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 21:10, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Christianity metaphor[edit]

The marketing section is missing that the movie was explicitly marketed to evangelical pastors by WB as a preaching tool:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/12/is-the-polar-express-an-evangelical-film.html Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 20:04, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to add it then. Being "retired" doesn't stop you from making WP:BOLD edits. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:14, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Songs[edit]

Within the Plot section, can someone add the songs when they occur and who sings them. 2607:FB91:99A:870D:8CEA:6B21:7C66:BCD (talk) 15:21, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hobo[edit]

The hobo is almost identical to A-No.1 North Americas famous Hobo-Tramp. Watch Emperor of the North. 2601:8C0:702:8DC0:34A3:91E3:649A:9278 (talk) 17:14, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What/Where/How? Need more details on the change or addition you are suggesting. Also, are there sources discussing this "Hobo" connection? --GoneIn60 (talk) 18:31, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2023[edit]

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Marketing->The Polar Express Experience: the last sentence of the first paragraph states “2015 was the final year of operation for the Polar Express Experience and Wild Arctic has since operated on a year-round schedule.” and should state ”2015 was the final year of operation for the Polar Express Experience and since then Wild Arctic operated on a year-round schedule until closing in 2020. ” Sources: Wild Arctic page, ^[1] 152.208.60.158 (talk) 10:08, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/seaworld-orlandos-decrepit-wild-arctic-simulator-isnt-long-for-this-world-30118835

Sequel information[edit]

For all the editors that keep adding this to the lead, please stop. This is an early development that may or may not ever see the light of day. Typically we wait until sequels enter production before we mention up in the lead. The same should be done here. If you disagree, discuss your concerns here. --GoneIn60 (talk) 22:02, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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