Guests gather on the main level at The Frisco Hotel. Once you all or enough people are there to get going, let your Whittle Conductor know.

Then, the fun starts with a train whistle - of course - that lets everybody know it's time to go upstairs and begin.

Parties begin with whichever game you booked our rooms. Next, the conductor brings the children to the table for cake and lunch if that is something you selected.

From there, the conductor gathers the children into a circle for gift opening. By that time that is over, the natives are typically getting restless, and it's time to head over to the other room, where a 14-foot-long train table is waiting just for your party.

This is where everybody stays until the party is over, and where parents should expect to pick up their kids. At that point, your group is welcome to move the merriment down to the main level, home of even more train tables. However, at that point, birthday activities (cake/gifts/party games/etc.) are prohibited.