Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ train

Jack Kalvan, right, entertains children to pass the time while in line to tour Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” train during a stop at Los Angeles’ Union Station. Even on a warm May day, there was a Christmas-like feel in this corner of L.A., with carolers, holiday decorations and artificial snow capturing Charles Dickens’ fantasy.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Philip Solomon juggles to entertain visitors to the train exhibit. The train leaves Union Station on Monday, then winds its way over 16,000 miles of tracks, stopping at such big cities (such as Seattle, Chicago and Houston and such smaller ones as Bargersville, Ind. The film is due to open Nov. 6.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Visitors walk through the “Christmas Carol” train. As it becomes more difficult to capture the attention of a mass audience, Disney opted for an unconventional approach to alert the public to the film, giving a whole new meaning to retro marketing.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Aileen Cardona, 5, glances at a picture of Jim Carrey, who portrays Scrooge and all three of the Christmas ghosts in Robert Zemeckis’ film based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale.  (Christina House / For The Times)

The train enthralls some visitors, who could find artifacts including a first edition of the Dickens’ tale, on loan from the Charles Dickens Museum in London; artwork, costumes and props from the film; demonstrations of performance-capture technology; and a face-morphing booth that transforms the visitor’s face into one of the film’s characters.  (Christina House / For The Times)