According to the Walt Disney World website, there are a few changes in store for the popular Backstage Magic VIP Tour.
Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom
The 7-hour tour brings guests behind-the-scenes to “receive an up-close look into the artistry, technology, mechanical marvels and backstage secrets that go into producing world-class entertainment.” The experience includes backstage access to The American Adventure attraction in Epcot, the “Utilidor” tunnels constructed underneath Magic Kingdom, a visit to the Costuming Department, and more — including a lunch break at a Disney World table service restaurant.
Screenshot from Disney World website
Upcoming changes to the tour will begin June 1, 2019. In place of the current lunch at Whispering Canyon Café in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and a visit to Textile Services, the tour will instead include a visit to Animal Kingdom to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into producing the Rivers of Light nighttime spectacular and lunch at Tiffins.
Tiffins in Animal Kingdom
The cost of the Backstage Magic Tour is $275.00 per guest, and participants must be at least 12 years of age. You can find more information on the Backstage Magic Tour here and also by visiting the Walt Disney World website.
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Bummer, a friend and I were coming to WDW in September and were looking forward to doing this tour BECAUSE of the textile part of the tour because we are quilters. I guess we’ll do something else that day.
Just returned from WDW and we did the Backstage Magic Tour. We really enjoyed visiting the textile area – learned so much about what goes into everything every cast member wears. Sorry this will be removed from the tour. I’m sure learning about the Rivers of Light show will also be fascinating….wish we could see it all! Lunch was great at the wilderness lodge. We have had dinner at Tiffins and it is our 2nd favorite restaurant in WDW, after Victoria & Alberts. I’m sure lunch at Tiffins will be great! Now I have a reason to do the tour again.
Sorry, S. Luke. I took the tour in November and thought the Textile tour was very interesting. I’ve been a Disney World fan for over thirty years and felt it was the most informative since one is always reading about one aspect or another of the resort. The guides downplayed it, which I thought was unfair. BTW, it is actually a tour of the laundry facilities so you may have been disappointed. But, very interesting.
I am thinking the air conditioning will be running full blast to keep the cast members comfortable in those heavy costumes. They look great and add to the overall atmosphere of the place but 90+ degrees is summer will be brutal for them in Orlando.
Thank you, now I don’t feel so bad about it.
I have done the tour several times and the MOST interesting thing to see was the Christmas Decorations being put together for all the resorts and Cruise Ships. Please put that back on the tour!
I think at first I confused Textile Services with Creative Costuming in my mind, as did S. Luke. If you are a quilter, you will very much enjoy Creative Costuming, which seems to still be on the tour after June 1st (of course always subject to change). Creative Costuming was where they were actually making the costumes. The way they cut fabric is absolutely amazing.
Textile services, while interesting, is one of the facilities that does all the laundry on property. The one we went to was just for hotel sheets and towels. Cool to see, because it is quite a process, but not overly exciting.
I like these changes. Tiffins is great, and going backstage more at AK would be fun. I might have to do this tour again now.