KODAK Film Factory Tour

Go behind the scenes with unprecedented access and experience the people and machines that create KODAK Film at the birthplace of modern imaging.

Your journey starts in the late 1800’s with the invention of roll film and takes you inside the present-day billion-dollar infrastructure producing films for still photography, motion picture, and more!

Tour Includes

• KODAK Visitor Center
• Film Base Manufacturing
• Film Sensitizing
• Film Finishing
• Lunch

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

Anyone under the age of 18 is required to be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or older. If you are accompanying a minor you need a ticket as well.

You must contact [email protected] to inform us that your ticket is for an accompanied minor.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Parking is free and available on the other side of West Ridge Road off Primrose Street. There is a signal light and crosswalk on the west end leading to the main entrance with the marquee.

What are the lunch options and nutrition information?

Y our lunch option will be selected during the checkout process. Options are from Panera Bread Catering. Please visit their website for full menu details. Options are subject to change at any time.

What can I bring into the event?

Do to the sensitive equipment and materials, you are forbidden from bringing electronic devices into certain areas. You will be notified of this during the tour and there will be a place for you to leave these personal items.

No professional recording equipment is allowed at any time and anything captured is for personal use only.

In general, the following list describes the areas and forms of image capture that are permitted:

KODAK Visitor Center - Photos and videos allowed:

Film Base Manufacturing - Film photography only in designated areas

Film Sensitizing - Film photography only in designated areas

Film Finishing - Photos and videos allowed in designated areas

What should I wear to the event?

You will be touring in clean-room environments. You MUST wear closed toe shoes and clothing appropriate to wear under clean-room coveralls. In certain areas you will be required to wear head and shoe covers, as well as beard covers. Failure to do so will restrict your ability to enter.

What is it like inside the manufacturing areas?

Please be advised, some areas have loud machinery and little to no light which can be disorienting for some people. You should not participate in this tour if affected by these conditions.

Is the tour accessible?

The tour is wheelchair accessible. Guests in motorized wheelchairs or specialized strollers will need to use a collapsible manual wheelchair for the duration of the tour. A limited number of wheelchairs are available at the Visitor Center and are first come, first served. Additionally, guests will need to be able to ascend and descend three steps of the tour bus at least three times during the tour. If this is not possible, please contact us to discuss.

Guests are required to notify Kodak three weeks in advance of the tour date with any accessibility needs by emailing [email protected] and adding a comment to your ticket registration.

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