Popular Disneyland Behind-the-Scenes Tour Will Return Soon

Disneyland’s guided tours can be a super fun splurge, whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or want to simply mix it up a bit from the typical theme park experience with some behind-the-scenes access. Disneyland recently revealed its 2026 special events calendar for the year, and as part of this announcement, they shared that a popular guided tour will be returning soon!

This tour provides guests with the opportunity to ride in the Presidential Car of the Disneyland Railroad, the Lilly Belle. This has become a highly coveted and rare experience in recent years. Keep reading for everything we know so far! At Mickey Visit, we report on all of the latest Disney news, including two new Disneyland Park ride closures announced, and how to get Disneyland’s $68 Per Day California Resident ticket price before it goes away soon.

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Popular Disneyland Tour Returning Soon

Disneyland has shared that in early 2026, the popular Disneyland Railroad guided tour will return! During this tour, guests will learn about Walt Disney’s love for trains, hearing stories about how his train creations first started and how trains shaped his dreams and impacted Disneyland. The tour also includes the rare opportunity to see the Disneyland Park Roundhouse and take a ride aboard the Lilly Belle.

The Lilly Belle is the Presidential Car of the Disneyland Railroad that was designed to serve as a private car for VIPs and special guests. This is the last remaining train car from the opening day of Disneyland, and Walt Disney’s wife, Lilian Disney, was influential in designing it. Getting a ride on the Lilly Belle used to be a more accessible experience, but as public awareness of this train car has increased over the years, this is no longer the case. Disneyland now has limited access to the Lilly Belle, and this guided tour is the only reliable way for guests to enjoy a ride in it.

Disneyland has shared that the Disneyland Railroad guided tour returns to Disneyland Park on January 16, 2026. You’ll be able to book the tour online beginning January 8, 2026. When it was last offered, the tour cost $145 per person and was 90 minutes in length.

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Here is everything that the Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour includes:

• A sweet pastry before your tour
• Stories about Walt’s train creations and the impact trains had on his dreams
• See the Disneyland Park Roundhouse and learn more about the engineers who look after the Disneyland Monorail and trains.
• Climb aboard the Disneyland Railroad’s parlor car – The Lilly Belle – and ride the rails around Disneyland. This unique experience is not available to Park guests!
• Meet a train engineer
• Receive a tour-specific keepsake

We are happy to see this tour returning and hope that the “Walt’s Main Street Story Tour,” which includes a look inside Walt Disney’s private apartment, will eventually return. See details about that cool tour here!

Another really fun experience (that is completely free) is getting to ride in the Tender Seats behind the Disneyland Railroad train engines and meet the incredible train engineer Cast Members. This is something that often goes overlooked by guests! It’s not always available, but you can ask a Cast Member at the station to see if it is. See other free things at Disneyland you may be overlooking.

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