Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, QVC Studio Park is a state of the art guided walking tour of the studios where QVC home shopping network is created and produced. Open year round, the Park offers visitors a chance to see the entire QVC production process from product testing to show production. The facility includes a 130 seat studio theater, a 20,000 square foot broadcast area, dressing rooms and The Studio Store.
QVC Studio Park is home to the broadcast network QVC Shopping Channel, and is where the show is created, produced and broadcast. The Studio Park opened in 1997, offering audiences and fans the opportunity to view the filming of the live action QVC shopping shows, as well as to participate in the filming as part of the studio audience. In addition to daily tours of the studio, which require no reservations, fans and visitors can make reservations to be part of the studio audience for their favorite QVC shows. The Park also features occasional special shows for which visitors can make reservations.
The main attraction at the headquarters of popular home shopping network QVC are the daily tours of the facility. Tours of the studio run four times daily, and take visitors backstage to see how the products are sourced, marketed and sold on television. Far more than just a tour of a television studio, QVC Tours feature an opportunity to view broadcast shows from one of five different vantage points, as well as the chance to learn about the world of electronic retailing. QVC works with area hotels to put together weekend and overnight packages for those who visit QVC.
QVC All Access Tours are run several times monthly, have limited space and require advance reservations. This tour is an expanded version of the daily studio tours, and includes behind-the-scenes visits to production facilities and corporate offices. Guest on the All Access QVC Studio Tour have the opportunity to see how products are sourced, packaged and prepared for on-air sale with visits to the Broadcasting Design department, Lighting, the Shop where sets are created and the Studio Operations Desk. Visitors on All Access tours may have the opportunity to visit and chat with QVC hosts and guest hosts depending on availability. The tour finishes with lunch at the QVC Commissary and a visit to The Studio Store.
QVC Studio also offers access to occasional special events that will air on QVC shopping network. These events include All Access Tours and the annual Beauty Bash. Other special events and audience shows are listed on the website at www.qvc.com .Tickets for special events are generally available through online ticketretailers.
One of the most popular attractions at the QVC Studio is the QVC Studio Store, where visitors can take advantage of special pricing on a wide variety of high quality merchandise featured on QVC shows.
QVC Studio Park is open to the public for tours seven days a week with the exception of New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission to studio audiences is free. Admission to the daily QVC Tour is $7.50 per person, with discounts available for groups and seniors. Admission to All Access Tours is $75 per person, and special events pricing varies.
